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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSI would like to take <strong>the</strong> opportunity to extend my gratitude and appreciation to almighty‗ALLAH‘ who helped me numerously to make this <strong>the</strong>sis possible (Alhamdulillah). I wouldalso like to thank my parents <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir continuous support and help throughout <strong>the</strong> p<strong>as</strong>t yearsand my lovely wife and sweet sister <strong>for</strong> being with me during <strong>the</strong> three years <strong>of</strong> my researchand giving me lots <strong>of</strong> inspiration and support.I would like to express my gratitude to my supervisors, Dr. Dionysios Douroumisand Dr Joshua S. Boateng <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir guidance at each step <strong>of</strong> my progress. I am particularlyindebted to my first supervisor Dr. Dionysios Douroumis whose help, stimulating suggestionsand encouragement helped me at all times during this research. Many thanks also to Pr<strong>of</strong>Chowdhry <strong>for</strong> all his support and encouragement throughout my PhD study.I would also like to thank <strong>the</strong> School <strong>of</strong> Science <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Greenwich <strong>for</strong> giving me<strong>the</strong> opportunity to undertake this doctoral research and to use department facilities.Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore I would like to extend my thanks to Dr Milan Antonijevic <strong>for</strong> his kind <strong>as</strong>sistanceand guidance in <strong>the</strong> DSC studies, Dr Jiayun Pang <strong>for</strong> kind support in molecular modellingand Mrs Devyani Amin <strong>for</strong> her help with <strong>the</strong> HPLC experiments. I am also grateful to Dr IanSlipper and Dr A. Mendham <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> School <strong>of</strong> Science whose <strong>as</strong>sistance during this project isgreatly appreciated.I would especially like to thank my parents <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir moral and financial support to get me tothis level <strong>of</strong> my career. I am grateful to my fellow PhD students and friends <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<strong>as</strong>sistance and mental support during my project work. Finally, I want to take <strong>the</strong> opportunityto thank all <strong>the</strong> staff <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Drill Hall Library.iii | P a g e

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