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F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Participation in IEA Annex 16

Norway have been participating in in IEA Annex 11 (Cooperative Research on Polymer Fuel Cells). The second phase of this annex was terminated in December 2003, but a new Annex (Annex 16) has been established. Participation on the annex involves to parti cipate in meeting twice a year. Departme...

Awarded: NOK 19,455

Project Period: 2005-2007

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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: 2005-2008

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

Atmospheric chemistry and transport from isotopic analysis

Global change depends critically on the concentrations of gases present in the atmosphere at trace levels. The balance between the production and the loss terms governs the concentration of these gases. The stable isotope abundance can be used to provide insight as to the sources and regional and...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2008

Location: Oslo

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Microwave studies of phosphines, selenols, arsines and germanes, as well as molecules of interstellar and prebiotic interest

We intend to study a series of phosphines, selenols and germanes and possibly also stannanes as well as molecules of interstellar and prebiotic interest that have been synthesized by Prof. J.-C. Guillemin and co-workers in Rennes, France. These compounds belong to functional groups that have been...

Awarded: NOK 1.4 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2006

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

Synthetic and theoretical studies of N-confused porphyrins: A search for new ligands and coordination chemistry

N-confused porphyrins are a class of porphyrin isomers which have been known for almost a decade, being first isolated as by-products of one-pot porphyrin syntheses. They are known for the remarkable ease with which they form organometallic complexes. We plan to investigate a number of synthetic ...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2009

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Heterogeneous nucleation of hydrate

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Awarded: NOK 70,000

Project Period: 2004-2004

Location: Vestland

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

10th European Turbulence Conference

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Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2004

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

The response of double layers on applied electric fields

In the last few years, new boundary conditions for the solution of the standard model beyond the double layer have been developed in the group in Leiden, where the project manager used to work. In this project we will first develop our own numerical code, to replace the commercially available cod...

Awarded: NOK 1.4 mill.

Project Period: 2003-2005

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Exploring the phase-space of network-forming liquids: liquid-liquid transitions, fragility and chemical disorder

Studies of liquids, particularly during compression or supercooling, have indicated the existence of phase transitions in the liquid state, and the first experimental evidence for liquid-liquid phase transition has recently been reported for molten phosph orus. A first order transition between tw...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2003-2007

Location: Oslo

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: 2003-2006

Location: Ukjent Fylke

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Nature-inspired chemical process design. A start

We plan to study the optimal geometric structure of a catalyst bed in a reactor, using the human lung as an inspiration. An non-equilibrium study shall first be done to obtain molecular insights on the reaction in a confined space. .

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2003-2007

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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: 2003-2006

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Overvoltage in Voltammetry: Fundamental Processes, Connected to Analytical Sensor Development for Online and Remote Trace Analyses

Several trace analytical techniques are available for industrial production and environmental pollution control. However, it is a great demand for online and continuos monitoring in the field. Voltammetric methods are among the few useful methods for such measurements, and for many substances, i...

Awarded: NOK 1.7 mill.

Project Period: 2003-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Resonance Raman and Infrared Marker Bands of Metallocorroles as a Probe of Molecular and Electronic Structure

1. To develop an extensive body of systematics on structure-frequency correlations for metallocorroles, similar to what is available today for porphyrins. 2. To appoint a postdoctoral associate, highly trained in Raman spectroscopy, and thereby further enhance our comptence in this area. 3. To pu...

Awarded: NOK 1.7 mill.

Project Period: 2003-2005

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Theoretical investigation on fundamentally/technologically important perovskite-like oxides

First-principles (ab-initio) calculations allow studies of properties of solids on the fundamental level. The electronic structure determines most physical properties of a solid. Such calculations became enormously enhanced by Density Functional Theory (D FT). They involve crystal structure data ...

Awarded: NOK 1.1 mill.

Project Period: 2003-2005

Location: Oslo

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: 2003-2004

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Linear scaling quantum-chemical methods for large systems

The standard methods of computational quantum chemistry have been developed for small molecules and become prohibitively expen-sive for large systems. For quantum chemistry to make an impact on fields such as molecular biology and medicine, these methods must be reformulated in such a manner that...

Awarded: NOK 1.4 mill.

Project Period: 2003-2005

Location: Oslo

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: 2002-2004

Location: Ukjent Fylke

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Characterization of rheological, dynamical, structural and thermodynamic features in aqueous systems of amphiphilic polymers

In this project we address association phenomena that take place in systems containing amphiphilic polymers (consist of both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts) and surfactants. To gain a fundamental insight into mechanisms that control polymer-surfactant interactions and the formation of associat...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2002-2004

Location: Oslo

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: 2002-2004

Location: Vestland

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: 2002-2004

Location: Ukjent Fylke

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

DGT - a new assessment tool for toxic metals in Norwegian aquaculture

The passive sampling technique DGT (Diffusive Gradients in Thin films) developed by Davison and Zhang at Aquatic Chemistry, Environmental Science Department, Lancaster University, UK, is a major breakthrough in sampling of labile ("bioavailable") metal sp ecies in water. Diffusional uptake of met...

Awarded: NOK 1.6 mill.

Project Period: 2002-2006

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Studier av transaktinidenes kjemi med SISAK

Prosjektet har til hovedmål å kartlegge de kjemiske egenskapene til de aller tyngste grunnstoffene. Disse grunnstoffene har atomnummer fra 104 og oppover, og er i vesentlig grad kjemisk ukjente. De blir fremstilt i tungioneakseleratorer. Det benyttes en a ktinide som target, og det dannes et elle...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2002-2005

Location: Oslo

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Theoretical investigation of hydrogen in intermetallics

Hydrides are believed to be key materials in the future generation of environmental friendly energy storage systems. Many intermetallic compounds absorb hydrogen by filling interstitial sites in their metal atom network. The resulting hydrogen concentrati ons per unit volume are often higher than...

Awarded: NOK 1.6 mill.

Project Period: 2002-2005

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: 2002-2004

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

F-KJEM-Naturvitenskap, kjemi

Order-disorder in grossly non-stoichiometric oxides: a combined experimental and theoretical approach

Grossly disordered compounds present considerable challenge to the experimentalist and to the theoretician. Order and disorder in such systems are usually described either from a structural chemist's point of view or from a high-temperature perspective. A structural chemist often describes ordere...

Awarded: NOK 1.4 mill.

Project Period: 2001-2005

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: 2001-2005

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: 2001-2004

Location: Oslo

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