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  1. 1. Historical ecology of the Greater Burgan oilfield : economy, technology, politics, and workers

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Saleh Youssef; [2022]
    Keywords : Oil extraction; The Greater Burgan Oilfield; Petrocultures; Assemblage thinking; Kuwait econ-omy; Oil peak; Migrant labour; Environmental History;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the current state of crude oil extraction and production in the Greater Burgan oilfield, Kuwait's largest and oldest oilfield. This thesis is based on interviews with oilfield workers, analyses of official documents from the Kuwaiti government and the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), and my own experience as an oilfield worker in Kuwait. READ MORE

  3. 2. Architecture of Power

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Fredrik Wadensten; [2021]
    Keywords : Architecture; Stockholm; City planning; Urban planning; Urban space; Energy production; Hydropower; Renewable energy; Public space; Housing; Nacka; Renewal;

    Abstract : The 34 silos at Jarlaberg today contain crude oil but after the lease of land expires at 2036 are refurbished and remade to hold 2 500 000 m3 of water from Stockholm archipelago. Sharing the industrial plot of the reworked silos are 13 buildings with 2000 households between them. READ MORE

  4. 3. Bio-oil based polymeric composites for additive manufacturing

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Suvi Muukka; [2020]
    Keywords : polymer composite; polyamide; glass fiber; microcrystalline cellulose; composite; compatibilization; additive manufacturing; polymeerikomposiitti; polyamidi; lasikuitu; mikrokiteinen selluloosa; kompatibilisaatio; materiaalia lisäävät menetelmät; polymerkomposit; polyamid; glasfiber; mikrokristallin cellulosa; kompatibilisering; additiv tillverkning;

    Abstract : Plast- och kompositindustrin har växt i årtionden och den ständigt växande världen och ny teknik kräver ännu större mängder polymerkompositer för en mängd olika tillämpningar. Numera är de negativa miljöaspekterna av polymerproduktion och plastavfall kända, men trots detta är råoljafortfarande det primära råmaterialet för de flesta polymerer. READ MORE

  5. 4. Comparison between protein yield in different spring-rape varieties : jämförelse av proteinutbyte mellan olika vårrapssorter

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Maja Jonsson; [2019]
    Keywords : rapeseed; spring-rape; protein; protein yield; future food; sustainable food production;

    Abstract : The market for new protein sources for food has never been as popular as it is today. This is partly a response to the increased climate threat. One major contributing factor to the climate impact is food production and the huge waste that comes from both producer and consumer. READ MORE

  6. 5. Optimizing process parameters to increase the quality of the output in a separator : An application of Deep Kernel Learning in combination with the Basin-hopping optimizer

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statistik och maskininlärning

    Author : Eric Herwin; [2019]
    Keywords : Industrial process; Optimization; Gaussian Process; Deep Kernel Learning; Basin-hopping;

    Abstract : Achieving optimal efficiency of production in the industrial sector is a process that is continuously under development. In several industrial installations separators, produced by Alfa Laval, may be found, and therefore it is of interest to make these separators operate more efficiently. READ MORE