Telemark University College

TUC and Tel-Tek together possess a powerful and unique combination of cutting edge experience in process design, process evaluation, cost engineering, and environmental impact assessments, as well as expertise in using modern tools for modelling and simulation of processes. This knowledge is utilized and extended in research on CO₂ capture processes.

The project brings together TUC personnel from several departments at the Faculty of Technology and personnel from Tel-Tek's department GassTek as well as Tel-Tek associates.

TUC professors in charge of the CO₂ research

Morten C. Melaaen
(PhD)

Heat and mass transfer in CO₂ capture equipment, including CFD simulations and experimental work on flow processes

Dag Eimer
(PhD)

Kinetics and thermodynamics of CO₂ absorption, modelling and process design; process intensification

Klaus Jens
(PhD)

CO₂ chemistry; CO₂ adsorption/absorption mechanisms and technology; CO₂ adsorbent/adsorbent development and testing

PhD students working on CO₂

Gamunu Arachchige (MSc) Chemistry of CO₂ absorbents	Udara Arachchige (MSc) Aspen Plus simulation of post combustion; lab- scale experiments	Sanoja Ariyarathna (MSc) Classical modelling CO₂ absorption and desorption; CFD modelling
Jingyi Han (MSc) Measurements of CO₂ absorption rate into drops, surface tension measurements, and modelling of these phenomena	Ying Jiru (PhD) Absorption and reaction kinetics of CO₂ into amine solutions	Wang Shuai (MSc) Biological CCS waste treatment
Wang Tielin (MSc) CO₂ amine absorbant reaction and degration studies	Lars Erik Øi (MSc) Assoc. Prof. at TUC Absorption column design; Process simulation of CO₂ capture systems; Energy optimization of CO₂ capture systems

Other TUC and Tel-Tek CO₂ research personnel

Arne Anundskås (PhD) CO₂ capture processes, overall assessment of technical and economic performance; CO₂ value chain studies	Rune Bakke (PhD) Professor at TUC Biological degradation of amine waste from CO₂ capture systems	Dag Bjerketvedt (PhD) Professor at TUC CO₂ safety; Combustion of amine waste from CO₂ capture systems
Deshai Botheju (PhD) Post Doc at TUC Biological treatment of CCS waste; NOx reduction potential of CCS waste	Terje Bråthen (MSc) Assoc. Prof. at TUC Process simulation of CO₂ capture systems	Nils Henrik Eldrup (MSc) Assist. Prof. at TUC Cost estimation of CO₂ capture plants
Anita Bjerke Elverhøy (BSc) CO₂ lab experiments	Audun Fidje (PhD) CO2 capture	Britt Halvorsen (PhD) Assoc. Prof. at TUC Mathematical modelling of flow around packing elements in CO₂ scrubbers; Design and construction of laboratory equipment for CO2 capture
Per Morten Hansen (MSc) CO₂ lab manager	Hans Aksel Haugen (MSc) Tel-Tek dept. head CO₂ value chain	Jon Hovland (MSc) Handling of amine waste (biological degradation and incineration) from CO₂ capture systems
Chameera Jayarathna (MSc) CO₂ lab experiments	Bernt Lie (PhD) Professor at TUC Modelling and simulation of dynamic systems applied to CO₂ capture systems; Advanced control of CO₂ capture systems	Anette Mathisen (PhD) Simulation of CO₂ capture processes
Morten Pedersen (MSc) Assist. Prof. at TUC Instrumentation of TUC laboratory facilities CO₂ capture	Wilhelm Rondeel (PhD) Prof. at TUC CO₂ value chain	Arne Schaatun (PhD) Process synthesis, steady-state simulation and equipment sizing in relation to CO₂ capture; benchmarking and cost estimation of new processes; Hysys expert
Ragnhild Skagestad (MSc) Biofuels as energy source in CO₂ capture systems	Lars-André Tokheim (PhD) Assoc. Prof. at TUC Capture and reduction of CO₂ from cement plants; Incineration of amine waste from CO₂ capture systems