SINTEF Materials and Chemistry This is SINTEF 2013 May
2013
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SINTEF Materials and Chemistry Who we are 2 SINTEF is a non
profit polytechnic research foundation, performing contract
research and development for industry and the public sector SINTEF
is amongst the largest independent research institutes in Europe
7216 projects for 2200 customers
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SINTEF Materials and Chemistry 3 Location (incl. subsidiaries):
Trondheim (Head office), Oslo, Troms, Bergen, Stavanger, lesund,
Raufoss, Mo i Rana, Glomfjord, Porsgrunn, Houston Texas (USA), Rio
de Janeiro (Brasil), Hirtshals (Denmark) Employees: 2100
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SINTEF Materials and Chemistry 4 SINTEF Materials and Chemistry
is a research institute offering high competence within materials
technology, applied chemistry and applied biology Our main research
fields are within: Materials and Nanotechnology Biotechnology and
Nanomedicine Sustainable Energy Technology Oil and Gas Process
Technology Industrial Process Technology Environmental Technology
Executive Vice President Torstein Haarberg together with former and
present employees at SINTEF Materials and Chemistry
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SINTEF Materials and Chemistry Our research comprises the whole
value-chain, from the extraction of minerals from the crust of the
earth, through the production of metals and materials to the
application and behavior of materials and end products, recycling
included. Competence: Minerals and raw materials Primary metals
production Plastics, rubber and composite Casting and forming Urban
mining High temperature materials Environment and emissions Process
modelling 5 Process Industry Norwegian Aluminium and ferroalloys
industries are today the cleanest and most energy-efficient in the
world, resulting from a long tradition for continuous innovation,
where SINTEF has played an important role.
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SINTEF Materials and Chemistry SINTEF Project : New knowledge
on Submarine Tailing Disposal, STD (Nykos) 6 Project idea : The
main objectives of NYKOS is to increase existing knowledge and
innovation of new technologies for sustainable submarine tailings
disposal. Project scientific work : Significance of Coastal
Geological Processes related to STD Effects of hyper-sedimentation
on soft / hard bottom fauna and possibilities of improved
re-colonization Development of better modelling tools and criteria
of acceptance for STD Concentrator tailing modifications to reduce
environmental impact Verification and field work in 1-2 research
fjords Potential for value creation: Reduced societal, economical
and environmental impact from operating STDs Increased potential to
commercially exploit coastal mineral deposits Reduced deposition
and potentially reuse of concentrator tailing SINTEFs main
competence: Surface chemistry, chemicals, analytics, chemical
process technology Modelling and marine ecology Mineral processing,
society and environment Partners in Norway : Mining companies,
NTNU, NGU, IRIS, Veritas, NIVA We would be interested to find
partners in Nordic Countries. An application to The Norwegian
Research Council will be sent by 27. November 2013 Contact person :
Per Helge Hgaas, email :
[email protected]@sintef.no
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Technology for a better society Decisive Parameters for open
pit mine design The main aim of open pit design is to provide an
optimal excavation configuration that enables safe working
conditions, stable pit walls and high ore recovery Need more
research to find weight assignment of event-controlling parameters
Potential for value creation: Optimised design, increased ore
recover and increased profit Avoidance of loss due to a slope
failure SINTEFs main competence Rock slope stability analysis and
numerical modelling Identification, collection and interpretation
of input parameters Water leakage in hard rock Partners in Norway
(Elkem AS and Franzefoss Minerals AS) data available Interested to
find partners in Nordic Countries Has sent an application to the
Research Council of Norway (BIA-Program (IPN)) Contact person :
Research Manager Kristin H. Holmy; [email protected] 7 New
and improved techniques for mineral extraction and exploration
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Technology for a better society Development of new technologies
for exploration in underground mines Development and optimization
of rock mechanics design Development of new rock support systems
for mines Bridge the gap between numerical analysis and input data
preparation for computational rock mechanics Potential for value
creation: Optimised design and rock support leading to increased
ore recover and increased profit Avoidance of loss due to rock
