Studentoppgaver (TN-IKBM)
Master- og bacheloroppgaver i kjemi, biovitenskap og miljøteknologi (IKBM)
Recent Submissions
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Biological effects of pharmaceuticals around a marine wastewater outfall – a case study in Rogaland, Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-01)In this thesis, farmed Mytilus edulis were caged and deployed at three locations at the coastline of the North Sea to monitor the potential biological effect related to the presence of pharmaceuticals in the marine ... -
A modelling study of environmental fate and effects of oil leakage from abandoned wells
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-15)Potential environmental consequences of oil leakages are taken into consideration in the ongoing development of plug and abandonment (P&A) activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The P&A on the NCS has been ... -
Reliability of a conductivity controlled slurry doser
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)Anthropogenic emissions of sulphur and nitrogen oxides cause acid rain giving acidic waters. Moreover, the bedrock in the southern parts of Norway provides no or little buffer capacity. This combination has caused fish ... -
Aquatic ecotoxicological assessment of sediments collected in Bergen using in vitro bioassays based on fish cell lines
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-12-15)Bergen is located along the coast in western Norway and is the second biggest city in the country, acting as a gateway to oceans and fjords in the region featuring extensive fish populations. As such, environmental evaluation ... -
The application of digital image analysis to quantify histological pathological changes in Mytilus edulis from the Water Column Monitoring program
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)Use of histopathology to identify changes in marine species in response to contaminants is a long-known practice. The suitability of histopathological biological markers in the assessment of marine environment quality ... -
Review and evaluation of techno-economic and environmental simulation tools to address CO2 transport within CCS value chain
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an important solution to meeting climate targets set by United Nations and can potentially reduce 15 % of CO2 emissions globally. CCS has been studied for over 20 years. However, its ... -
Transitioning from mesophilic to thermophilic anaerobic digestion at VEAS and the influence of co-digesting primary sludge with potato-stillage
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a microbial degradation process in the absence of oxygen by several complex biological reactions where polymeric organic carbon compounds are transformed into biogas and potential biofertilizer. ... -
Homeostasis by depression kinetics with multisite inhibition and positive feedback
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020)In order to survive all living organisms must, to some extent, be able to adapt to the changes in environment.In recent years there have been proposed different controller motifs that are used to explain how does the ... -
Removal of antibiotic resistant genes in wastewater treatment plants
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-28)Antibiotic resistance has been regarded as a growing international problem, due to extensive overuse of antibiotics has led to untreatable infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB). Wastewater treatment ... -
Current wastewater treatment methods and emerging technologies with a focus on removal of pharmaceuticals.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)The global consumption of pharmaceuticals is increasing, and in recent years there has been a growing concern surrounding the release of pharmaceuticals to the environment. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) have been ... -
Synthesis, Characterization and Performance Testing of Environmental Acceptable Demulsifiers
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-07-15)Separation of crude oil from production water has been one of the first and most important challenges of the oil and gas industry. The dehydration of the crude oil is required to meet transportation and selling standards, ... -
Detection and quantification of pharmaceuticals in sediment, seawater, and wastewater treatment plant samples
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-07-15)Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) are increasingly occurring in nature. Their presence is posing a concern about antibiotic resistance in bacteria and other effects on the ecosystem, which are not yet fully understood. ... -
Optimization of the Inoculum-to-Substrate Ratio in Solid-State Spent Coffee Grounds Anaerobic Digestion Biorefineries Using Anaerobic Sludge for Maximal Bio-CH4 Production.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020)The optimization of bio-CH4 production from spent coffee grounds (SCGs) using anaerobic sludge (AS) under different inoculum-to-substrate ratios (ISRs) using solid-state batch-fed anaerobic digestion (AD) reactors was ... -
Plasma Activated Water: The Next Generation Technology for Food and Agricultural Applications
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020)Plasma activated water (PAW) has recently gained increased attention as a next generation non-thermal food processing technology. It has promising potential as a eco-friendly alternative to traditional decontamination ... -
Effects of protein enrichment in texture modified and minced fish products
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)The aim of this thesis was to develop two protein enriched products based on haddock and silver smelt, reaching the level of total protein in the utilized fish raw material. Both products were enriched by whey protein ... -
Exploring Analytical Methods for Quality Control and Accurate Quantification of Major Biologically Active Components in Astragalus Radix
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020)Abstract Introduction Over the past decade, the worldwide consumption and sales of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) herbs have grown enormously. Astragalus Radix (Chinese: Huang qi) (AR), the dried root of Astragalus ... -
Development of LC-MS/MS method for analysing immunosuppressants in whole blood for the purpose of TDM, with the novel application of SALLE in the sample preparation
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-07-06)The laboratory for Medical Biochemistry at Stavanger University Hospital (SUS) needed a new method for analysing tacrolimus, sirolimus, everolimus and cyclosporin A. A method was developed using the analytical principles ... -
Tacrine hybrids as multi-target-directed ligands against Alzheimer’s disease
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-07)World health organization estimates that nearly 9.9 million people develop dementia each year. Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, and contributes to 60-70% of the cases. In addition to affecting ... -
Synthesis and Testing of Oil Field Scale Inhibitors
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)Scale formation is one of the major problems faced during production in the oil industry. A common method to control scale is the utilization of chemicals known as scale inhibitors (SIs). Several SIs are available commercially ... -
Effect of metformin and phenformin in acute myeloid leukemia cell lines MOLM-13 and HL-60
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-07)Cancer is a large group of diseases and a second leading cause of death globally with an estimated 9.6 million death in 2018 according to World Health Organization (WHO). It is an abnormal and uncontrollably growth of cells ...
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