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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Transport is a key parameter in air quality research and plays a dominant role in the Colorado Northern Front Range Metropolitan Area (NFRMA), where terrain-induced flows and recirculation patterns can lead to vigorous ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
KBaPO4 – recently reported to hydrate in steam at 80°C into a novel low-temperature protonic conductor – was synthesized by a solid state reaction and its electrical properties characterized by impedance spectroscopy. At ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Land and atmospheric initial conditions of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model are often interpolated from a different model output. We perform case studies during NASA's SEAC4RS and DISCOVER-AQ Houston airborne ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Wildfires emit significant amounts of pollutants that degrade air quality. Plumes from three wildfires in the western U.S. were measured from aircraft during the Studies of Emissions and Atmospheric Composition, Clouds and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Chemical models must correctly calculate the ozone formation rate, P(O3), to accurately predict ozone levels and to test mitigation strategies. However, air quality models can have large uncertainties in P(O3) calculations, ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
Inner projection techniques for the low-cost handling of two-electron integrals in quantum chemistry
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
The density-fitting technique for approximating electron-repulsion integrals relies on the quality of auxiliary basis sets. These are commonly obtained through data fitting, an approach that presents some shortcomings. On ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
The electrochemical performance of Co3O4/CeO2 mixed oxide materials as electrodes, when exposed to H2S/H2O atmospheres, was examined employing a proton conducting symmetrical cell, with BaZr0.7Ce0.2Y0.1O3 (BZCY72) as the ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2017)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
The identification and quantification of defects are undoubtedly thorough challenges in the characterization of “defect-engineered” metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). UiO-66, known for its exceptional stability and defect ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
The synthesis, characterization and catalytic performance of offretite with four distinct crystal morphologies (oval, hexagonal, broccoli-like, and spherical) are presented. As a member of the ABC-6 family of zeolite ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
A variety of synthetic procedures have been used to obtain zeolite ZSM-23 (MTT) catalysts with crystallite sizes ranging from the micrometer to nanometer scale. When the acidic zeolite is used as catalyst for the Methanol ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
A recently proposed variation principle [N. I. Gidopoulos, Phys. Rev. A 83, 040502(R) (2011)] for the determination of Kohn–Sham effective potentials is examined and extended to arbitrary electron-interaction strengths and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
In the past few decades, advances in colloidal nanoparticle synthesis have created new possibilities for the preparation of supported model catalysts. However, effective removal of surfactants is a prerequisite to evaluate ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Methanol syntheses at low temperature in a liquid medium present an opportunity for full syngas conversion per pass. The aim of this work was to study the role of solvents polarity on low-temperature methanol synthesis ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
In this article, we present a black-box approach for the selection of orbital spaces when computing core excitation energies in the multilevel coupled cluster (MLCC) framework. Information available from the lower level ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2017)
The relatively short lifetime of unidimensional 10-ring zeolite catalysts in the methanol to hydrocarbons reaction is improved by a factor of ~20 by introducing mesoporosity in the zeolites via sequential desilication and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
ZSM-5 is a widely used zeolite catalyst and is employed industrially for the methanol to gasoline (MTG) process. Even so, deactivation of ZSM-5 by coke formation constitutes a major technical and also fundamental challenge. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Cu-exchanged zeolites possess active sites that are able to cleave the C–H bond of methane at temperatures ≤200 °C, enabling its selective partial oxidation to methanol. Herein we explore this process over Cu-SSZ-13 ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
Biological samples consist of an unknown, but large, number of regulated metabolites. It is of great interest scientifically and clinically to determine the composition and dynamics of this “metabolome”. Metabolomics is ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
The influence of annealing on the microstructure and electrical properties of undoped polycrystalline ZnSb samples has been investigated by different experimental techniques. In situ XRD in an argon at- mosphere showed ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
Exosomes represent a distinct class of extracellular vesicles of endocytic origin secreted by multiple cell types, including tumour cells. An increased release of exosomes, which appears to be a rich source of biomarkers, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Catalyst deactivation during the methanol-to-hydrocarbons (MTH) reaction was investigated using five different commercially prepared microporous catalysts, including Mordenite, ZSM-22, ZSM-5, zeolite Beta and SAPO-34. The ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2017)
This thesis summarizes atomic layer deposition (ALD) of thin films of a set of alkali metal niobates and tantalates with technologically important physical properties.