failure or unfavourable rock mass behaviour SINTEFs main competence
Rock mechanics - high expertise both theoretically and practically
Deformation and stress measurements; also long-term measurements
Numerical modelling Comparing the numerical model with measurements
done in the field (fractures, stress- and deformation measurements)
improving the numerical model Partners in Norway Several ongoing
projects for example Rana Gruber AS Interested to find partners in
Nordic Countries (LKAB?) Contact person Kristin H. Holmy:
[email protected] 8 New and improved techniques for
mineral extraction and exploration
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Teknologi for et bedre samfunn NordMin Call: Hybrid
technologies for waste water treatment and monitoring in mining
industry Department: Polymer Particles and Surface Chemistry;
Sector: Biotechnology and Nanomedicine, SINTEF Materials and
Chemistry, Trondheim, Norway Contact: Marius Sandru,
[email protected]; Heidi Johnsen,
[email protected]@[email protected]
http://www.sintef.no/home/SINTEF-Materials-and-Chemistry/Topic/Biotech-and-nanomedicine/Nanomedicine-polymer-particles-and-
surface-chemistry/ Competence relevant to the call Waste water
treatment and metal recovery: membrane separation, polymers,
particles, Monitoring system: water tracers Core themes (CT) of
interest: CT3 Mineral Processing : "recovery of fine particles,
sustainable water usage..., biotechnological processing". CT4
Metallurgy : "liquid solid separation, elimination of metals in
effluents" CT5 Mine closure and rehabilitation: "drainage and mine
water treatment and long term monitoring systems" Relevance to
other research initiatives: " Clean Water" incentive (SINTEF), SFI
- "Center for Biopolymer Research and Innovation (CeBiRI)",
Contact: Marius Sandru, [email protected]; Heidi Johnsen,
[email protected]@[email protected]
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Teknologi for et bedre samfunn 10 Particle Technology:
PREPARATION PROCESS TAILORED FOR EACH APPLICATION Porous particles:
high surface specifically modified particles for metal removing
Polymeric Membranes: HOLLOW FIBERS AND FLAT SHEET FOR WATER
TREATMENT Membranes for: Waste water filtration, osmosis,
pervaporation, ion exchange, metallic ion removal Contact: Marius
Sandru, [email protected]; Heidi Johnsen,
[email protected]@[email protected]
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Teknologi for et bedre samfunn Tailoring terpolymers of
polyacrylamide and biopolymers: 1) Big polar groups to improve the
thermal stability; 2) Hydrophobic monomer enhances viscosity; 3)
Wetting properties use of inclusion monomer to protect the
surfactant during the flooding process and introduction of
surfactant functional groups Characterization of polymers in
solution or precipitated as particulate matter : DSC, FTIR, UV-VIS,
rheology, etc Polymers for flocculation (competence transfer from
EOR) 12 3 Monitoring (competence transfer from EOR) Monitoring of
oil and water flow in oil wells based on intelligent release of
chemical tracers Chemical tracers embedded in polymeric poles,
placed in the oil well during completion for future controlled
release Chemical tracers used in oil industry can be used as
efficient tools for pollution monitoring in mining industry
Contact: Marius Sandru, [email protected]; Heidi Johnsen,
[email protected]@[email protected]
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Technology for a better society 12 Developing effective
Flotation for Arctic Conditions Challenges Reagent efficiency at
low temperatures Chemical problems (e.g., frothing and ionic
strength) Water recirculation Energy efficiency (e.g., heat
management) Competence Reagent testing Process optimization
Equipment design Modelling Key Partners: SINTEF Materials and
Chemistry and Lule Technical University Contacts: Per Helge Hgaas
[email protected] Per-Erik Larsson
[email protected] Chemical Reagents for flotation and
frothing Equipment for an effective Flotation process
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Technology for a better society 13 Process Modelling Modelling
Process modelling and evaluation (0D/1D) Economy Macro balances on
heat and mass Reaction kinetics Reaction and kinetics modelling
with rigorous thermodynamics Detailed modelling of unit operations
2D/3D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Discrete Element Method
(DEM) Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) Finite Element Method
(FEM)
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Technology for a better society Project ideas: 14 Coupling of
DEM/CFD or DEM/SPH to study heap leaching Coupling of DEM/SPH to
study wear in e.g. tumbling mills Coupling of DEM/SPH or
DEM/SPH/FEM to study drilling Coupling of DEM/CFD to study build-up
of filter cakes and dewatering of filter cakes Coupling of DEM/CFD
to study charging Coupling of SPH/DEM to study reactive flows (e.g.
