... ABSTRACT IDENTIFICATION, DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF OXYGENATED HYDROCARBON-BASED CO2-SOLUBLE POLYMERS FOR CHEMICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS Lei Hong, Ph.D University of Pittsburgh, 2006 ... defended on March 29, 2006 and approved by Dr Eric J Beckman, Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department Dr J Karl Johnson, Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department ... Professor, Department of Chemistry Dissertation Director: Dr Robert M Enick, Chairman and Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department ii Copyright © by Lei Hong 2006 iii ABSTRACT IDENTIFICATION,...