In this project we have studied a newly developed way to find self-optimizing variables. The method studied in this thesis uses data measurements, y, to fit a quadratic cost function. By using parameters found in the cost ...

Targeting specific drugs to a diseased site is widely studied both in vitro and in vivo, but very few systems have made entry into the clinical market. The systems today cause unwanted side effects due to the lack of ...

Polybenzimidazole (PBI) membrane performance having hydrocarbons mixed with the feed water was investigated. Forward osmosis (FO) and pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) experiments were performed with different ratios of ...

Hydrogen is one of the most important chemicals used in the industry today. The energy in hydrogen molecules can be converted into electric energy in fuel cells, and hydrogen is thus considered an energy carrier for the ...

The transportation of heavy oil is challenging as the oil has high viscosity and heavy components like asphaltenes. By finding an effective flow improver the transporting could be less demanding and more cost effective. ...

Naphthenic acids are a diverse group of saturated mono- and polycyclic carboxylic acids that may account for as much as 10-12 weight % of crude oil. During production at several newer oil fields, there have been discoveries ...

The aim of this project has been to evaluate what effect different types of fire retardant additives have on mold growth in cellulose insulations. The cellulose insulation materials used have been prepared from two different ...

Even for simple distillation systems with only two columns, the control problem can be significant. This project provides an initial outline of a systematic procedure for finding the optimal control structure, through ...

Graphene oxide has received much attention in recent years because of its many promising properties. Graphene oxide can be used to produce graphene in large quantities, and in addition graphene oxide has many promising ...

I løpet av det siste vårsemesteret på masterstudium i industriell kjemi, ble det kjørt en rekke eksperimenter i fotokatalyse, for å undersøke optimale driftsforhold ved ett skifte av alkohol til glyserol. Andre alkoholer ...