One of the major downsides of the current aluminium production process is the high CO2 emission. One alternative is to replace the consumable carbon anodes with inert anodes so that oxygen evolves instead of CO2. Also PFC emissions will be eliminated by using inert anodes. However, so far a...
New battery technologies are necessary to cover the increasing demand for stationary energy storage as the green transition requires more use of renewable intermittent energy sources. The novel Na-ZnCl2 battery has been suggested as a solution to a cheap salt battery, exploiting abundant materials...
Molten Oxide Electrolysis (MOE) is a new CO2-free technology that could alleviate the environmental impact of ferroalloy production. In this work the objectives were to perform (i) experimental lab scale studies of MOE for Mn from MnO using synthetic raw materials and a commercial Ni–Cr–Fe alloy as...
...electrolysis plant at Glencore Nikkelverk. However, these rely on scarce and expensive elements which severely limit their use. Webinar Presenter: Karen Sende Osen, SINTEF Industry We hereby invite you to the HighEFF Webinar series, which will be held every second Wednesday 11:30 (Central European Time, Trondheim)...
The current efficiency (CE) in aluminium cells is governed by transport of dissolved metal (mainly sodium) across the boundary layer at the cathode. The transport takes place by ordinary mass transfer, but since solutions of alkali metals and their salts show electronic conductivity, the CE is also...
Tungsten is a basic metal commodity that is classified as critical raw material (CRM) by the European Commission (EC) with the highest economical importance compared to other CRM. Thanks to its unique properties, secure W supply is critical to all industrial applications involving cutting or...
Abstract The marked for silicon based solar cells has grown rapidly along with the increased focus on renewable energy sources. Earlier on, the solar grade Si (SoG Si) feedstock was based on scrap from the electronic industry. The demand for solar grade silicon or “poly silicon” is now larger than...
The recent exponential growth in the Li ion batteries (LIB) market, is largely driven by the demand for electric vehicles and the general transition to a green and digital economy. It is therefore imperative to develop more effective and economic processes for recovering battery raw materials such...
...det mulig å lage oksygen på månen, sier seniorforsker Karen Sende Osen i SINTEF. – Månen er dekket av sand, og denne sanden består av metall og oksygen. Hvis man klarer å få oksygenet ut derfra, så kan man lage oksygen til å puste med, sier Osen. Men det betyr ikke at det er lett. – Veldig mange av de...
...is, unless we can find a way of making the oxygen we need on the Moon itself. “It is theoretically possible to make oxygen on the Moon”, says Karen Sende Osen, who is a Senior Research Scientist at SINTEF. “The lunar surface is covered in sand composed of metals and oxygen”, says Olsen. “If we can extract...
Illustrasjonsfoto: Alonso Aguilar / Thinkstock Av Ana Maria Martinez, seniorforsker, Sintef og Karen Sende Osen, forsker, Sintef Ana Maria Martinez er seniorforsker ved SINTEF Materialer og kjemi. VIS MER Karen Sende Osen er forsker ved SINTEF Materialer og kjemi. VIS MER Beretninger om land som vil sikre seg...