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FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Vibronic contributions to higher-order molecular properties

In recent years we have had a strong interest toward the development of methods for calculating higher-order molecular properties and vibrational contributions to these properties. The present proposal will seek to extend this work from scattering process es to absorption processes, and in partic...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Environmentally Friendly Fungicides, Combinatorial Synthesis and Screening of Chitooligosaccharides

The research proposed in this project application complements ongoing activities on the use of chitooligosaccharides (CHOS) as environmentally friendly fungicides. CHOS inhibit chitinases, enzymatic systems that allows fungi to grow. The project focuses o n chemical approaches to production of fu...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Microwave studies of unsaturated compounds with hetero atoms, as well as molecules of interstellar and prebiotic interest

An application is made for a 2 years post doc position. The cooperation will primarily be between our lab in Oslo and with the lab of Directeur de Recherche CNRS, Dr. Jean-Claude Guillemin in Rennes, France. Directeur de Recherche CRNS, Dr. Jean Demaison, Lille, will also take part in this coope...

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Oslo

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Exploring the chemistry of the heaviest elements with the automated liquid-liquid extraction system SISAK

The principal objective is to discover and probe the chemical properties of the heaviest elements known, the transactinides.. The transactinides can only be produced artificially, since their nuclei are unstable and will disintegrate shortly after they ar e produced. They are, though, a unique te...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Characterization of Novel Amphiphilic Polymer Systems.

To gain a fundamental insight into temperature responsive polymer systems, we plan to carry out an extensive investigation on some novel thermoresponsive polymers. This project consists of three parts: 1. Shear-rate dependency of inter- and intramolecula r interactions in dilute solutions of amp...

Awarded: NOK 4.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Oslo

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Conversion of natural gas to hydrocarbons over acidic zeolite type catalysts.

The high oil price and concern for CO2 emission make processes for conversion of natural gas to fuel and chemicals highly desirable. First generation catalysts and processes exists, UOP/Hydros MTO, Exxon/Mobile?s MTG, Haldor Topsøes TIGAS. All processes h ave a large potential for improvement, pa...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Self-consistent field methods for periodic and non-periodic electronic systems

The purpose of the project is to develop a flexible scheme for quantum-mechanical simimulations of the electronc structre of large molecules and periodic infinite systems such as crystals, implemented in a computer code. The simulations are to be carried out using self-consistent field theor: the...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Oslo

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Hydrogen in oxides

The project undertakes fundamental investigations of hydrogen species in oxides; protons, neutral hydrogen, and hydride ions. The project will contribute to the long-term development and understanding of proton conductors (for fuel cells and electrolyze rs), hydrogen separation membranes, and n...

Awarded: NOK 7.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Oslo

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Proton Transfer Reactions at Pt Complexes that are Involved in Hydrocarbon C H Activation

The "Shilov system" of aqueous Pt salts is capable of reacting with aliphatic and aromatic C-H bonds leading to value-added chemicals from cheap hydrocarbons. The first step in the Shilov system is the reaction of a Pt metal center with the C-H bond to pr ovide a Pt-C bond and a proton. - This pr...

Awarded: NOK 2.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Oslo

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Rare-Earth Metal-Based Ziegler-Natta Catalysts. Structure-Reactivity Relations in Homogeneous and Heterogenized Catalysts

The long-term goal of the project is to systematically study the reaction pathways and activation sequences in empirically designed multicomponent Ziegler-Natta catalysts and, based on fundamental insights, to develop more efficient polymerization catalys ts. The focus of the predominantly synth...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Vestland

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Synthesis of Agelasines, Asmarines and Analogs, and Evaluation of Their Bioactivities

Project summary Agelasines are 7,9-dialkylpurinium salts isolated from marine sponges (Agelas sp.) and asmarines are neutral purine derivatives isolated from Raspaila sp. sponges. These two classes of purine natural products are structurally related; they both contain terpenoid side chains. Up t...

Awarded: NOK 4.3 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Oslo

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

New Catalysts for Activation and Functionalization of Alkanes

This is one of three integrated project applications with focus on the development of novel types of catalysts for activation and functionalization of alkanes, and of methane in paraticular. Project 1 (this project – FRINAT) – homogeneous systems; project 2 (FRINAT) – heterogenized systems; proj...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2009

Location: Oslo

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Antibacterial fluoroquinolone drug binding to DNA mediated by metal ions

Over the last decade the fluoroquinolones have become a dominant class of antibacterial agents. How these drugs kill bacteria remains unclear. A large amount of biological data has indicated that the functional target for the drug action is the enzyme DNA gyrase, however, models involving direct ...

Awarded: NOK 1.3 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2006

Location: Vestland

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Water quality monitoring - novel miniaturised screening methods for organic compounds in water

There is an increasing demand for new analytical high-speed techniques, which can measure components at low concentrations of environmental samples. Miniaturisation is a key word when it comes to development of such new techniques. The environment is cons tantly receiving new pollutants from huma...

Awarded: NOK 1.3 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2004

Location: Oslo

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Numerical simulation of coalescence in oil/water emulsions

The main objective of the project is to determine the role of surfactant molecules in oil/water emulsions. The emulsions in consideration may be stable or unstable with respect to coalescence. The study will include a combination of MC and MD simulations, where the MC part will be used to design ...

