• Biodiesel Production through the Transesterification of Waste Cooking Oil over Typical Heterogeneous Base or Acid Catalysts 

      Miyuranga, K. A. Viraj; Arachchige, Udara Sampath P. R.; Marso, T. M. M.; Samarakoon Arachchige, Gamunu (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      For the production of biodiesel from waste cooking oil with an acid value of 1.86 mg KOH/g, five heterogeneous catalysts—Ba(OH)2, CaO, MgO, ZnO, and AlCl3—were employed. To optimize the reaction parameters of each catalyst, ...
    • Bioelectrochemical CO2 Reduction to Methane: MES Integration in Biogas Production Processes 

      Nelabhotla, Anirudh Bhanu Teja; Saldias Dinamarca, Carlos Antonio (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a widely used technique to treat organic waste and produce biogas. This article presents a practical approach to increase biogas yield of an AD system using a microbial electrosynthesis system ...
    • Biofilm in Moving Bed Biofilm Process for Wastewater Treatment 

      Wang, Shuai; Parajuli, Sudeep; Sivalingam, Vasan; Bakke, Rune (Chapter, 2019)
      A brief introduction of the long history of biofilm-based wastewater treatment is given together with basics of biofilm behavior and mechanisms in removal and transformation of pollutants. Moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) ...
    • Biogas purification using membrane micro-aeration: A mass transfer analysis 

      Bakke, Rune; Perera, Degurunnehalage Wathsala U.; Botheju, Paranavidanelage Deshai (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      When sulfur containing organic feedstocks undergo anaerobic digestion, sulfides are formed due to the biological activities of sulfur reducing bacteria. Presence of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) negatively affects the usage of ...
    • Bioinspired detection sensor based on functional nanostructures of S-proteins to target the folate receptors in breast cancer cells 

      Damiati, Samar; Peacock, Martin; Mhanna, Rami; Søpstad, Sindre; Sleytr, Uwe B; Schuster, Bernhard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Development of biosensors requires a well-organized template to enhance the sensing specificity. Biological molecules that have the ability to self-assemble into ordered structures can be exploited to construct nanostructures ...
    • Biological treatment of amine wastes generated in post combustion CO2 capture 

      Botheju, Deshai; Li, Yuan; Hovland, Jon; Haugen, Hans Aksel; Bakke, Rune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      The wastes generation by amine degradation is an important issue to be addressed when considering CCS schemes. Biological treatment of amine wastes can be a strategy with reasonable economy and environmental sustainability. ...
    • Bipolar photodiode module operated at 4 K 

      Bardalen, Eivind; Nissilä, Jaani; Fordell, Thomas; Karlsen, Bjørnar; Kieler, Oliver; Øhlckers, Per (Chapter, 2020)
      An optoelectronic module for generating high frequency bipolar current pulses at 4 K was developed. Bipolar signals are generated by connecting a pair of photodiodes in series to coplanar waveguides on silicon. The ...
    • Black silicon for near-infrared and ultraviolet photodetection: A review 

      Zhao, Zhou; Zhang, Zengxing; Jing, Junmin; Gao, Rui; Liao, Zhiwei; Zhang, Wenjun; Liu, Guohua; Wang, Yonghua; Wang, Kaiying; Xue, Chenyang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      As a typical representative of micro/nano-textured silicon, black silicon has excellent light absorption properties and is gradually surfacing as a substitute for standard silicon in photoelectric devices. Black silicon ...
    • Blitzfotografering av bevegelige objekter gjennom mikroskop 

      Bjerketvedt, Dag (Journal article, 1981)
      Ordinary microscopes can be adapted to fully automatic photomicroscopes for use with flash. An automatic small film camera with an autodynamic flash and extra equipment for microphotography is necessary. The camera's ...
    • A BLUP derivation of the multivariate breeder’s equation, with an elucidation of errors in BLUP variance estimates, and a prediction method for inbred populations 

      Ergon, Rolf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The multivariate breeder's equation, Lande (1979), was derived from the Price equation Price (1970,1972). Here, I present a derivation based on the BLUP (best linear unbiased predictions) equations in matrix form, first ...
    • Boiling liquid expanding vapour explosion in CO2 small scale experiments 

      Bjerketvedt, Dag; Egeberg, Kjersti; Ke, Wei; Gaathaug, André Vagner; Vågsæther, Knut; Nilsen, Sandra Hennie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-04)
      Carbon capture and storage systems require handling large volumes of high pressure CO2. Having thorough knowledge of the related hazards is essential, as is knowing how to prevent, detect, control and mitigate accidents. ...
    • Boron-induced growth of highly textured Ag (1 1 1) films with nano-tentacle structures for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO 

