Master of Science in Process Technology: Recent submissions
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Life Cycle Assessment of Bioelectrochemical System for Biogas Upgradation
(Master thesis, 2024)The raise in population, technology and infrastructure development is directing the present towards the future of high energy demand. The reduce the consumption of the fossil fuel, renewable energy sector should be boosted ... -
Techno-Economic Evaluation of Sewage Sludge Valorization in Kathmandu Valley
(Master thesis, 2024)The Bagmati River, revered as the cradle of the Kathmandu Valley civilization, holds profound cultural and religious significance. The rapid and unregulated urban expansion, coupled with the absence of adequate sewage ... -
Electrochemical systems of CO2 reduction on carbon nanotube electrodes for biogas production using microbes as catalyst
(Master thesis, 2024)This study explores electrochemical systems as an innovative approach for CO2 utilization in biomethane production using the carbon-metal composite electrode material and microbes as catalyst. The emphasis has been given ... -
The Role of Pyrolysis Product Biochar in Advancing Anaerobic Digestion Efficiency
(Master thesis, 2024)Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a renowned technology for the conversion of waste into bio-energy. It can harness energy from the waste and mitigate the impacts related to environmental problems. Despite the high ability of ... -
Life Cycle Assessment of a Developed Dry-type Oxyhydrogen (HHO) Generator kit. Application for the Internal Combustion Engines
(Master thesis, 2023)This study performs a life cycle assessment (LCA) on a dry-type Oxyhydrogen/hydroxyl gas (HHO ) generator kit designed explicitly for internal combustion engines. The upgraded version of the current dry-type HHO cells ... -
Evaluate the potential technologies for small-scale biogas treating agricultural waste in Sri Lanka
(Master thesis, 2023)This study explored the assessment of technologies for small-scale biogas treatment of agricultural waste in Sri Lanka. The study’s main objective is to evaluate the current small-scale anaerobic technologies. This evaluation ... -
Data Analysis and Modelling of Induction Hardening Processes
(Master thesis, 2023)In collaboration with ENRX, this project conducted a technical feasibility study focused on data collection and analysis. The project involved gathering operational data from induction hardening machines owned by various ... -
Phase Transition in Rapid Depressurization of Liquefied Gases
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis investigates the phase transition during rapid depressurization of liquefied gases, a crucial research field for industries like LPG storage and transportation, gas separation processes, and oil and gas production. ... -
Thermodynamics and fluid flow models for CO2 flow assurance
(Master thesis, 2023)Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been widely recognized as a potential method for lowering CO2 emissions. MACON CCS is one of the CCS projects introduced in Norway by SINTEF in 2021. The project aims to facilitate ... -
Design of Fine Powder Handling System Enhancing the Circularity of Aluminium Production
(Master thesis, 2023)Hydro Aluminium wants to separate fine powder particles (filter dust) from the process and send them to a specifically built storage silo by a pneumatic conveying line to mix with basement dust and feed back into the main ... -
Sustainability analysis and simulation of a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) electrolyser for green hydrogen production
(Master thesis, 2023)In recent years, green hydrogen has emerged as one of the energy carriers for the future sustainable development of our society. Due to its non-emission of pollutants during its generation and use, hydrogen is seen as a ... -
Computational Study of CO2 Injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery and Storage
(Master thesis, 2023)After a while of oil production from reservoir, pressure of reservoir will be decreased, and the rate of production will be decreased too as a result some oil will remain in the reservoir. One of the main problems is ... -
Life Cycle Assessment of an NPK Fertilizer Production with the Focus on Principal Harmful Substances
(Master thesis, 2023)The management of fertilizers is important to produce food, but it also has an influence on the environment since it may have negative impacts on the quality of the air, soil, and water. Heavy metals are naturally present ... -
Electrified calcination in a fluidized bed calciner – Experiments with Scaled Binary particles
(Master thesis, 2023)Fluidized bed calcination is a process that is used in various industries to heat a bed of particles to high temperatures for chemical reactions and calcination. However, traditional methods can be energy intensive and ... -
Pelletization and Gasification of Waste Feedstock for Syngas Production
(Master thesis, 2023)Thermal degradation of wastes for energy extraction is a viable option that can substitute for green energy demand. Among the thermochemical conversion processes, the gasification of solid wastes gives better gaseous ... -
Design and construction of a bubbling fluidized bed reactor with two side nozzles as inlet flow boundary condition
(Master thesis, 2023)Fluidized bed reactors are commonly used in industrial applications such as waste to energy conversion, chemical synthesis, granulation, catalyst regeneration, biomass gasification, pyrolysis, etc. They are used in such ... -
Physicochemical properties (density and viscosity) of amine solvents for post-combustion CO2 capture process
(Master thesis, 2023)Carbon capture technologies are becoming increasingly important as the negative effects of greenhouse gas emissions on the environment and human health become more evident. A key component of carbon capture processes is ... -
Fluidization behavior of sand particles with a size distribution
(Master thesis, 2023)Fluidization technology has a wide range of applications in industries due to its unique ability to transport solid particles and for uniform heat transfer. But this technology is dependent on the properties of bed material. ... -
The effect of water spray and mist on the hydrogen-air explosion
(Master thesis, 2022)With the world shifting to greener energy, hydrogen has received more traction than any other alternative fuel in the last decade. With it comes the risk of hydrogen-air explosion. The effects of water mist in explosion ... -
Application of autonomous inflow control valve for enhanced bitumen recovery by steam assisted gravity drainage
(Master thesis, 2022)Production of bitumen through the thermal process, SAGD, is of interest since the warmed bitumen can be easily produced by aid of gravity towards the horizontal production wells. This approach beside its advantages has its ...