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Success stories from the 5th and 6th Framework Programmes Chief Scientist Rune Bredesen, SINTEF

Success stories from the 5th and 6th Framework Programmes Chief Scientist Rune Bredesen, SINTEF. Outline........ Short presentation of SINTEF The Functional Ceramics Group Scientific and technological platform EU activities Examples from our research and development Strong points.

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Success stories from the 5th and 6th Framework Programmes Chief Scientist Rune Bredesen, SINTEF

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  1. Success stories from the 5th and 6th Framework Programmes Chief Scientist Rune Bredesen, SINTEF

  2. Outline........ Short presentation of SINTEF The Functional Ceramics Group Scientific and technological platform EU activities Examples from our research and development Strong points

  3. The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research at the Norwegian Institute of Technology Trondheim Oslo - The 4th largest contract research institute in Europe - SINTEF is a private , non-profit, research foundation, performing contract work for industry and public agencies ~ 1700 employees

  4. SINTEF-Group turnover in 2001 Turnover: NOK 1.7 billion Basic grants from The Research Council of Norway 3% Strategic programs from The Research Council of Norway 4% • Contracts 93% • - Industrial and commercial enterprises 47% • - Public sector 12% • - International contracts 14% • - The Research Council of Norway (project grants) 11% • - Other sources 10%

  5. SINTEFs council SINTEFs board SINTEF Organisation Materials and chemistry President/Vice-president SINTEF Energy Research SINTEF Applied Mathematics SINTEF Materials Technology Sinvent AS Oil and gas SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture SINTEFIndustrialManagement SINTEF Civil and Environmental Engineering SINTEFElectronics andCybernetics SINTEF Petroleum Research SINTEF Telecom and Informatics Marine MARINTEK The Norwegian MarineTechnology ResearchInstitute SINTEF Applied Chemistry SINTEF Unimed ICT

  6. Our partners • The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU: 20 000 full-time students ca 1 600 scientific employees • University of Oslo, UiO, Faculty of mathematics and natural sciences:5 240 full-time students ca 645 scientific man-years NTNU and The SINTEF Group Collaboration in R & D NTNU-personnel working on SINTEF projects SINTEF employees teach at NTNU Joint use of laboratories and instruments

  7. Scientific advisers UiO (2) SINTEF Organisation - Materials and Chemistry - Energy - ICT - Marine - .... Scientific advisers NTNU (2) (1700) Functional Ceramics Group (8) Generic competence: Synthesis, shaping and testing of inorganic materials thermodynamics, transport properties Main areas of application: Membrane technology, CO2-free power production, coating technology, ICT and sensors

  8. Functional materials Have specific chemical and physical properties that can be utilised Give“smart response” on an external force or environment • Specific • electrical • magnetic • optical • catalytic • mechanical • selective • etc… • properties

  9. Crystalline Nano Particles Drying Drying Calcination Calcination Drying Hydrolysis Thin films, Coatings Spinning, Dip coating Alkoxide Solution Sol Oxo Alkoxides Sol-Gel Process – a flexible method for preparation of (nano)materials

  10. A+B C Extractor Separation D Distributor A C Controlled addition of reactant B Catalytic membrane contactor A A+B C Controlled mass transport of reactants to the catalyst B C Membrane technology – highly flexible technology

  11. Energy and environmental technology Micro and Nano technology ☺Gas separation and CO2 capture ☺Fuel cells ☺Liquid separation ☺Heavy metal recovery ☺Wet air oxidation ☺Coatings for wear resistance and corrosion protection ☺Nanocapsules and Microemulsions ☺Electroceramics for ICT ☺Glucose sensor Future Current thematic fields in the Functional Ceramics Group Coating,

  12. EU projects in the Functional Ceramics Group

  13. EU Destruction of toxic compounds O2 and H2 production and CO2 capture Heavy metal recovery Actuators and piezo materials Ceramics for... Thin films for corrosion protection SOFC interconnects Membrane technology NoE Separation of liquids New hybrid membranes Nanocapsule and microemulsion production Materials in CO2 capture technology Piezoelectric thin films and μ-techn.

  14. WGS H2 H2 selective membrane T = 220-300 C CO2, H2O H2O H2, H2O (GT fuel) Air Air O2 CO, H2 CH4, H2O O2-selective membrane T = 800-1000C High temperature membrane integration in power production Precombustion decarbonisation in gas turbine cycle with O2 and H2 membranes EU 4. FP BRITE - H2 membrane reactor 5. FP GROWTH - CERHYSEP 5. FP EEDS - GRACE EU 6. FP - ENCAP

  15. Enhanced 3-phase contact Liquid – gas interface Gas flowing Gas (O2 or Air) Gas side Membrane Catalyst Support Liquid with toxic compound Liquid side Liquid flowing Catalytic membrane contactor for Wet Air Oxidation (WAO) Ex: Oxidation of toxic compounds EU 5. FP Project in GROWTH

  16. 200 nm 10 nm Catalytic membrane layer Pt nano-particles (5-10 nm) finely dispersed in the outer half the membrane top layer H2PtCl6 precursor TEM micrographs of cross sections of the mesoporous TiO2 top layer of the contactor tubes

  17. Preparation of Hybrid Materials Sol with nanoparticles or oxo-alkoxide precursors + Polymerisation monomer solution Organic matrix with nanoparticles Hybrid coating development for industry since 1998 Nanoparticles improve the properties of the polymer e.g. wear resistant COMPOSE starting 2004 - EU 6. FP Project in NMP which will develop new hybrid membranes

  18. Activities at SINTEF: Running projects: • PIRAMID, EU 5FP project • POLECER, EU 5FP network • Thin film demonstrators, SEP Matek-ECY Starting projects: • MEMS-Pie, EU 6FP CRAFT • Materials technology for NMC-MRL, NANOMAT • Optical thin films, NANOMAT

  19. PZT, Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 Pt electrodes ~ 50 µm Applications: Ultrasonic transducers Sonar transducers Accelerometers Micromotors 50 µm Piezoelectric demonstrators at SINTEF MLCC - multilayer ceramic components EU Growth project PIRAMIDHigh sensitivity novel piezoceramics for advanced applications - textured, thick films and multilayer structures Relaxor-type piezoelectric ceramics, PMN-PT: Pb(Mg,Nb)O3-PbTiO3 solid solution

  20. NMC- Oslo - Microsystems Research Laboratory (MRL) • SINTEF: • Production line with annual capacity of 10000 wafers • Clean room area: 800 m2 • Microenvironments with class 10 • Ballroom: class 1000 • Separate rooms for silicon etching • University of Oslo: • Clean room area 600 m2 Cybernetics

  21. MEMS-PieIntegration of piezoelectric thin films in micro-electromechanical systems EU 6FP CRAFT project Objective: • Develop reliable technology and validated procedures for integration of piezoelectric thin films into MEMS on an industrial scale

  22. Strong points Organisation that focus on technology and industrial development - Supportive infrastructure - Researchers working in team - Willingness and resources to take on responsibility Large international contact net (well known in the field) Ability to direct research to areas having industrial and public interest Scientific skills and ability to communicate with public bodies and industry

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