Research projects on Chemistry of Interfaces
Current projects
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Inhibit fire with molecules from nature – application on textiles
Anna-Carin Larsson, Chemistry of Interfaces, has been granted 850 kSEK by Brandforsk for the study Inhibit fire with molecules from nature – application on textiles. Participants in the project are Biplab Roy, Chemistry of Interfaces, Josefine Enman, Biochemical Process Engineering, Rhoda Afriye Men...
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Enabling Safer Batteries via Fluorine-Free Electrolytes
One of the biggest challenges for next generation battery technology is the lack of appropriate electrolytes. Conventional organic solvent based electrolytes have a number of drawbacks such as toxicity, risk of leakage, high flammability, high vapour pressure, and low thermal and modest electrochemi...
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Biomass Derived Fluorine-Free Ionic Liquids-Based Electrolytes Enabling Sustainable Batteries
Supercapacitors also called as electric double-layer capacitors (EDLCs) have attracted much attention in the last few decades due to their excellent electrochemical characteristics such as high gravimetric capacitance, high power density, a large number of life cycles and a quick charge-discharge op...
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Biomass Derived Halogen-Free electrolytes for Supercapacitors
Supercapacitors also called as electric double-layer capacitors (EDLCs) have attracted much attention in the last few decades due to their excellent electrochemical characteristics such as high gravimetric capacitance, high power density, a large number of life cycles and a quick charge-discharge op...
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Ionic Liquids Based Electrolytes Stability at Electrode Surfaces
This project is focused on understanding the interaction mechanisms of halogen-free ionic liquids based electrolytes with metal electrode surfaces. The new halogen-free ionic liquids are designed and synthesized to get electrolytes with lower viscosity, higher conductivity, wider electrochemical win...
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Design of selective collectors for the separation of valuable minerals from mining waste
Formas is funding a new project for the project "Design of selective collectors for the separation of valuable mineral from mining waste". Anna-Carin Larsson and Anuttam Patra at Chemistry of Interfaces at Luleå University of Technology, was awarded three million SEK.
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Design of selective collectors for extraction of valuable metals
Design of selective collectors for extraction of valuable metals by separation of target minerals from mine tailings.
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Designed Collectors for Selective Flotation of Sulfide Minerals
Modern life without metals is unimaginable. The extraction of minerals and metals in modern times involves a complex process that has evolved over centuries.
Completed projects
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Studies on environmentally-friendly flame retardants for cellulose-based materials - continuation
In our previous Brandforsk project we showed the potential of phytic acid and metal phytates to func...
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Studies on environmentally-friendly flame retardants for cellulose-based materials
Phytic acid is a naturally occurring compound found in the foods we eat, e.g. in nuts and cereals. I...
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Solid-State NMR, Paramagnetic NMR and ab-initio Calculations on Rare Earth Metal Complexes
In collaboration with the Department of Physics at Oulu University, two PhD students will investigat...
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Designed Collectors for Selective Flotation
The goal of the project is to develop environmentally sustainable flotation processes involving nove...
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Synthesis & structural studies on amyloid fibrils & oligomers of Alzheimer's A-beta peptides
Molecular self-organization and self-assembly are processes by which Nature builds complex three-dim...
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Titanium-based ion exchangers for water treatment 2013 - 2016
The goal of this project is to develop efficient, regenerable and relatively cheap titanium-based io...
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Synthesis, characterization and tribological optimization of Boron compounds
Boron compounds as lubricant additives have received extensive attention in recent years, because th...
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Molecular scale approach towards DTP behaviour on sulphide surfaces
Understanding of the adsorption mechanisms of collectors on mineral surfaces can lead to improved se...
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Synthesis & structural studies on amyloid fibrils & oligomers of Alzheimer's A-beta & model Poly-Q
Molecular self-organization and self-assembly are processes by which Nature builds complex three-dim...