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FORNY-3-Kommersialisering av FoUresultater

Improved filtration and compacting of Si powder for solar grade silicon production, IFSi

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Awarded: NOK 1.9 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Agder

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Design, manufacturing and application of polymer particles with or without metal coating for use as spacers in Liquid Crystal Displays

Norwegian particle technology have been of a very high international standard for decades, not least due to ground-breaking R&D at SINTEF / NTNU. Conpart has through the supply agreement signed with a world leading manufacturer already shown that this tec hnology represents a very interesting alt...

Awarded: NOK 4.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Akershus

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi og nye materiale

Parameter optimization in preparation of membranes for osmotic processes

For osmotic processes high flux of solvents combined with high rejection of solutes are necessary. TFC-membranes will be focused because the separation and support membranes are prepared separately, hence their influence on the performance of the two memb ranes and the total TFC-membrane will be ...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

Design of novel perovskite type oxygen carriers (ABB')O3 for chemical looping reforming and production of hydrogen with CO2 capture.

This project focuses on the research fields of hydrogen and natural gas that are presented in the call from RENERGI. The aim of the project is to increase our understanding of the redox properties of novel perovskite type oxides to be used in new technolo gies; such as hydrogen production combine...

Awarded: NOK 6.8 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Oslo

GASSMAKS-Økt verdiskaping fra naturgass

Utilization of CO2 via Catalysis in Ionic Liquid Phases

This is a proposal for a three-year KMB project for the development and understanding of Supported Ionic Liquid Phase catalysts for the production of carbamates from CO2, arylamines and alcohols, and the production of dimethylcarbonate (DMC) from CO2 and methanol. Project support will come from ...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi og nye materiale

Nano-ionics for energy technology (NANIONET)- Integrated theoretical and experimental analysis of surfaces and microstructures

This proposal takes as its starting point the development of new patented proton conducting oxides, synthesis routes, and fabrication of fuel cell prototypes under the NANOMAT FOET project. Nano-science and modelling tools will be applied where particular challenges have been identified, namely ...

Awarded: NOK 6.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Oslo

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

Solar Hydrogen (INNER prosjekt 22)

Secure and abundant energy supply is one of the most important challenges for the global society development on our planet. Hydrogen is the preferable base of an environmentally acceptable energy system, which will be able to eventually replace the fossil fuels on a time scale of 20-50 years. Th...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Oslo

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi og nye materiale

High-Power Solid-State Lithium Batteries

The main objective of the project is to develop thin film technology for Li-conducting solid electrolytes that will open for major advances in Li-batteries towards their final incorporation in hybrid vehicles or zero emission technology. The background fo r this research and development opportuni...

Awarded: NOK 1.7 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Oslo

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

Energibygg-Demonstrasjon av polybetong i elementbygg

Polybetong As har gjennom et samarbeid med Lothe Bygg AS utviklet en ny type elementer for bygningsbransjen. Elementene består av materialet "polybetong" som er en kombinasjon av PS (ca. 80 vol %) og betong (ca. 20 vol %). Gjennom et samarbeid med SINTEF og Universitetet i Stavanger (UiS) har P...

Awarded: NOK 0.71 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Rogaland

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Pure and ultra-fine grained Titanium for biomedical applications

A high strength to weight ratio, corrosion resistance and biocompatibility are properties which have made Ti-alloys the preferred metallic material for medical implants/prostheses. Depending on the type of implant, these alloys range from highly ductile a nd commercially pure variants, where a hi...

Awarded: NOK 5.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

GASSMAKS-Økt verdiskaping fra naturgass

Recovery of CO2 from high pressure gas with membranes

In the current project the aim is to develop further a CO2-selective membrane to be applied for removal of CO2 from high pressure natural gas. The membrane is based on the polymer polyvinlylamine (PVAm) where the fixed amine group (NH2) in the material w ill function as a carrier for CO2 when t...

Awarded: NOK 5.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

GASSMAKS-Økt verdiskaping fra naturgass

Zeolite membranes for CO2 separation

Zeolites are microporous minerals with the potential for utilization in novel applications, i.e. zeolite membranes. This project is a collaboration between the research groups led by professors Lillerud at University of Oslo (OU), Norway and Hedlund at Lu leå University of Technology (LTU), Swede...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2013

Location: Oslo

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Exploitation of naturally formed nanostructured surface films on aluminium alloys

Increased recycling of metals, in the present case aluminium alloys, is a necessity in view of increasing demand for the material and environmental concerns related to primary production. A consequence of recycling is an appreciable increase in the type and amount of impurity and trace elements ...

Awarded: NOK 5.7 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

GASSMAKS-Økt verdiskaping fra naturgass

A new generation of catalysts for activation and functionalization of light alkanes: Probing of catalyst / reactant interactions

Direct conversion or functionalisation of the highly unreactive methane molecule is one of the holy grails in chemistry. In spite of considerable research efforts worldwide, there is as yet no industrial process for the direct activation of CH4. One deca de ago, the group of Prof. Tilset at the ...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Oslo

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi og nye materiale

Novel catalysts and oriented oxide thin films from exfoliated nanosheets of layered materials

The aim of the present project is to utilize colloidal dispersions of nanosheets for preparation of novel materials. We have chosen to focus on two main classes of materials, where we believe we can contribute significantly. We intend to prepare novel and improved catalyst materials consisting o...

