Experimental Study of Biodegradation of Ethanol and Toluene Vapors

ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Of the countless people instrumental in the completion of my project, I feel that
I am most sincerely indebted to Dr. G.A. Hill, and Dr. R.J. Sumner for their devotion,
guidance, and encouragement throughout this whole project. Without their earnest and
keen involvement, my objectives would not have been achieved.
I am also very grateful to other members of the advisory committee, such as Dr.
T.G. Crowe, Dr. D-Y Peng, Dr. A. Phoenix, and Dr. T. Pugsley for their immensely
helpful suggestions, the staff in the Department of Chemical Engineering, especially
Ms. J. Horosko, Mr. D. Claude, and Mr. T. Wallentiny, as well as the Chemical
Engineering graduate students: Is, Annie, Erin, Tracy, and Yupeng.
Finally, I render my sincerest gratitude to my husband R. Wu and my son WuDi
for their continuous encouragement during my years of graduate studies. I also wish to
express my deepest appreciation and thanks to all my family members and friends who
gave me the emotional and spiritual encouragement I needed throughout all my
academic pursuits.
The financial support provided by Dr. G.A. Hill and Dr. R.J. Sumner, NSERC,
and University of Saskatchewan in the form of a Graduate Scholarship and a Teaching
Assistantship is also gratefully acknowledged.
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