Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Zirconia and Sulfated Zirconia Derived from Single Source Precursors
SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND APPLICATION OF ZIRCONIA AND SULFATED ZIRCONIA DERIVED FROM SINGLE SOURCE PRECURSORS By MOHAMMED H. AL-HAZMI Bachelor of Science King Saud University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1995 Master of Science King Saud University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1999 Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate College of the Oklahoma State University In partial fulfilment of The requirements for The Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY May, 2005 SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND APPLICATION OF ZIRCONIA AND SULFATED ZIRCONIA DERIVED FROM SINGLE SOURCE PRECURSORS Thesis Approved: _______________Dr. Allen Apblett_____________ Thesis Adviser ___________________________________________ ______________Dr. K. Darrell Berlin___________ _____________Dr. LeGrand Slaughter__________ _______________Dr. Gary Foutch______________ _____________Dr. A. Gordon Emslie___________ Dean of the Graduate College ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The words are inadequate to express my truthful and profound thanks to my phenomenal advisor Dr. Allen W. Apblett for his advice and guidance, continued support, tremendous help, encouragements, and insight and sharp criticism. Since the time that he offered and accepted me to work in this intriguing project, and during the last four and half years, I have learned lots of things from his way of thinking and his research methodology. When encountering some problems and difficulties in different research issues, he simply gives the guidance and the strength to embellish an acceptable idea into a great one. I can honestly say that this Ph.D. dissertation work would not be accomplished without his outstanding supervision, scientific knowledge and experience, and his magnanimous and warm personality of research. My committee members, Dr. Berlin, Dr. Slaughter, and Dr. Foutch are deeply appreciated for their assistance, reading, editing, and invaluable discussion and comments.
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