ALD of LiNbO3 is presented first, where we showcase ...
The α and γ plasma modes in plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition with O2-N2 capacitive discharges
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
Two distinguishable plasma modes in the O2–N2 radio frequency capacitively coupled plasma (CCP) used in remote plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) were observed. Optical emission spectroscopy and spectra ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Cyclic volatile methyl siloxanes (cVMS) are emitted to aquatic environments with wastewater effluents. Here, we evaluate the environmental behavior of three cVMS compounds (octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), decamethylcy ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2017)
Cereal crops (such as oats, wheat, barley, rye, corn etc.) are often contaminated with toxigenic fungi during field or storage conditions, which can consequently lead to food and feed contamination with mycotoxins and to ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2017)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2017)
Eutrophication is globally a growing concern, as freshwater bodies are becoming more and more exposed to nutrient pollution. Excessive P loading is often the main cause of eutrophication, as P is often the limiting nutrient ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
To improve lithium and sodium ion battery technology, it is imperative to understand how the properties of the different components are controlled by their chemical structures. Operando structural studies give us some of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
We have fabricated and tested a photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell where the aqueous electrolyte has been replaced by a proton conducting hydrated Nafion® polymer membrane. The membrane was sandwiched between a TiO2-based ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
The major virulence factor of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli is the heat-labile enterotoxin (LT), an AB5 toxin closely related to the cholera toxin. LT consists of six subunits, the catalytically active A-subunit and ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
We present RP-HPLC methods for the determination of the distribution coefficient at pH 7.4, as log D, and plasma protein binding. Although there are several methods available to determine distribution coefficient (log D) ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Pre-combustion CO2 capture technologies are becoming viable alternatives to more conventional post-combustion capture by gas emissions scrubbing. The sorbent enhanced water-gas shift (SEWGS) process is a promising future ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
In this master project, bimetallic nanoparticles with nominal composition Pt1-xPdx NPs (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) have been synthesized via a polyol method. PVP was used as the stabilizer/capping agent, Pt(acac)2 and Pd(acac)2 as metal ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Magnetic and spectroscopic properties of a number of formally antiaromatic carbaporphyrins, carbathiaporphyrins and isophlorins with 4n π electrons have been investigated at density functional theory and ab initio levels ...
Assessing the photoelectrochemical properties of C, N, F codoped TiO2 nanotubes of different lengths
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
The aim of this work has been the photoelectrochemical (PEC) study of nanostructured photoanodes based on TiO2. Highly ordered and well adhered TiO2 nanotubes (TNTs) of different lengths (∼2–20 μm) were prepared in a ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent organic compounds that are ubiquitously found in the environment. Their use and manufacture were restricted or banned in many countries in the 1970±1980s, however, they still ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2017)
This dissertation is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) at Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway. The ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Metallacyclobutanes are an important class of organometallic intermediates, due to their role in olefin metathesis. They can have either planar or puckered rings associated with characteristic chemical and physical properties. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
Rare earth double perovskites comprise a class of functional oxides with interesting physiochemical properties both for low- and high-temperature applications. However, little can be found relating electrical properties ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Laboratory experiments were carried out to study Schiff-base condensation reactions between amines and formaldehyde that occur on inlet lines of emission monitoring instruments. Primary amines and formaldehyde were found ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2017)
