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A surface plasmon resonance assay to determine the effect of influenza neuraminidase mutations on its affinity with antiviral drugs.
(University of Canterbury. Chemical and Process Engineering, 2013)
The outbreak of pandemic influenza and its ability to spread rapidly makes it a severe threat to public health. Antiviral drugs such as oseltamivir (Roche’s Tamiflu™) and zanamivir (GlaxoSmithKline’s Relenza™) are neuraminidase ...
Development of in-situ coated lactose particles during spray drying
(University of Canterbury. Chemical and Process Engineering, 2014)
Lactose is used in many food/pharmaceutical products, despite powders containing amorphous lactose being difficult to handle because they tend to be sticky and are prone to crystallization and powder caking. There is ...
The computer simulation of NZFP no. 2 bleach plant
(University of Canterbury. Chemical and Process Engineering, 1990)
A steady state descriptive GEMS computer model, established by Edwards et al, 1988, for the simulation of NZFP No.2 bleach plant was further tuned to match the existing plant conditions. The initial GEMS model incorporated ...
Development of an integrated system model for production of fischer-tropsch liquid fuels from woody biomass.
(University of Canterbury. Chemical and Process Engineering, 2015)
The transportation sector in New Zealand accounts for the highest CO2 emission. Replacing the fossil fuels with liquid biofuels derived from woody biomass as a carbon neutral resource can decrease the CO2 emission and ...
Investigation of Co-Gasification Characteristics of Biomass and Coal in Fluidized Bed Gasifiers
(University of Canterbury. Chemical and Process, 2013)
This thesis presents research on the co-gasification characteristic of biomass and coal, and mathematical modelling of the co-gasification process in two main parts: i) experimental investigation and mathematical modelling ...
Baghouse design for milk powder collection.
(University of Canterbury. Chemical and Process Engineering, 2015)
This thesis aims to improve the understanding of the factors that determine the performance of baghouses used for milk powder collection. The research focuses specifically on the similarities and differences between milk ...
Computer aided process control systems synthesis using rule-based programming
(University of Canterbury. Chemical Engineering, 1989)
Current steady-state process simulators have greatly increased the speed and efficiency of the development of Process Flow Diagrams. Chemical Engineers would benefit in the same way from a Computer Aided Design package to ...
Betaine analogues and related compounds for biomedical applications
(University of Canterbury. Chemical and Process Engineering, 2006)
Living cells accumulate compensatory solutes for protection against the harmful effects of extreme environmental conditions such as high salinity, temperature and desiccation. Even at high concentrations these solutes do ...
Experimental Investigation and Mathematical Modelling Of Mechanical Properties Of Shooks And Finger Jointed Timber
(University of Canterbury. Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, 2015)
The issue on variability of mechanical properties within wood has found to be increasingly prominent in recent years. On the other hand, it is known that uniformity of wood properties is essential in quality control in the ...
Turbulent transport near the wall in newtonian and non-newtonian pipe flow
(University of Canterbury. Chemical Engineering, 1992)
Turbulence is present everywhere in our environment yet its complexities remain one of the great challenges in scientific and engineering research. This work began out of personal interest. As such, it involved all aspects ...
