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Mass Transfer Kinetics of Carbon Dioxide into Concentrated Aqueous Solutions of Monoethanolamine
(Doctoral dissertations at TUC;2013:2, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2013-02-15)Global warming arguments have gained more and more attention due to the new regulations of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission in the world. Monoethanolamine (MEA) has been employed as an important industrial absorbent for CO2 ... -
Production of polysilicon from silane pyrolysis in a fluidized bed
(Doctoral dissertations at TUC;2013:3, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2013-06-07)The photovoltaic industry has experienced a tremendous growth over the last years. The backbone of the technology has so far been elemental silicon. Silicon is the second most abundant element on the earth, but in order ... -
The importance of snow for mountain vegetation in the Hardangervidda area (Southern Norway): plant distribution, plant phenology, plant diversity, and effects of global climate change
(Doctoral dissertations at TUC;2013:4, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2013-06-21)Snø er en av de viktigste faktorene for fjellvegetasjon. I fjellet forårsaker den varierende topografien og dens interaksjon med klimatiske faktorer en ujevn fordeling av snøen. Fordeling av snø og snøsmeltingsmønsteret ... -
Integratable opto-microfluidic devices for sensitive detection of bio-analytes
(Doctoral Theses at Buskerud and Vestfold University College;3, Doctoral thesis, 2014)The expensive fabrication of current optical microfluidic devices is a barrier to the successful implementation of these devices in low-cost, high-sensitivity biosensing systems. Organic photodiodes (OPDs) have great ... -
Local Synthesis and Direct Integration of Carbon Nanotubes into Microsystems for Sensor Applications
(Doctoral theses at Buskerud and Vestfold University College;1, Doctoral thesis, 2014)Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been intensively studied since their discovery more than two decades ago. A lot of research has exploited their extraordinary properties and various applications, meanwhile, revealed the ... -
Micro and Nano Technologies for Unmanned Nano Air Vehicles (NAVs)
(Doctoral theses at Buskerud and Vestfold University College;2, Doctoral thesis, 2014)Nano Air Vehicles (NAVs) consist of remotely controlled miniaturized flying objects with maximum dimensions smaller than 15 cm and less than 20 g in weight. The small size of such systems allows them to penetrate and ... -
Mass transfer characteristics of CO2 absorption into liquid droplets
(Doctoral dissertations at TUC;2014:1, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2014-01-21)CO2 capture from exhaust gases has been paid more and more attention in order to avoid global warming. One of the methods for removing CO2 from the flue gas streams is the use of absorption and aqueous alkanolamine solutions ... -
Anaerobic degradation of industrial carbon capture reclaimer MEA waste
(Doctoral dissertations at TUC;2014:5, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2014-04-04)Global warming and its impacts are serious and challenging international problems (Vitousek, 1994). Increasing fossil fuel consumption results in rising atmospheric greenhouse gas levels which enhances global warming ... -
Mercury pollution in fish and invertebrates in natural and wildfire impacted lakes in Norway
(Doctoral dissertations at TUC;2014:8, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2014-11-14)Mercury (Hg) contamination in fish has become a global issue and remains a major problem of concern in the Nordic countries, with atmospheric long-range transport of Hg being the main source to aquatic ecosystems. Most Hg ... -
Application-oriented microfluidic LOC devices for the detection of microorganisms, toxic chemicals and serological biomarkers
(Doctoral theses at Buskerud and Vestfold University College;6, Doctoral thesis, 2015)Lab-on-a-chip (LOC) technology has advanced over the past several decades. As miniaturized multiphase multistep reactors, LOCs are suitable for the implementation of complex liquid phase reactions in the field of biomedical ... -
Optimization of flow behavior in biomass gasification reactor
(Doctoral dissertations at TUC;2015:2, Doctoral thesis, 2015)Dual fluidized bed reactor for steam gasification of biomass is a promising technology and can be used in Combined Heat and Power (CHP) production. The producer gas from the reactor can have a calorific value up to 14 ... -
Solid liquid interdiffusion wafer-level bonding for MEMS packaging
(Doctoral theses at Buskerud and Vestfold University College;5, Doctoral thesis, 2015)The trend of micro-electronic-mechanical-systems (MEMS) packaging requires costeffective and high performance packaging techniques. The objective of this study is to develop solid-liquid-interdiffusion (SLID) wafer-level ... -
Speckle suppression in laser projection displays
(Doctoral theses at Buskerud and Vestfold University College;4, Doctoral thesis, 2015)Laser light source becomes more popular today in the projection technology. The use of lasers in projection applications provides considerable advantages compared to conventional projection lamps. These are, for example, ... -
Design and microfabrication of new automatic human blood sample collection and preparation devices
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)For self-sampling or collection of blood by health personal related to point-ofcare diagnostics in health rooms, it may often be necessary to perform automatic collection of blood samples. The most important operation that ... -
Encapsulation of implantable microsensors
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)Heart function monitoring by attaching an accelerometer directly to the heart ventricle has been established as an effective way of diagnosing ischemia. The method holds a number of advantages over conventional monitoring ... -
Experimental Study of Deflagration to Detonation Transition in Hydrogen-Air Mixtures
(Doctoral dissertations at TUC;2015:1, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2015-04-29)Gas explosions in a square channel have been investigated with a main focus on the deflagration to detonation transition (DDT). The gas mixtures were hydrogen and air at different concentrations. This work have been motivated ... -
Post combustion CO2 capture using aqueous amine solvents: Investigations on molecular structure-activity relationships for amine solvents
(Doctoral dissertations at TUC;2015:3, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2015-06-25)The study in this dissertation focuses on chemical absorption of CO2 using aqueous amine which is expected to be the technology of choice for early large scale deployment of postcombustion carbon capture (PCC). However ... -
Tomographic Approach to Automatic and Non-Invasive Flow Regime Identification
(Doctoral dissertations at TUC;2015:4, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-28)This thesis mainly presents the use of process tomography to study and measure flow parameters in two phase horizontal and near horizontal flows. All static measurements were made using a horizontal separator section while ... -
Image-based sizing techniques for fire water droplets
(Doctoral dissertations at TUC;2015:5, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-12)The Norwegian petroleum industry has developed a standard for the technical safety of offshore installations (NORSOK S-001, 2008). When dimensioning accidental load with this standard, the deluge or fire water spray may ... -
På vei mot en rom(s)lig pedagogikk: En fortolkende studie av barns lekeerfaringer med rom og materialitet
(Doktoravhandlinger ved Høgskolen i Sørøst-Norge;1, Doctoral thesis, 2016)I avhandlingen rettes oppmerksomheten mot barns lek i rom, kroker og hjørner i barnehagen, og hvordan bord, stoler, lekemateriell og fargestifter – det som omtales som materialitet – inngår i et samspill som har betydning ...