Luminescent materials have become an integral part of our society, being for instance used to light up our buildings and electronic displays. The process of absorbing ultra-violet light and converting it to visible or near ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Water uptake by black carbon (BC)-containing aerosol was quantified in North American wildfire plumes of varying age (1 to ~40 h old) sampled during the SEAC4RS mission (2013). A Humidified Dual SP2 (HD-SP2) is used to ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Magnetizabilities and magnetically induced ring-current strength susceptibilities have been calculated at the Hartree–Fock, density functional theory and second order Møller–Plesset levels for a number of antiaromatic ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2017)
This PhD thesis deeply analyzes the mechanistic and kinetic behavior of methanol and dimethyl ether (DME) in the industrially relevant Methanol-To-Hydrocarbons (MTH) reaction, which employs zeolitic materials as catalysts. ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
Amine-based CO2 capture has been suggested as a way to mitigate global warming. This project aims to improve the understanding of the atmospheric photo-oxidation of two of the simplest imines by OH radicals. Laboratory ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Planar metal-supported cell designs provide cost-effective scaling-up of solid oxide fuel cells and electrolysers. Here, we report on the fabrication of a BaZr0.85Y0.15O3−δ–NiO (BZY15–NiO) composite electrode and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
With the aim of making specific targeting of silver nanoparticles as a drug for tumor cells and developing new anticancer agents, a novel nano-composite was developed. Albumin coated silver nanoparticles (ASNPs) were ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
The thermal responsive behavior of adsorbed layers of diblock copolymers of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAM) and poly((3-acrylamidopropyl)trimethylammonium chloride) (PAMPTMA(+)) with γ-cyclodextrin (γ-CD) at the ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2017)
Around three decades ago, environmental chemists developed a new technique to identify pollutants present in complex environmental mixtures: effect-directed analysis (EDA). EDA uses chemical tools (for the extraction, ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
Abstract The use of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) is increasing continuously and thereby constitutes a potential source of surface water contamination. Environmental concentrations of APIs are usually at trace ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
The use of technology in education (so-called e-learning) has seen a rapid development over the last decades. From being small systems that might assist lectures it has developed into systems that could potentially replace ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
[trans-Cu(μ-OH)(μ-dmpz)]6 (1) exhibits six Cu(II) centers effectively coupled through a ligand mediated mechanism leading to a diamagnetic ground state over a wide temperature range. Here we investigate further magneto-structural ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Magnetically induced ring-current strength susceptibilities and nucleus independent chemical shifts (NICS) have been studied for 15 single-ring aromatic, antiaromatic, and nonaromatic molecules. The current densities have ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
This study assesses spatial and temporal variation in environmental variables in relation to phytoplankton community size and composition in a typically eutrophic river reservoir (Hai River, northern China). The aim is to ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
We have studied the structural behavior of SAPO-37 during calcination using simultaneous in situ powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and mass spectroscopy (MS) in addition to ex situ thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Waterlogged archaeological wood is often in need of consolidation prior to drying to prevent shrinkage and cracking of the object. There is a need for new greener materials (than for example polyethylene glycol) and methods ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
Nanoparticulate systems with an uncharged hydrophilic surface may have a great potential in mucosal drug delivery. In the present study liposomes were coated with hydrophobically modified hydroxyethyl cellulose (HM-HEC) ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
In the present contribution we assess the luminescent properties of amorphous europium titanium phosphate thin films. The films have been deposited by atomic layer deposition, using the precursor combinations Eu(thd)3 (thd ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
Oxyhydrides, in which oxide and hydride anions share the same anionic lattice, are relatively rare compounds. La2LiHO3 belongs to this family. We report the synthesis of La2LiHO3 by means of an alkali halide flux method, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Cholera is a life-threatening disease in many countries, and new drugs are clearly needed. C-glycosidic antagonists may serve such a purpose. Here we report atomic-resolution crystal structures of three such compounds in ...
