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Hashemi, L. (author)The demand for sustainable and clean energy sources has become increasingly vital in addressing the challenges of climate change and energy security. Hydrogen, with its high energy density and potential for carbon-free energy conversion, has emerged as a promising candidate for future energy systems. Efficient storage and retrieval of hydrogen...doctoral thesis 2024
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Kamphorst, R. (author), Wanjari, Pratyush (author), Saedy, S. (author), van Dam, Julia F.K. (author), Thijssen, A. (author), Brüner, Philipp (author), Grehl, Thomas (author), Meesters, G.M.H. (author), van Ommen, J.R. (author)In this study, we investigated the wettability and agglomeration characteristics of polymer microspheres coated with low-temperature deposited SiO<sub>2</sub> in a fluidized bed atomic layer deposition (ALD) setup. Surface characterization revealed the presence of a significant amount of deposited Si-OH groups within the first cycles. A...journal article 2024
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Alvarez, A. C. (author), Bruining, J. (author), Marchesin, D. (author)Carbonated water flooding (CWI) increases oil production due to favorable dissolution effects and viscosity reduction. Accurate modeling of CWI performance requires a simulator with the ability to capture the true physics of such process. In this study, compositional modeling coupled with surface complexation modeling (SCM) are done, allowing...journal article 2024
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van Dam, J.P.B. (author), Tiringer, U. (author), Abrahami, S.T. (author), Milošev, I. (author), Terryn, H.A. (author), Kovač, J. (author), Mol, J.M.C. (author)The sol–gel process is a chemical surface preparation method based on hydrolysis and polycondensation reactions for enhanced adhesion for metallic substrates in adhesive bonding and coating applications. This paper describes an investigation into the effect of the microstructural complexity of two commonly used aerospace aluminium alloys (AAs...journal article 2024
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Wanjari, Pratyush (author)This research aimed to enhance and quantify the wettability and water affinity of Expancel microparticles which generally demonstrates a lack of affinity with water. To enhance their water affinity, hydrophilic coatings like SiO2 and TiO2 were deposited onto the microparticles using atomic layer deposition (ALD). Various experimental techniques...master thesis 2023
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Teixidó, Helena (author), Caglar, Baris (author), Michaud, Véronique (author)We seek to address how air entrapment mechanisms during infiltration are influenced by the wetting characteristics of the fluid and the pore network formed by the reinforcement. To this end, we evaluated the behavior of two model fluids with different surface tensions, infiltrating three carbon fiber reinforcements, by means of X-ray...journal article 2023
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Teixidó, Helena (author), Broggi, G.C. (author), Caglar, Baris (author), Michaud, Véronique (author)We propose a methodology to monitor the progressive saturation of a non-translucent unidirectional carbon fabric stack through its thickness by means of X-ray radiography and extract the dynamic saturation curves using image analysis. Four constant flow rate injections with increasing flow speed were carried out. These were simulated by a...journal article 2023
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Jangda, Zaid (author), Menke, Hannah (author), Busch, Andreas (author), Geiger, S. (author), Bultreys, Tom (author), Lewis, Helen (author), Singh, Kamaljit (author)Hypothesis<br/><br/>Underground hydrogen (H2) storage is a potentially viable solution for large-scale cyclic H2 storage; however, the behavior of H2 at subsurface pressure and temperature conditions is poorly known. This work investigates if the pore-scale displacement processes in H2-brine systems in a porous sandstone can be sufficiently well...journal article 2022
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Hashemi, L. (author), Boon, M.M. (author), Glerum, Wuis (author), Farajzadeh, R. (author), Hajibeygi, H. (author)Characterizing the wettability of hydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>)–methane (CH<sub>4</sub>) mixtures in subsurface reservoirs is the first step towards understanding containment and transport properties for underground hydrogen storage (UHS). In this study, we investigate the static contact angles of H<sub>2</sub>–CH<sub>4</sub> mixtures, in contact...journal article 2022
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van Rooijen, W.A. (author), Hashemi, L. (author), Boon, M.M. (author), Farajzadeh, R. (author), Hajibeygi, H. (author)Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS) is an attractive technology for large-scale (TWh) renewable energy storage. To ensure the safety and efficiency of the UHS, it is crucial to quantify the H<sub>2</sub> interactions with the reservoir fluids and rocks across scales, including the micro scale. This paper reports the experimental measurements...journal article 2022
