Crystallization Kinetics and Phase Behavior of Molecular Solutions

The goals of this research are: (i) to study the effects of the rate of supersaturation on crystallization kinetics and polymorph selectivity; and (ii) to develop a generalized phase diagram from first principles and verify its applicability to a wide range of molecular solutions. This thesis investigates how the rate of supersaturation affects macroscopic phase transitions and final crystal properties and how the microscopic particle interactions influence both the equilibrium solution phase behavior such as solubility boundary and the nonequilibrium phase transitions such as liquid-liquid phase separation and gel formation.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Chemical Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• He, Guangwen

Contributors dc:contributor

• Zhi Li

• Chemistry, Physical

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3314788

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/82407