Investigation of Leaching of Rare Earth Elements from Phosphate Rock with Nitric Acid using Neutron Activation Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Organic–inorganic hybrid materials are an emerging class of materials suitable for deposition by the molecular layer deposition (MLD) technique. Their toolbox is now expanded to include linkers of amino acids, which when ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
UV to visible and near-infrared converting thin films of YbVO4 have been deposited by atomic layer deposition, using the precursor combinations Yb(thd)3 (thd = 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedione) and O3, and VO(thd)2 and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
The title compound, {[MgPtCl2(C12H6N2O4)(C3H7NO)2(H2O)] C3H7NO}n, is a one-dimensional coordination polymer. The structure consists of Pt-functionalized bipyridine ligands connected by MgII cations, as well as coordinating ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
The implementation of targeted and nontargeted chemical screening analysis in combination with in vitro and organism-level bioassays is a prerequisite for a more holistic monitoring of water quality in the future. For ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Sodium orthosilicates Na2MSiO4 (M = Mn, Fe, Co and Ni) have attracted much attention due to the possibility of exchanging two electrons per formula unit. They are also found to exhibit great structural stability due to a ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Li2FeSiO4 is an important alternative cathode for next generation Li-ion batteries due to its high theoretical capacity (330 mA h g−1). However, its development has faced significant challenges arising from structural ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Research communities have been studying materials with intermediate bands (IBs) in the middle of the band gap to produce efficient solar cells. Cells based on these materials could reach theoretical efficiencies up to ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
The paper analyzes the role of information–knowledge for making farming environmentally friendly, using eutrophication of the main drinking water reservoir of Tianjin, China as a case. The analysis considers information ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Chorismate mutase is a well‐known model enzyme, catalyzing the Claisen rearrangement of chorismate to prephenate. Recent high‐resolution crystal structures along the reaction coordinate of this enzyme enabled computational ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)
Forsvarlig bruk av litiumionbatterier krever innsikt og kunnskap om batterienes spesielle egenskaper. Tradisjonelt har man antatt at rask varmeutvikling korresponderer med verste fysiske reaksjon (ventilering, brann, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
An important function of fungal lectins is to protect their host. Marasmius oreades agglutinin (MOA) is toxic to nematodes and exerts its protective effect through protease activity. Its proteolytic function is associated ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
The electrical properties and the charge carrier mechanism of porous 8 mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia (8YSZ) ceramic samples have been investigated over wide ranges of relative humidity (RH) and temperature (25-400 ºC). ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2017)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Immunotherapy is a growing field in cancer research. A privileged tumor-associated antigen that has received much attention is N-glycolyl (NeuGc) GM3. This ganglioside is present in several types of cancer, but is almost ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
The definiteness of the Mulliken and Dirac electron repulsion integral (ERI) matrices is examined for different classes of resolution-of-the-identity (RI) ERI approximations with particular focus on local fitting techniques. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
The Au(III) complex Au(tpy)(OAcF)2 (OAcF = OCOCF3; tpy = 2-(p-tolyl)pyridine) catalyzes the anti addition of trifluoroacetic acid (HOAcF) to acetylene to furnish vinyl trifluoroacetate. The Au(III) vinyl complex ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
The aim of this paper was to perform a comprehensive characterization of polysaccharides isolated from the interior (IOI) and exterior (IOE) parts of the fungus Inonotus obliquus. Pre-extraction with DCM and MeOH, followed ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3 − δ (LSCF), La2NiO4 + δ (LNO), La0.87Sr0.13CrO4 (LSC), La0.8Sr0.2MnO3 − δ (LSM) and Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3 − δ (BSCF) composite anodes deposited on proton-conducting BaCe0.2Zr0.7Y0.1O3 − δ (BCZY27) ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
A rugged and high throughput capillary column (cLC) LC-MS switching platform using large volume injection and on-line automatic filtration and filter back-flush (AFFL) solid phase extraction (SPE) for analysis of environmental ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
In this communication, we report the synthesis and characterization of a library of small molecule antagonists of the human gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor based upon the 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-4-piperazinyl-benzimidazole ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
A rapid, sensitive and reliable method was developed for the determination of a broad range of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in various blood matrices (serum, plasma, and whole blood), and uses only 50 μL of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
We study the effects of magnetic fields in the context of magnetic field density-functional theory (BDFT), where the energy is a functional of the electron density ρ and the magnetic field B. We show that this approach is ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
We demonstrate controlled deposition by atomic layer deposition of YVO4:Yb3+ thin films exhibiting an intense NIR emission under UV excitation after post-deposition annealing at 1000 °C. The samples are deposited using the ...