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Materials properties and utilization

Materials properties and utilization

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SINTEF unites world-leading expertise in understanding of material properties, to the requirements of the end-products characteristics.

Contact person

Cornelis Spooren
Research Director
930 59 412

Expertise

Advanced materials characterization and modeling

Our ability to develop new or improved materials and processes depends largely on the availability of good experimental and numerical infrastructure. Modern laboratories and numerical models are necessary to describe and understand the relationship between composition and structure of materials and material properties and how this relationship is affected by processing parameters. The tools are also often used to understand why materials degrade or fail after being used.
Spyridon Diplas
Research Manager
982 30 427

Materials integrity

The mechanical properties of materials are affected in the presence of hydrogen and may cause degradation in for of so-called hydrogen embrittlement. In areas like hydrogen storage and transport, it is therefore important to contain the harmful influence of atomic hydrogen entering the materials. For the maritime Norwegian industry, this is not a new phenomenon, as hydrogen is produced when protecting metals from corrosion by cathodic protection. Through research and development funded by industry and the Research Council of Norway, the industry has learned to handle and contain these challenges, and the acquired knowledge is implemented in rules and guidelines for design and operation. However, the additional source of atomic hydrogen from pressurized H2 gas, requires further research and competence building.
Vigdis Olden
Senior Research Scientist
+47 982 30 434

Laboratories

Advanced materials characterisation - Laboratory

The advanced materials characterization laboratory in Oslo develops techniques and makes use of advanced experimental facilities within the national infrastructure centers NORTEM, NICE, and NORFAB. It also employs modeling frameworks utilizing the supercomputer infrastructure in SIGMA2, as well as fundamental materials competence. This combined approach allows for determination of structure, chemistry and materials response from the atomic to millimeter scale.

Battery Research Capabilities at SINTEF Industry

SINTEF shares its battery lab facilities with NTNU, represented by Prof. Ann Mari Svensson.

Engineering Geology Laboratory

Analyses of geological materials provide knowledge of conditions that affect the time, cost and stability of construction in rock and soil.
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Prosjekter

COPREST – Value Creation from Rest Raw Materials from Intensive Copepod Production

28 June 2021

The scarcity of marine proteins and lipids is considered to be the greatest challenge needing to be addressed in order for the aquaculture sector to continue to grow in a sustainable manner. In COPREST, CFEED and SINTEF Ocean will explore the possibility of utilising copepods as a feed ingredient.

PLASTICENE - Development of tools for increased resource utilisation, circularity and regulatory support of plastic use in Norway

24 June 2021

PLASTICENE will build new knowledge and address processes important for increased plastic circularity and effective plastic waste management with the aim of supporting improved plastic material utilization and protecting the environment from plastic pollution.

Efficient CO2 capture from waste-derived solid fuels using CLC technology - CLC-SRF

07 December 2020

CO2 emissions from conversion of waste-derived fuels are estimated to about 18 million tonnes per year (ERFO - European Recovered Fuel Organisation, 2015). The report further estimates the market to increase, to CO2 emissions equivalent to more than 60 million tonnes per year. It is evident that capture of this CO2 should be considered.
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