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Development of effective sorbents and catalysts for the capture and conversion of CO2
(2019)Doctoral Thesis -
Lab-Scale Prototype of a Thermochemical Energy Storage System: Assembly and Experimental Investigation
(2019)Thermal Energy Storage (TES) has the potential to enable 24/7 production of clean, and infinitely abundant solar energy. Vast efforts are being made to achieve cost-competitiveness with other forms of energy. In this work, Thermochemical Energy Storage (TCS), which stores thermal energy in the form of chemical bonds, is experimentally investigated for its potential for improving the efficiency and economics of the traditional TES systems. ...Master Thesis -
An Integrative Proteogenomics Strategy to Identify the Entire Protein Coding Potential in Prokaryotic Genomes
(2019)Systems biology is based on the view that the cell as a biological system is greater than the sum of its molecular parts. Through the integration of quantitative information of the cell’s molecular elements, such as genes, transcripts, proteins, metabolites and their molecular interactions, in combination with molecular modelling, systems biologists aim to model and predict the behaviour of a complex system such as a cell. A prerequisite ...Doctoral Thesis -
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Development of operando diagnostics for Li-ion cathodes by Raman spectroscopy
(2019)The ever increasing demand for better-performing Li-ion batteries (LIBs) motivates substantial research efforts into the understanding of the working principles of every battery component, particularly of the cathode because it is the performance-limiting component in LIBs. The lithium-transition-metal oxides (LiMO2) with layered structure are the state-of-the-art cathode active materials for LIBs but many aspects of their operation are ...Doctoral Thesis -
Approximate Dynamic Programming: theoretical guarantees and practical algorithms for a continuous space setting
(2019)Many problems in science and engineering can be cast as discrete time, continuous space, infinite horizon stochastic optimal control problems. The so-called value function and Q-function both characterise the solution of such problems, but are both intractable to compute in all but a few special cases. This thesis focuses on methods that approximate the value function and Q-function. We consider the linear programming approach to ...Doctoral Thesis -
The Potential of Digitalization for Sustainability: A Building Process Perspective
(2019)There is a potential of digitalization in improving sustainability throughout the entire building process. One way to address this potential is through BIM-LCA integration. Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a method for analyzing the environmental impact of buildings. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a methodology that can help to account for LCA during the Building Process. Current industry practice and research show that ...Master Thesis -
Künstliche Lichtemissionen im Jurapark Aargau
(2019)Künstliche Lichtemissionen haben in den letzten Jahrzehnten stetig zugenommen und bisher ist noch kein Ende dieses Trends ersichtlich. Mit den Jahren ist in der Bevölkerung, der Politik und der Wissenschaft das Bewusstsein gewachsen, dass auch Licht eine Art der Umweltverschmutzung bedeuten kann. Der Kanton Aargau und der Jurapark Aargau entwickeln momentan Strategien zum Themenbereich «Lichtemissionen» und sind an einer grundlegenden ...Bachelor Thesis -