Master's thesis projects

Astronomy and Plas​ma Physics

Energy Technology ​

• Radar-based measurements of the solids flow in a circulating fluidized bed​ 

• Characterization of fuel mixing in a fluidized bed for renewable heat and power – Magnetic particle tracking​ 

• Experimental Investigation of the Gas Flow in Commercial-Scale Fluidized Bed Units​ 

•  Transforming the Swedish waste management system into a circular economy of plastics​  

• Wind power with hydrogen production, storage, and reconversion as flexible baseload in the Nordic energy system​ 
  

• Evaluation of potential applications of pyrolysis oil from tire pyrolysis​ 

• Sulfite oxidation in wet flue gas cleaning 

• Impact of applying novel Dry Potassium CO2 capture (DPC) process at Renova​​ 

• Limiting perfect foresight in energy systems modeling​ 

• Negative CO2 Emissions with chemical-looping combustion using calcium manganate 

• Extraction possibilities of valuable metals from ilmenite after OCAC of waste fuels  

• Socio-economic benefits of energy storage in solar PV mini-grids in east Africa​ 

• Process optimisation of an experimental rotary kiln 

• Thermal plasma in pilot-scale, rotating furnaces​ ​

• Modeling future refineries on the path to net-zero​ 

• Filling data gaps of sustainability related properties based on molecular descriptors and advanced data mining methods  

• Knowledge mining from scientific articles and reports​   

• Characterization of slugging and solids through-flow in packed-fluidized bed 

• Copper smelter slag as chemically active bed material in fluidized-bed combustion and related processes for CO2 mitigation​​ 

• ​Rigorous technoeconomic assessment of the production costs of phase-change solvents for CO2 capture 

• Theoretical and computational examination of thermal plasma recycling of aluminum scrap  

• Reduction of CO2 emission in cement production using a thermal plasma​  

• Material use in a low carbon energy system 

• Magnetic separation of oxygen carriers from bed ash in heat and power plants – Experimental investigation and modelling​

• Plastic waste recycling via gasification – influence of operating conditions on product distribution​

• Process development of the straight grate process for iron ore pelletization at LKAB​ (I samarbete med LKAB).

Geoscience and remote sensing

Radar Remote Se​nsing​​

• Retrieval of sea surface waves from satellite radar images using machine learning​ 

• Numerical simulation of satellite radar imaging of the sea surface waves​ 

• Model flow of ocean wave characteristics in space-time 

• Synthetic aperture radar imaging using automotive radar​ 

• Estimation of Ocean Currents from Optical and Thermal IR Satellite Data

• Satellite synthetic aperture radar for sea ice type discrimination

• Ice Floe Probability Mapping with Microwave Satellite Sensors

• Ocean Surface Wind Estimation from Radar Satellites 

Onsala Space Ob​servatory

• Sustainable Battery Materials for Swedish Electric Cars 

• Electrification of Heavy-Duty Transport in Sweden​ 

• Usage pattern of e-scooter services​  

• Mobility services, behavioral change and sustainable mobility patterns​ 

• Assessing the role of agricultural trade in driving biodiversity loss from tropical deforestation​ 

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