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van Rooijen, Willemijn (author)Underground Hydrogen storage (UHS) is an attractive technology for large-scale energy storage. The UHS safety and efficiency depends highly on accurate characterization of H2 interactions with reservoir fluids, specially wettability analyses for H2/brine/rock systems. This thesis reports experimental measurements of advancing and receding...master thesis 2021
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Antonova, Anna (author), Eik, Marika (author), Jokinen, Ville (author), Punkki, Jouni (author), Puttonen, Jari (author)The performance of fibre reinforced cementitious composites depends on the interaction between the cementitious matrix and the fibres on the micro-scale. This interaction is affected by the material and surface properties of the fibre and the micro-scale characteristics of the cementitious matrix close to the fibre surface, creating the...conference paper 2021
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Tiringer, U. (author), van Dam, J.P.B. (author), Abrahami, S.T. (author), Terryn, H.A. (author), Kovač, J. (author), Milošev, I. (author), Mol, J.M.C. (author)The sol-gel synthesis process is a versatile method used to produce a wide diversity of materials and is being increasingly used as a surface modification method to alter porosity, wettability, catalytic activity, biocompatibility and corrosion performance of underlying substrates. Silane sol–gel films deposited on aluminium and aluminium...review 2021
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Hashemi, L. (author), Glerum, Wuis (author), Farajzadeh, R. (author), Hajibeygi, H. (author)Subsurface porous formations provide large capacities for underground hydrogen storage (UHS). Successful utilization of these porous reservoirs for UHS depends on accurate quantification of the hydrogen transport characteristics at continuum (macro) scale, specially in contact with other reservoir fluids. Relative-permeability and capillary...journal article 2021
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Hassan, A.M. (author), Ayoub, M. (author), Eissa, M. (author), Bruining, J. (author), Zitha, P.L.J. (author)This contribution focuses on surface complexes in the calcite-brine-surfactant system. This is relevant for the recovery of oil when using a new hybrid enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method, which combines smart-water (i.e., ionically modified brine) and foam-flooding (SWAF) of light oil with dissolved carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) at high...journal article 2020
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Hamdi, M. (author), Poulis, J.A. (author)The impact of UV/ozone treatment on the wettability and adhesion of ethylene propylene diene methylene (EPDM) rubber, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) was investigated using contact angle measurements, OWRK surface free energy model, standardized adhesion tests, and spectroscopic and microscopic observations...journal article 2019
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van Aken, Joris (author)Cartilage repair remains a major challenge and treatment of osteochondral defects generally results in inferior quality fibrous repair tissue. This study aims to elaborate on the work of Korthagen et al. who developed a thermoplastic polyurethane and polyetherketoneketone implant to treat osteochondral defects. Although promising results were...master thesis 2019
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Blok, Adriaan (author)Selective laser melting (SLM) is an additive manufacturing technique, which is currently on the rise of being used for manufacturing bone implants. Spinal cage, dental and hip implants can for example be manufactured using SLM. Ti6Al4V lattice structures, categorised as metamaterials, can be printed by SLM with mechanical properties close to...master thesis 2019
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Tio, Kimberly (author)Administration of drugs can help in the recovery of the brain for example after a stroke. There are many available delivery routes such as intravenous injection or local injection in the brain. Whereas, the former encounters problems with systemic side effects, the latter requires multiple invasive brain surgery. Local drug administration could...master thesis 2018
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Novel application of PEG/SDS interaction as a wettability modifier of hydrophobic carbonate surfacesHeydari, Nasim (author), Asgari, Mahdi (author), Shojai Kaveh, N. (author), Fakhroueian, Zahra (author)Wettability alteration of carbonate reservoirs from oil-wet to water-wet is an important method to increase the efficiency of oil recovery. Interaction between surfactants and polymers can enhance the effectiveness of surfactants in EOR applications. In this study, the interaction of polyethylene glycol (PEG) with an ionic surfactant, sodium...journal article 2018
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