Awarded: NOK 1.4 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2004

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Shearing particle collisions studied by MD

It is proposed to investigate the response of a liquid bridge to a shearing collision by means of Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations. From various fields there is a keen interest in the liquid bridging that occurs as an equilibrium phenomenon between two closely opposed moist surfaces, and MD i...

Awarded: NOK 1.1 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2004

Location: Vestland

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Benchmarking modern quantum chemistry methods: Molecular magnetizabilities and rotational g tensors

The project will develop a coupled-cluster program for the calculation of molecular magnetizabilities and rotational g tensors. Gauge origin independence and fast basis set convergence will be achieved through the use of London atomic orbitals. Our goal i s to develop a code for calculation of ma...

Awarded: NOK 0.11 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2004

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Fluorinated ligands for imaging My-opioid receptors in vivo

Neuronal plasticity is an essential feature of the nervous system in the transfer of pain responses into a state of pathological processing. Indications of neuroplastic changes in the human central nervous system may be derived from positron emission tomo graphy (PET). Previous studies have shown...

Awarded: NOK 1.2 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2004

Location: Ukjent Fylke

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Magnetic Interaction Phenomena in Transition Metal Complexes

Forsking på ferromagnetiske materialer, spesielt materialer som er makroskopisk ferromagnetiske, har fått mye oppmerksomhet i det siste. Grunnen til dette er at en forskning på molekylært nivå har ført til økende viten om sammenhenger mellom geometriske o g elektroniske oppbygninger og graden av ...

Awarded: NOK 1.0 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2004

Location: Ukjent Fylke

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Ferroelastic oxide materials

An interesting sub-group of ceramic materials is ferroelastic and exhibits a hysterysis in mechanical stress-strain behavior. The microscopic origin of the ferroelasticity is reorientation of ferroelastic domains under mechanical stress. Rhombohedral or o rthorhombic perovskite oxides are princip...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2006

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Time resolved characterization of DRUM impactor fine aerosol samples from Norway by LDI TOF MS, 14C AMS, S-XRF, and Beta-gauge attenuation

Urban areas in Norway experience high aerosol pollution levels every winter, and big concern is rising due to the health effect of the finest particular matter (

Awarded: NOK 1.2 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2006

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Thermoresponsive Polymer Brushes on Nanoparticles and Surfaces

An interesting category of amphiphilic polymer systems are those that undergo phase transitions in response to environmental stimuli such as temperature and pH. These have been widely investigated for drug delivery, separations, and diagnostics applicatio ns. A key temperature-responsive class is...

Awarded: NOK 4.7 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Personnel for biological Raman and magnetic circular dichroism studies

A new highly sensitive CCD Raman instrument with a CW laser and a pulsed laser has just been installed for the total cost around 8200 kNOK. The use of this Raman instrument in biological sciences, with large wavelength excitation range 205 to 1020 nm, for obtaining specially resonances Raman is ...

Awarded: NOK 5.7 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Recycling of automotive aluminium

Nytt prosjektsammendrag: The global demand for aluminium and aluminium alloy products is increasing. When used in the automotive sector, this material can facilitate lower fuel consumption (less CO2 emissions), enhanced human safety and can easily be inte grated in modern low-weight, clean energy...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

21th International Symposium on Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, Trondheim, NORWAY, August 5th-10th, 2007

The ISPAC-symposiums are arranged biannually, and are alternating between Europe and US/Canada. The 21th symposium has been awarded to Norway. The Norwegian University of Science and Technology will hoist the symposium from August 5th to August 10th in 2007. The last symposium was hoisted in ...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Molecular modeling study of CO2 absorption

In the first stage of the project level of modeling will be selected and technical issues will be addressed. The aim will be to use advanced representations of all components of the CO2-amine-water system, while at the same time making sure calculations d o not become too time consuming. Once lev...

Awarded: NOK 1.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

EUCHEM 2006 Conference on Organic Free Radicals

Free organic radicals and radical chemistry has a great and continuous increasing interest within a large variety of research areas. In order to satisfy the crucial interaction between researchers and research groups worldwide working within this research topic. A request was directed to Scandin...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2006

Location: Vestland

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Numerical simulation of dust lifting

This project focuses on numerical simulation of dense dust clouds by the Eulerian-Lagrangian method. Applications include a wide range of processes dependent on the behaviour of dense particle clouds or strands, e.g. gas cleaning with cyclones, pneumatic conveying, fluidized and rising beds, and ...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2007

Location: Vestland

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Polynuclear spin crossover compounds of Fe(II), Fe(III) and Co(II) with aromatic N-donor ligands

The design of molecule-based storage systems and switches is an important area in modern materials chemistry. Transition metal complexes exhibiting spin crossover behaviour is one group of molecules which has potential in the development of molecular elec tronic switches and displays. Spin crosso...

Awarded: NOK 0.51 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2005

Location: Vestland

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Near-optimal operation of chemical processes using feedback

This project is related to a larger activity in plantwide control performed in group of Professor Sigurd Skogestad at NTNU. Plantwide control deals primarily with the structural issues of the control system, such as what to measure and control, which inpu ts to use, and how to pair these sets of ...

Awarded: NOK 3.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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