PhD Researcher Fellow in Chemical Engineering - Zero emission aluminium production

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 A PhD Researcher Fellow position in chemical engineering for a new zero emission aluminium production process is available. The PhD candidate will be part of our team at the Department of Chemical Engineering at NTNU, and work on the ZEAL research project financed by The Research Council of Norway and Hydro.

For a position as a PhD Candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree.  

The Project

The ZEAL project is a part of Hydro’s development path for HalZero – a zero-emission electrolysis process which is an important part of Hydro's climate strategy to create a sustainable aluminum process for the future.  The HalZero process is based on aluminium chloride electrolysis with CO2 capture and recycling as an integrated part of the process. In the ZEAL project, four PhD candidates at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Materials Science and Engineering will work closely together on different topics related to the new process in collaboration with their supervisors, Hydro and SINTEF.

This PhD candidate will focus on the liquid/gas/solid phase transitions in a separation unit to understand the optimal operation window in the new process. Through advanced numerical simulations supported by experimental data, the PhD candidate will achieve relevant knowledge of the separation process of CO2 and aluminium chloride for enabling optimal design. For the position as a PhD candidate, the goal is a completed doctoral education up to an obtained doctoral degree. Additional information about the research group can be found here .