      Gustavsen, Kim Robert; Huang, Hao; Johannessen, Erik Andrew; Wang, Kaiying (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Ag is a cost-effective alternative to Au as a catalyst for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 into CO, but a reduction in the accompanying overpotential is required to make Ag viable. In this study we use B to modulate ...
    • Bridging the Gap Between Bio-inspired Steering and Locomotion: a Braitenberg Snake Robot 

      Rañó, Inaki; Gómez, Augusto; Sanfilippo, Filippo (Chapter, 2018)
      Braitenberg vehicles are simple models of animal motion towards, or away from, a stimulus (light, sound, chemicals, etc). They have been widely used in robotics to implement target reaching and avoidance behaviors based ...
    • Broadband Vibration-Based Energy Harvesting for Wireless Sensor Applications Using Frequency Upconversion 

      Li, Jinglun; Ouro-Koura, Habilou; Arnow, Hannah; Nowbahari, Arian; Galarza, Matthew; Obispo, Meg; Tong, Xing; Azadmehr, Mehdi; Halvorsen, Einar; Hella, Mona M.; Tichy, John A.; Borca-Tasciuc, Diana-Andra (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Silicon-based kinetic energy converters employing variable capacitors, also known as electrostatic vibration energy harvesters, hold promise as power sources for Internet of Things devices. However, for most wireless ...
    • Brood‐stock management and early hatchery rearing of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus (Linnaeus)) 

      Olk, Tom Robin; Thorarensen, Helgi Thor; Jeuthe, Henrik; Wollebæk, Jens; Lydersen, Espen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus (Linnaeus)) is a stenothermic cold‐water fish, which has been cultured in Northern Europe and North America since the 1980s. The industry has remained relatively small with an annual ...
    • Brown bears possess anal sacs and secretions may code for sex 

      Rosell, Frank; Jojola, Susan M.; Ingdal, Kristian; Lassen, Bård Andreas; Swenson, Jon; Arnemo, Jon Martin; Zedrosser, Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-09-14)
      Olfactory communication occurs in carnivores and many scent-mark with anal gland secretions (AGS), which contain a variety of information including sex-related cues. Currently, there is disagreement about whether bear ...
    • Cadmium, copper, and zinc in Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) from Bø, Telemark, Norway 

      Fimreite, Norvald; Parker, Howard; Rosell, Frank; Hosen, David Andre; Hovden, Aina; Solheim, Annette (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2001)
      Heavy metals are elements present in all forms of life. Of those analysed for in the present study, cadmium (Cd) is toxic and non-essential while copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) are essential elements, but toxic when certain ...
    • Calibration of the photon spectrometer PHOS of the ALICE experiment 

      Acharya, Shreyasi; Acosta, Fernando T.; Adamová, Dagmar; Adhya, Souvik Priyam; Adler, Alexander; Adolfsson, Jonatan; Aggarwal, Madan M.; Aglieri Rinella, Gianluca; Agnello, Michelangelo; Ahammed, Zubayer; Alme, Johan; Altenkaemper, Lucas; Djuvsland, Øystein; Ersdal, Magnus Rentsch; Fionda, Fiorella Maria Celeste; Nystrand, Joakim; Rehman, Attiq ur; Røhrich, Dieter; Tambave, Ganesh Jagannath; Ullaland, Kjetil; Wagner, Boris; Yang, Shiming; Yuan, Shiming; Zhou, Zhuo; Arsene, Ionut Cristian; Bätzing, Paul Christoph; Dordic, Olja; Lardeux, Antoine Xavier; Lindal, Svein; Mahmood, Sohail Musa; Malik, Qasim Waheed; Richter, Matthias; Røed, Ketil; Skaali, Toralf Bernhard; Tveter, Trine Spedstad; Wikne, Jon Christopher; Zhao, Chengxin; Helstrup, Håvard; Hetland, Kristin Fanebust; Kileng, Bjarte; Nesbø, Simon Voigt; Storetvedt, Maksim Melnik; Langøy, Rune; Lien, Jørgen; Ahmad, Shafiq F.; Ahn, Sang Un; Aiola, Salvatore; Akindinov, Alexander; Al-Turany, Mohammed; Alam, Sk Noor; ALICE, Collaboration (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The procedure for the energy calibration of the high granularity electromagnetic calorimeter PHOS of the ALICE experiment is presented. The methods used to perform the relative gain calibration, to evaluate the geometrical ...
    • A Call for Mandatory Input Validation and Fuzz Testing 

      Køien, Geir Myrdahl; Øverlier, Lasse (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The on-going digitalization of our critical infrastructures is progressing fast. There is also a growing trend of serious and disrupting cyber-attacks. The digital services are often fragile, and with many weaknesses and ...