Better understanding of electrophoresis through discrete-element modelling
What is electrophoresis? Many fluids found in nature and used in the industry are suspensions of tiny particles in a liquid phase. Often…
Increasing CO2 storage safety through stochastic simulation of well cementing
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is widely accepted as one of the viable solutions to the greenhouse gas problem. An important part of…
Happy occasion at SINTEF & NTNU – Opening of the LowEmission Research Centre
Coauthors: Ragnhild Skorpa and Stefania Gardarsdottir, SINTEF On Friday June 14th the Research Centre LowEmission was officially opened by the Minister of Petroleum…
Online monitoring of perfluorcarbon (PFC) emissions from aluminium industry
Perfluorocarbon (PFC) gases are extremely potent greenhouse gases (GHGs) and industrial emissions contribute to global warming. In this blog post I will describe…
Well cementing: The illusion of bonding
In order to access hydrocarbon and geothermal resources, wells are drilled from the Earth’s surface all the way down to the underground reservoir.…
Red mud (bauxite residue) – an unnecessary problem?
Global annual production of red mud (bauxite residue) is about 150 million tonnes. It contains raw materials for the production of iron, silicon and…