• The beginning and the end of the aluminium value chain 

      Kolbeinsen, Leiv (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Metallic aluminium does not naturally occur in nature, and it was largely unknown, virtually a mystery, until 200 years ago. The modern aluminium production using a hydrometallurgical refining process for making alumina ...
    • The influence of carbonation on the biocolonization of cementitious materials in the marine environment 

      Guéguen Minerbe, Marielle; Feugeas, Françoise; Lors, Christine; Hayek, Mahmoud; Salgues, Marie; Habouzit, Frédéric; Bayle, Sandrine; Souche, Jean-Claude; De Weerdt, Klaartje; Pioch, Sylvain (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Engineers specializing in civil engineering must integrate into their design measures to protect marine biodiversity, which authorizes the concept of eco-design of marine infrastructure that respects the environment. The ...
    • The (love & hate) role of entropy in process metallurgy 

      Tveit, Halvard; Kolbeinsen, Leiv (Journal article, 2019)
      Abstract. Process metallurgy is the basis for the production, refining and recycling of metals and is based on knowledge of transport phenomena, thermodynamics and reaction kinetics, and of their interaction in high ...