Research Activities at Ugelstad Laboratory Gisle Øye Ugelstad Laboratory Department of Chemical Engineering Norwegian University of Science and Technology

UGELSTAD LABORATORY Founded January 2002 in memory of Professor John Ugelstad Laboratory specialised in surface- and colloid chemistry Educational R&D Laboratory, modern instrumentation Research Council of Norway (NFR) Industrial collaboration Aker Kværner, Akzo Nobel, Baker Petrolite, BP, Borregaard Lignotech, Champion Servo, ChevronTexaco, KSV Instruments Norsk Hydro, Petrobras, Statoil, Shell, Total, Vetco DTU, IFE, PFI, SINTEF Exchange programmes: North Carolina State University University of Tulsa

Personnel: Academic: PhD students: Research Scientists: Post. Docs: Professor Johan Sjöblom Professor Preben Mørk Associate professor Gisle Øye Professor II: Per Stenius Professor II: Jan Genzer Professor II: Dan Friedeman Professor II: Erling Rytter Professor Emeritus: Arvid Berge PhD students: Ingvild Johnsen Øystein Brandal Magne Knag Bjørn Thomassen Andreas Hannisdal Torbjørn Vrålstad Shukun Chen Anne Silset Martin Fossen Sondre Volden Dorota Dodasova Research Scientists: Wilhelm Glomm Pål Hemmingesen Post. Docs: Ekatarina Bilkova Marit-Helen Ese Maria Häger Helen Magnusson Engineers: Bodhild Øvrevold Hung Lee Ann Mari Hanneseth Cecilie Selsbak Project/Diploma students: Ahmed Heri Hanne Pettersen Borja Bidegain

Head: Professor Johan Sjöblom Ugelstad Laboratory Head: Professor Johan Sjöblom Colloid and surface chemistry within: Material science/ nanotechnology Crude oil technology Polymer science Characterisation Separation Emulsions Gas hydrats Corrosion Naphtenic acids Surfactants Polymer synthesis Characterisation Biopolymers Self-Assembly Gradient surfaces Modellering Nanoparticles Colloidal templates Nanostructures Synthesis Sol-Gel techniques Plasmachemical modication Functionalisation Applications

Programmes: Particle-stabilized emulsions/Heavy crude oils Treatment of Produced Water - Characterization and New Treatment Strategies Interfacial Reactions between Naphtenic Acids and Multivalent Cations Consumption of Corrosion Inhibitors Effects of Crude Oil on the CO2 Corrosion of Carbon Steel Plugging and Non-plugging Crude Oil Systems - Gas Hydrat Slurries Development of new bio based materials using nanotechnology Scientific Design and Preparation of New Catalysts and Supports Dendritic nanoporous materials with multifunctionality

Prosjektoppgaver høsten 2005 Bestemmelse av voksmengde, voksutfellings temperatur i råoljer og bidraget til emulsjonsstabilitet Produsert vann, hvilken rolle spiller dispergerte partikler? Reologiske egenskaper for suspensjoner og emulsjoner Utvikling av nye templat for fremstilling av porøse nano-strukturer Utvikling av porøse hybridmaterialer Dendrimerfunksjonalisering av porøse nano-strukturer Programmert materialsyntese med fullerener Svelling av elastiske silisium polymere nettverk i bulkmaterialer og tynne filmer