leaching) Coupling of DEM/CFD (multi-phase CFD) to study floation
cells Platform: In house SPH-DEM framework developed in period
2011-2013, ANSYS Fluent coupled to EDEM from DEMSolutions. Strong
connections to both ANSYS-Fluent and DEMSolutions. Possible
partnerships: Bengt Plsson, Lule Technical University, Johanna
Alatalo, LKAB Contact person: Senior Scientist Paal Skjetne,
Department of Chemical Engineering, SINTEF Materials and
Chemistry.
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Technology for a better society NordMin Call SINTEF-NTNU 15
Nordic feasibility study for Improved Utilization of Surplus
materials from the present and future mining and quarrying industry
Objective: Establish a coordinated, Nordic basis for increased,
improved and new utilization of surplus materials from ore,
industrial mineral, aggregate and natural stone production and
processing Actual partners, e.g.: VTT, CBI, DTU, Mannvit NGU, SGU,
GTK Industry actors from each sector
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Technology for a better society Industrial relevance: The
NordMin project aims at the following for the industry: Economic
benefits and spin-offs, Improved resource and energy efficiency,
Better predictability through the production lifetime, Reduction of
environmental footprint, improved general image issues and improved
exchange of experience among Nordic actors. Scope of work:
Establish a holistic overview of existing and potential new uses
and applications for surplus materials at Nordic and European
level. Provide basis for how a Nordic waste database can be
established, incl. a systematic analysis and evaluation of
available and attainable information and establishment of a
multi-level robust and flexible analyses program for
characterization and testing. Coordinated with existing,
on-going/planned national and European initiatives: Establish an
overview of "the Nordic surplus material pool" from the ore,
industrial mineral, aggregates and natural stone industry,
including amounts, fractions, mineralogy, chemistry, physical
properties etc. Establish a fundament for new material technology
and new and/or improved applications based on surplus materials. 16
Short presentation
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Technology for a better society NordMin Core themes (CT) of
interest e.g.: CT2 Mining/Quarrying: "System approach, Innovative
waste management". CT4 Mineral processing : "Resource efficiency in
mineral processing" CT5 Mine closure and rehabilitation: "Waste
management" Relevance to other research initiatives:
KPN/NRC-Application Norway (SINTEF, NTNU, UMB, NGU, Norwegian
Industry), COST Application (NEtwork for smart quarry Waste
MAnagement, Recovery and EU Certification) Strategic initiatives at
SINTEF and NTNU Eurogeosurvey cooperation, incl. Database work
(e.g. FODD) 17 Core themes, Contacts and Competence
OrganizationContact personCompetence relevant to Call, e.g. SINTEF
Building and InfrastructureLisbeth Alns, Research manager
[email protected]@sintef.no, +47 930 58 535
Mining and quarrying, production Infrastructure and logistics
Processing and metallurgy Environmental technology, Building
materials and products Analytical methods and testing
Co-processing, LCA, LCC etc. SINTEF Materials and ChemistryOve
Paulsen, Senior scientist
[email protected]@sintef.no, +47 930 59 423 NTNU,
Dep. of Geology and Mineral Resources Engineering Rolf Arne Kleiv,
Associate professor [email protected]@ntnu.no, +47 416
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