Institutt for prosess-, energi- og miljøteknologi
Recent Submissions
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Effect of Intermittent Aeration in a Hybrid Vertical Anaerobic Biofilm Reactor (HyVAB) for Reject Water Treatment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Water from anaerobic sludge dewatering (reject water that is recycled to the inlet main process treatment) from the Knarrdalstrand municipal wastewater treatment plant in Porsgrunn, Norway, contains 2.4 g/L of total chemical ... -
Process Integration of Green Hydrogen: Decarbonization of Chemical Industries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Integrated water electrolysis is a core principle of new process configurations for decarbonized heavy industries. Water electrolysis generates H2 and O2 and involves an exchange of thermal energy. In this manuscript, we ... -
Carbon dioxide solubility in mixtures of methyldiethanolamine with monoethylene glycol, monoethylene glycol–water, water and triethylene glycol
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Carbon dioxide solubility in non-aqueous and aqueous mixtures of methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) with monoethylene glycol (MEG) was studied due to the relevance of these solvents for the combined acid gas removal and hydrate ... -
Human behaviour modelling for welfare technology using hidden Markov models
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Human behaviour modelling for welfare technology is the task of recognizing a person's behaviour patterns in order to construct a safe environment for that person. It is useful in building environments for older adults or ... -
Bioelectrochemical CO2 Reduction to Methane: MES Integration in Biogas Production Processes
(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 ... -
Performance analysis of biocathode in bioelectrochemical CO2 reduction
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) biogas upgrading is done via reduction of carbon dioxide to methane through electroactive microbial catalysis. The baseline MES mode of operation showed about a 39% increase in the methane ... -
Effect of Particulate Disintegration on Biomethane Potential of Particle-Rich Substrates in Batch Anaerobic Reactor
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)An investigation of particle disintegration was carried out using batch anaerobic reactors and a particle-rich substrate from pig manure supernatant. Two types of samples were applied, one high in suspended particles (raw ... -
Treatment of Metformin-Containing Wastewater by a Hybrid Vertical Anaerobic Biofilm-Reactor (HyVAB)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Several series of batch and continuous experiments were performed to investigate the removal of metformin and other contaminants from two wastewaters: wastewater I (WWI) containing 4 mg/L metformin and wastewater II (WWII) ... -
Influences of temperature and substrate particle content on granular sludge bed anaerobic digestion
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Influences of temperature (25–35 °C) and substrate particulate content (3.0–9.4 g total suspended solids (TSS)/L) on granular sludge bed anaerobic digestion (AD) were analyzed in lab-scale reactors using manure as a substrate ... -
Granular sludge bed processes in anaerobic digestion of particle-rich substrates
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Granular sludge bed (GSB) anaerobic digestion (AD) is a well-established method for efficient wastewater treatment, limited, however, by the wastewater particle content. This review is carried out to investigate how and ... -
Mathematical modelling of mass transfer of paramagnetic ions through an inert membrane by the transient magnetic concentration gradient force. https://
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The objective of this work is to suggest a mathematical model for mass-transfer of a paramagnetic electrolyte, nickel(ii)chloride solution, through an inert, thin membrane from one chamber to another under the influence ... -
Improved multi-stage cross-flow fluidized bed classifier
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)In the present work, improvements to a novel fluidized bed solids classification system previously published by Jayarathna et al. are discussed (Jayarathna et al., 2018 [1]). The system is designed for a high temperature ... -
On Detection of Yaw and Roll Angle Information for Vehicle Oblique Crash using Hough Transform
(Chapter, 2014)When performing vehicle crash tests, it is common to capture high frame rate video (HFR) to observe the vehicle motion during the impact. Such videos contain a lot of information, especially when it comes to geometric data. ... -
Work Placement in Higher Education – Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)During the engineering education, the focus is on theoretical knowledge and less on the practical competence to be a professional engineer. To lead higher education into the future, it is critical to develop models and ... -
Use of recycled materials as mid layer in three layered structures-new possibility in design for recycling
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Challenges of using recycled polymer materials in food packaging are related both to the properties of the material and demanding safety issues for food contact materials. The aim of this research was to detect possible ... -
Explosion characteristics for Li-ion battery electrolytes at elevated temperatures
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Li-ion batteries are used in electronic devices and electric cars, yet they create safety concerns due to the possibility of the release of combustible materials. The electrolyte, one of the main components in a Li-ion ... -
Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of Shear Thinning Fluid (Drilling Fluid) Viscosity Models in an Open Venturi Channel
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)We aim to develop an improved kick/loss detection technology by developing smart flow-sensor technology for returned flow from the oil well in open Venturi channels. This is a detailed study about a capacity of use of ... -
A Real-Time Flow-Measuring Algorithm for Open Venturi Channel Non-Newtonian Flow
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)A real-time flow measuring algorithm is developed for the open Venturi channel non-Newtonian flow measurement. Using a single level sensor reading at downstream of the open Venturi channel, a drilling-well return flow rate ... -
Simulation of dew points in raw biogas using PR and SRK equations of state :
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Biogas contains mainly methane, but raw biogas can contain large amounts of CO2 and is normally saturated with water. Condensation, especially during compression, may lead to operational problems. The aim of this work is ... -
Flow behavior in an agglomerated fluidized bed gasifier
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The global energy demand has increased over the last decades and the need for utilization of energy produced from sustainable sources is stressed. Fluidized bed gasification of biomass is a thermochemical conversion process ...