• Physical solubilities for N₂O (CO₂) in amine solution N₂O 

      Radebe, Silindile Clara (Master thesis, 2016)
      CO₂ capture has proven to be the best way to reducing a great amount of CO₂ emissions from industries, and has obtained a great deal of research work. 1-DMA-2P is one of the commercial amine absorbents with a bright future ...
    • Open Venturi-Channel Flow Metering Of Non- Newtonian Fluids A Case Study with Emulated Drilling Fluids. 

      Ejimofor, Jeremiah Chigozie (Master thesis, 2016)
      In the oil and gas industry, controlling the well pressure is a very important aspect of drilling, thus drilling fluids has been the forefront aspect in drilling operation, thereby acting as a barrier against hydrocarbon ...
    • Process Tomometric Data Fusion with Multimodal Sensor Suite in Multiphase flow studies 

      Stijn, Vyncke (Master thesis, 2016)
      The objective of the thesis is to propose simple tests on raw electrical measurements, using electrical capacitance tomography in order to assess the prevailing flow regime in the test section. This information regarding ...
    • Measurement and correlation of data used for CO₂ absorption in different amine solutions at various temperatures 

      Ashimiyu, Abbas Lawal (Master thesis, 2016)
      In order to design CO₂ absorption-desorption columns, models of experimental data would be needed to calculate many properties of the chemical system. In this research work, the experimental density values of aqueous ...
    • Drying of Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) 

      Asadi, Fatemeh (Master thesis, 2016)
      Refuse-Derived fuel (RDF) application in high energy demanding plants as a secondary fuel has risen over the past decades, causing CO2 emission reduction and fuel cost saving. Lowering the moisture content of this solid ...
    • Simulation of oil production and CO₂ 

      Furuvik, Nora Cecilie Ivarsdatter (Master thesis, 2016)
      Deep geologic injection of supercritical carbon dioxide (CO₂) for enhanced oil recovery (EOR), plays an important role in the sequestration of CO₂ to minimize the impact of CO₂-emissions due to global warming. CO₂-EOR ...
    • Transient hydrocarbon leak calculations in offshore installations – Modelling of thermodynamics of twophase leaks. 

      Okoli, Kenneth Ikechukwu (Master thesis, 2016)
      Solutions incorporating the thermodynamic behavior between gas and liquid phases can help in the model development and accurate prediction of transient hydrocarbon leaks. The system used in this report is a separator. In ...
    • Optimization of partial CO₂ capture 

      Park, Kwangsu (Master thesis, 2016)
      The cement industry accounts for about 5 % of the global anthropogenic CO₂ emissions. Traditional post-combustion CO₂ capture with monoethanolamine absorption is highly energy-intensive, which in turn leads to expensive ...
    • Development of Prototype for Registration of Road Data 

      Eikehaug, Lilly Eirin (Master thesis, 2016)
      The main goal of this project is to develop a prototype to register data to the National Road Data Bank, NRDB (In Norwegian: NVDB). The NRDB is a database consisting of information about the road network. The data connected ...
    • Improved oil recovery and the study of CO₂ storage in oil/gas reservoirs and aquifers 

      Anubueze, Ugwe Ambrose (Master thesis, 2016)
      As the world’s energy needs grow, several techniques have been introduced for an improved oil recovery (IOR) and secured storage of CO₂. Such techniques include the use of water injection, CO₂ for Enhanced Oil Recovery ...
    • Hydrogenolysis of methyl formate over copper nano particles 

      Amundsen, Hilde Hauge (Master thesis, 2016)
      Hydrogenolysis of methyl formate has been proposed as a part of an alternative route for methanol production. Copper catalyst for the hydrogenation of ester to alcohol is a catalyst commonly used due to its high selectivity ...
    • Study of CO₂ storage in oil reservoirs and aquifers 

      Gjerden, Loredana (Master thesis, 2017)
      Carbon dioxide storage in oil reservoirs and aquifers is one of the most promising research fields regarding reduction of climate gas emissions. Changing of CO₂ physical properties with temperature and pressure in deep ...
    • Waste heat availability in the raw meal department of a cement plant 

      Amarasinghe, Widuramina Sameendranath (Master thesis, 2017)
      The main aim of this study was to find out the available heat of the exhaust gas stream that is bypassed through the raw meal department at Norcem Brevik cement plant, Norway which produces about 1 million ton of clinker ...
    • Li-ion battery safety 

      Johnsplass, Jonathan (Master thesis, 2017)
      The aim of this thesis was two folded: Numerically compute the combustion properties of the discharge materials from lithium-ion batteries, and experimentally measure the properties, at a test rig, by overheating lithium-ion ...
    • Experimental Study of Catalysis in Plastic Pyrolysis 

      Anene, Azubuike Francis (Master thesis, 2017)
      In this study, thermal and catalytic pyrolysis of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), polypropylene (PP) and mixtures of LDPE/PP plastics were carried out in a batch autoclave reactor at 460 ...
    • Comparison of CO2 dehydration processes after CO2 capture 

      Okoli, Kenneth Ikechukwu (Master thesis, 2017)
      This study compares two conventional methods of CO2 dehydration processes after CO2 capture and its suitability of use. The methods are Triethylene Glycol (TEG) absorption and 3A Molecular sieve adsorption. Chapter 1 and ...
    • Flame length measurements of hydrogen jets 

      Løvaasen, Nora (Master thesis, 2017)
      The use of hydrogen is increasing rapidly and the research on hydrogen safety must follow. The implementation of hydrogen filling stations and cars are steadily on the rise. In the case of a leakage the hydrogen will most ...
    • Process simulation of plastic waste to environmental friendly fuel 

      Andersen, Marius (Master thesis, 2017)
      The amount of plastic waste that needs to be taken care of increases every year. While much of it is recycled, a substantial amount cannot be recycled and is landfilled. This master thesis has been focused on an alternative ...
    • Diffusion of CO2 through polymer membranes 

      Olsen, Chatrine Hogseth (Master thesis, 2017)
      Food industry use polymers as packaging to protect and maintain high quality and freshness of the product during distribution and storage. Polymers are permeable for gases like O2, CO2 and water vapor. Simulation models ...