Awarded: NOK 9.7 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Oslo

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Nanosized cellulose fibrils as stabilizers of emulsions

Cellulose fibres constitute an abundant, renewable and biodegradable raw material that can be manufactured by sustainable technology. Microfibrillar cellulose (MFC) is a novel nanosized material manufactured from cellulose fibres. Pure MFC will be prepar ed by disintegration of wood pulp. To obt...

Awarded: NOK 4.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Fundamental study of the mechanism for deposition of sol particles on a substrate

TThe background for the project lies in a need for a further fundamental understanding of the basic processes and forces that determine the success and failure of a sol gel coating. The basic forces of attraction between substrate and sol particles, and l ater, between particles adhering to a sub...

Awarded: NOK 7.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Immunisation strategies against viral pathogens of Atlantic salmon

This project will build a knowledge platform where the aim is create a basis for development of efficacious virus vaccines for Atlantic salmon. Vaccines that confer good protection against bacterial diseases have been developed, the challenge lies in obta ining equal protection against major vira...

Awarded: NOK 6.9 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

GASSMAKS-Økt verdiskaping fra naturgass

Nonoxidative methane activation by co-conversion of methane over metal containing zeolite catalysts

Chemical conversion of Norwegian natural gas resources (mainly methane) into higher value products, such as liquid fuels or chemical building blocks for petrochemistry is a scientifically demanding task. Current industrial processes rely on reacting metha ne with steam or oxygen. Recent research,...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2013

Location: Oslo

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Development of highly efficient nanostructured SOFCs integrating novel Ln(Nb,Ta)O4-based proton conducting oxides

The project takes as starting point the development of new patented proton conducting oxides, synthesis routes, and fabrication of fuel cell prototypes under the NANOMAT FOET project, and applies nano-engineering to improve the properties of materials and interfaces. Planar protonic fuel cells w...

Awarded: NOK 9.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi og nye materiale

Thermoelectric materials; synthesis, electronic structure, functionality

Thermoelectric cooling and generation of electricity have many attractive ffeatures compared with other methods of cooling and electric power generation, such as long life, no moving parts, no emission of toxic gases, low maintenance and high reliability. The major challenge is to develop stable...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Utvikling av kvantitative multiplekse PCR metoder for deteksjon av allergener i næringsmidler

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Awarded: NOK 0.78 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Østfold

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi og nye materiale

Template based synthesis of nanoporous metal-organic frameworks with high surfaces areas

Metal-organic frameworks, also known as coordination polymers, have eminently promising properties regarding application as gas storage systems, sensors, magnetic materials, in ion exchange or catalysis. The principal objective of the project is to prepar e novel micro- to nanoporous metal-organi...

Awarded: NOK 6.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

GASSMAKS-Økt verdiskaping fra naturgass

Non-Metallocene Organolanthanide Polymerization Catalysis

Non-metallocene rare-earth metal (or lanthanide, Ln) alkyl complexes have emerged as versatile catalysts for the (stereoregular) homo- and copolymerization of industrially relevant monomers including ethylene, butadiene, styrene, and methyl methacrylate, with the polymerization performance being ...

Awarded: NOK 7.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2013

Location: Vestland

GASSMAKS-Økt verdiskaping fra naturgass

Theory-assisted design of catalysts for random copolymerization of functionalized olefins

The goal of the project is to design new transition-metal complexes with a reactivity that is highly selective for the alkene double bond function. The selectivity will be exploited in the development of functional group tolerant catalysts for coordinatio n copolymerization of ethylene with polar...

Awarded: NOK 4.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Vestland

GASSMAKS-Økt verdiskaping fra naturgass

Converting natural gas components to fuels and petrochemicals

Norway is a major producer of natural gas, resources that are mainly exported with little or no upgrading. Utilizing these resources with minimum environmental impact is a major challenge to catalysis. The main focus on the research programme will be on t he environmentally friendly utilization o...

Awarded: NOK 13.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Biopolymer Engineering

The project is based on a multidisciplinary research platform with extensive industry co-operation to perform research on marine biopolymers and their microbially produced analogues, providing novel biomaterials, initially designed for drug delivery syste ms, tissue engineering, nutraceuticals an...

Awarded: NOK 24.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2013

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Funksjonaliserte nanopartikler for bruk i PVC materialer og prosesser

De viktigste utfordringene vil være å forstå hvordan de forskjellige nanomaterialene kan modifiseres slik at de i kombinasjon med et plastmateriale kan gi pastmaterialet sterkt forbedrede egenskaper, eller anvendt på en overflate kan modifisere denne for å oppnå selvrensende egenskaper. Slike ...

Awarded: NOK 3.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Telemark

NANOMAT-Nanoteknologi og nye materialer

Manufacturing and application of metal coated polymer particles as BGA/CSP balls in electronic interconnect

Norwegian particle technology have been of a very high international standard for decades, not least due to ground-breaking R&D at SINTEF / NTNU. Conpart has through the supply agreement signed with a world leading manufacturer already shown that this tec hnology represents a very interesting alt...

Awarded: NOK 8.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

SFI-Sentre for forskningsdrevet innovasjon

FACE - Multiphase Flow Assurance Innovation Centre

Flerfaseforskning i Norge strekker seg tilbake til 1980-tallet da utviklingen av felter som Ekofisk, Statfjord og Gullfaks ble igangsatt. Disse feltene stilte helt nye krav til kontroll på flyt av flerfase gass og væske i rørledningene og nye, lange trans portledninger med gass og kondensat ble i...

Awarded: NOK 80.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2015

Location: Akershus