Browsing Fakultet for naturvitenskap (NV) by Subject "Chemical Engineering"
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Interfacial dilation rheology properties of films formed at the oil/water interface by reaction between acid and calcium ion
(Master thesis, 2017)Interaction between ARN and Asphaltenes and consequences for the solubility of ARN in oil -
Investigation into the Performance of Candle Filter Technology for the Separation of Metal Hydroxide Precipitates from an Aqueous Effluent
(Master thesis, 2014)The effluent treatment plant at Glencore Nikkelverk experiences the generation of liquid waste from various areas and processes in the plant. Being primarily a nickel refinery, but also producing copper and cobalt, the ... -
Investigation of a membrane contactor for CO2 capture from natural gas/biogas
(Master thesis, 2016)Carbon dioxide needs to be separated from natural gas or biogas streams and membrane contactors can be a very good alternative for it. In this work a poly(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne) supported by a polyvinylidene fluoride ... -
Kinetic study of ferrous sulfate and copper monosulfide oxidation in aqueous sulfate solution by molecular oxygen - Development of the Vitrisol process that is 100 % selective for H2S
(Master thesis, 2015)In this thesis were investigated two reactions which take place in oxidation stage of Vitrisol® process. The oxidation of ferrous ions in aqueous solution by molecular oxygen, kinetics of which have been already determined ... -
Kinetic study of high temperature water gas shift reaction
(Master thesis, 2011)The water gas shift reaction has been run at high temperature in a packed bed reactor with a nickel catalyst. The outlet was analyzed by gas chromatography. Gas phase reaction and diffusion limitations appeared to be ... -
Kinetic study of oxychlorination process
(Master thesis, 2012)The study of this project is focused on different areas. An important one is the study of the catalyst, through the experimental process it was studied the deactivation depending on parameters like temperature or reaction ... -
Kinetic study of oxychlorination process
(Master thesis, 2014)Doped CuCl2/Alumina is the catalyst for ethylene dichloride (C2H4CL2) production. Ethylene dichloride is the intermediate for generating polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and is produced as result of catalytic oxy-chlorination of ... -
Kinetics and Deactivation in the Methanol Synthesis Reaction
(Master thesis, 2011)This study is highlighting the synthesis of methanol by using Cu-based ( ) catalyst and synthesis gas, which consists a mixture of CO, CO2, H2, N2 and CH4. The catalyst was prepared as per the procedure described by the ... -
Kinetics study of CO2 absorption in AMP and Piperazine solutions
(Master thesis, 2012)Kinetics of CO2 in AMP (2-amino 2-methyl 1-propanol) with concentration of 0.1/0.5/1.0/2.0/3.0/4.0 M, 3M AMP with CO2 loadings of 0.15/0.22/0.29 and 0.1/0.5/1.0/1.5M piperazine solutions were measured at a temperature range ... -
Mass transfer study for carbon dioxide capture in a gas-liquid membrane contactor
(Master thesis, 2011)Emission of green house gases especially CO2 has become a major environmental issue. In order to control and reduce the CO2 emissions, carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an important tool. Removal of acidic gases by ... -
Model catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
(Master thesis, 2014)Today, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is the key process in the production of liquid fuels from synthesis gas (a mixture of CO + H2). This mixture can be obtained from fossil fuels (oil, natural gas or coal) and from renewable ... -
Modeling and Experiments for Active Vapor Split Control of a Four-product Kaibel Column
(Master thesis, 2018)Kaibel column is studied as an energy efficient way of distillation. Kaibel column and other thermally coupled arrangements are introduced in theoretical part with focus on different approaches to control of these columns. ... -
Modeling of Reaction Calorimeter
(Master thesis, 2014)The purpose of this project was to model the reaction calorimeter in order to calculate the heat of absorption which is the most important parameter in this work. Reaction calorimeter is an apparatus which is used in ... -
Modelling a Membrane Contactor for CO2 Capture
(Master thesis, 2017)Chemical absorption of CO2 in conventional absorbers is the most mature and preferred technology today for post-combustion CO2 capture. However, two major bottlenecks of this technology are the large solvent regeneration ... -
Modelling a tracer injection and sensor manifold
(Master thesis, 2016)Results of the simulations showed that the conductivity sensor has a high pressure drop due to different cross sectional areas in some parts; the main effects are due to the rozita and cone part. Hence, there is a need for ... -
Modelling and control of horizontal gravity separator - Demulsification of Oil-Water Interface
(Master thesis, 2018)The project involves evaluation of the performance of crude-oil and water separation in an horizontal gravity separator. It considers the effect of crude-oil and water emulsion formation and subsequently the demulsification ... -
Modelling and Fouling Monitoring of Condenser at Snøhvit
(Master thesis, 2011)This report is a result of the work performed during the Master Thesis TKP 4900 at the Department of Chemical Engineering, NTNU in the spring of 2011. The problem assigned was "Modelling and fouling monitoring of a condenser ... -
Modelling and optimization of a Biomass-to-Liquid process using VMGSim
(Master thesis, 2016)A biomass-to-liquid plant consists of pretreatment, gasification , syngas cleaning and conditioning, Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis, and products upgrading. In the FT reactor the syngas is converted to liquid fuels on ... -
Modelling and Optimization of Compact Sub-sea Separators - Gas-Liquid separation
(Master thesis, 2015)This Master thesis focuses on Modelling and Optimization of Compact sub-sea separators using a given separation system. The separation system consists of three separation units: a gravity separator, a deliquidizer and a ... -
Multifunctional Gold nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery
(Master thesis, 2012)The combination of nanoparticles with pharmaceutically compounds such as small drug molecules, peptides, enzymes, and antibodies, allows the promising development of delivery vectors with superior performance and selectivity. ...