Annual Report 2013 Ugelstad Laboratory
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Annual Report 2013 Contact Pulling apart Compression after dissociation Pulling apart again the dropletsdroplets Ugelstad Laboratory Ugelstad laboratory Annual report 2013 Founding members Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry Nalco Champion Technologies Wärtsilä Oil and Gas Systems Institute for Energy Technology Paper and Fiber Research Institute Shell Technology Norway Statoil Total Affiliated members Aker Solutions Photo front page: Stability and interactions of droplets covered by tetrameric acids studied with the Drop-Drop Micromanipulator Apparatus Ugelstad laboratory Annual report 2013 Annual report 2013 for Ugelstad Laboratory Table of Contents: 1.0 From the Head of the Laboratory ..................................................................................................... 1 1.1 From the part-time employees .................................................................................................... 4 2.0 Some Important Events in 2013 ...................................................................................................... 5 3.0 Description and Organization of the Laboratory ................................................................................. 6 3.1 Scope of the Ugelstad Laboratory ................................................................................................ 7 3.2 Members .................................................................................................................................. 8 4.0 Research Programs ....................................................................................................................... 9 4.1 Crude Oil Related Research ......................................................................................................... 9 4.1.1 JIP: Improved Mechanisms of Asphaltene Deposition, Precipitation and Fouling to Minimize Irregularities in Production and Transport (NFR PETROMAKS) 2014 – 2017 .......................................... 9 4.1.2 JIP1: Increased Energy Savings in Water-Oil Separation through Advanced Fundamental Emulsion Paradigms (NFR PETROMAKS) 2011 – 2014 .................................................................................... 9 4.1.3 JIP2-4: Prediction of Ca-naphthenate deposition in Water-oil systems (2011-2014) ..................... 11 4.1.4 Multiphase Flow Assurance Innovation Centre (FACE) - Centre for Research-Based Innovation (CRI) Application (2006-2014) ............................................................................................................. 12 4.1.5 Produced Water Management – Fundamental Understanding of the Fluids (2010-2014) ................ 13 4.1.6 Shut-in and Restart of Waxy Crude Pipelines: Software Module Development (2010-2013) ........... 13 4.1.7 A Combined Surface-Colloid Chemical and Rock-Fluid Interaction Approach towards more Efficient Enhanced Oil Recovery Strategies (NFR PETROMAKS, 2012 – 2015) .................................................. 14 4.2 Materials/Nanotechnology Related Projects .................................................................................. 14 4.2.1 Interfaces as 2D Folding Templates for Polypeptides 2009-2013 ............................................... 14 4.2.2 Anisotropic Gold Nanostructure ............................................................................................ 15 4.2.3 In vitro toxicity of protein-gold nanoparticle constructs and gold coated iron nanoparticles (2012- 2013) ....................................................................................................................................... 15 4.2.4 Smart and Multifunctional Core-shell Nano-particles (NPs) for Drug Delivery. .............................. 15 4.3 Completed Projects ................................................................................................................... 16 5.0 Contract Work ............................................................................................................................. 17 6.0 Research Portfolio ........................................................................................................................ 17 7.0 Personnel .................................................................................................................................... 18 7.1 Senior Personnel ...................................................................................................................... 19 7.2 PhD Students ........................................................................................................................... 22 7.3 Project Engineers ..................................................................................................................... 23 7.4 Alumni .................................................................................................................................... 24 8.0 Instrumentation at Ugelstad Laboratory .......................................................................................... 27 9.0 Activities emanating from the Ugelstad Laboratory ............................................................................ 38 9.1 Courses .................................................................................................................................. 38 9.2 Exchange Programs .................................................................................................................. 40 9.2.1 Visiting students ................................................................................................................ 40 9.3 Publications ............................................................................................................................. 41 9.3.1 Publications 2014 (by May 2014) .......................................................................................... 41 9.3.2 Publications 2013 ............................................................................................................... 42 9.3.3 Publications 2012 ............................................................................................................... 44 9.3.4 Publications 2000-2011 ....................................................................................................... 47 9.3.6 Ph.D. Theses ..................................................................................................................... 47 9.3.7 M. Sc. (Diploma) Theses ..................................................................................................... 49 9.3.8 Patents ............................................................................................................................. 50 Ugelstad laboratory Annual report 2013 - 1 - 1.0 From the Head of the Laboratory 2013 was in many ways a cross-way for the Ugelstad laboratory. By the end of the year many large programs (JIP:s) came to an end and an intense campaign for new large projects took place during the whole year. This marked a tough start on the second decade of our existence. I am very glad that during this writing process the researchers at UL worked as a team with an excellent result. The campaign was crowned by a large JIP from the research council (NFR) in December, in very hard competition. The change in the tenured personnel was for Dr. Wilhelm Glomm who resigned from his full-time position to join Sintef as a senior adviser. His position was redefined as a position in Flow assurance/Rheology/Polymers. This means that the UL group can put further emphasis on fundamental aspects of rheological properties of emulsions/dispersions/solid suspensions. The position will also be central in establishing a fundamental center for rheology both with central chemical The major part of the research activity in 2013 was challenges and advanced instrumentation. The organized in large consortia with industrial position attracted 10 applicants, where the most members. central candidates were from UL. The position was finally offered to Dr. Kristofer Paso. We congratulate The research activities within the Centre for Kristofer and wish him welcome on board! Also good Innovation / based Research (SFi) the FACE Centre luck with all challenges that are waiting for you! continued with activities at UL, IFE and Sintef. The Since Wilhelm will be only 20% affiliated with the UL main idea is to couple colloid chemistry and fluid much less focus will be directed bionanotechnology in dynamics within areas like Multiphase Transport / the future. Our laboratory manager Camilla I. Suspensions / Emulsions and Separation. Ugelstad Dagsgård was in maternity leave from February to Laboratory has claimed special responsibility for the October. May Grete Sætran was stand-in for Camilla design of reference fluids mimicking true crude oils as laboratory manager during this period. with regard to flow and separation performance. UL (Johan Sjöblom) is also PI for FACE Academy which In the laboratory activities the Adjunct Professors is the forum for Lattice Boltzmann Modelling on serve as a vital reinforcement to the tenured staff. surfactant systems and emulsions. Here there is Ugelstad Laboratory is very fortunate to have 3 established a near contact between UL and IFE. adjunct professors, Dr. Martin Foss, Hans Oschmann and Roar Skartlien. Roar has specialized in Lattice- The research activities in JIP 1:2 "Increased Energy Boltzmann and Dissipative Particle Dynamics (DPD) Savings in Water / Oil Separation Through simulations of emulsions and brings an exciting Advanced Fundamental Emulsion