Lars-André Tokheim's USN home page

 

 

Name:

Lars-André Tokheim

Position:

Professor in Process Technology

E-mail:

Lars.A.Tokheim@usn.no

Phone:

+47 35 57 51 71 / +47 957 57 910

Office:

A-196a (building A)

Faculty:

Technology, Natural Sciences and Maritime Sciences (campus Porsgrunn)

Department:

Process, Energy and Environmental Technology

Postal address:

University of South-Eastern Norway

P.O. Box 203

NO-3901 Porsgrunn

 

Responsibilities at USN

  • Teaching and coordination of the following MSc courses:
    1. PEF1110 Transport Processes
    2. PEF2006 Gas Purification and Energy Optimization
  • RnD (member of URGENT, the USN Research Group for Energy and Environmental Technology; more info below)
  • Coordination of program Master in Process, Energy and Environmental Technology (EET)
  • Supervision of:
    1. PhD students
    2. Master students (FMH606 Master's thesis and FM4017 Project)
  • Coordinating the following master courses (jointly with ITA coordinator Ru Yan and EPE coordinator Elin Fjeld):
    1. FMH606 Master's thesis
    2. FM4017 Project (for PT og EET students)

 

Previously:

  • Coordinating the following master’s programs:
    1. Master program in Process Technology (PT)
    2. Master program in Energy and Environmental Technology (EET)
  • Coordinating the PhD program in Process, Energy, and Automation Engineering
  • Running ePed forum
  • Supervising 1 post doc (project: “NOx reduction potential of Amine Reclaimer Waste”, period: 2010-2012; cooperation with Tel-Tek, Denmark Technical University (DTU) in Copenhagen and Norcem AS Brevik)
  • Teaching and coordinating the Master course "PT1006 Transport processes with CFD"
  • Teaching part of the Master course "EET1006 Water processes and Ecology" (Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009)
  • Teaching and coordinating the Bachelor course "KJ5106 Gass, kraft og varme med lab" / "K4403 Gass, kraft og varme" (Spring 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009)
  • Teaching part of the Bachelor course "EN3103 Alternative energisystemer" (Fall 2007 and Fall 2006)
  • Supervising Bachelor students, ”PRH606 Main Project” (6th Semester) and “KJ5506 Project KJ5 Process Design” (5th Semester)
  • Coordinating the Master course "I3102 Energy technology" (Fall 2006)

 

Educational background

  • 1994-1999: PhD (dr.ing.), Combustion, TUC/NTNU
  • 1992-1994: MSc (siv.ing.), Industrial Environmental Technology, TUC
  • 1989-1992: BSc (ing.), Chemistry, TUC

 

Relevant experience (positions)

  • 2016-dd: Professor, University of South-Eastern Norway, Faculty of Technology
  • 2009-2017: Project manager (part-time) at Tel-Tek, GassTek Department
  • 2006-2015: Associate Professor, Telemark University College, Faculty of Technology
  • 2003: Supervisor (part-time), Tel-Tek, Department of Combustion and Environment
  • 2002-2006: Norcem as, Brevik, Manager of Process Development and Environment
  • 1998-2002: Norcem as, Brevik, Process Engineer in the Production Department
  • 1995-1998: Project manager (part-time) at Tel-Tek, Department of Combustion and Environment
  • 1994-1998: Research scholar, Telemark University College

 

Publications and reports

 

Main research interests

  • Cement production, especially the clinker production process (in particular calciner technology)
  • CO2 capture
  • Electrified cement production
  • Combustion of alternative fuels / biofuels
  • Correlations between process conditions and emissions to air, i.a. nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur oxides (SOx), carbon dioxide (CO2), total orcanic carbon (TOC), hydrochloric acid (HCl) and mercury (Hg)

 

PhD supervision (ongoing and previous)

  • Zahir Bahramand (ongoing)
    • Project: “Strategic Assessment of Biomass- and Waste-to-X Pathways”
    • Period: 2023-2026
    • My role: PhD advisor (informal supervisor) + co-author of several scientific articles
  • Ron M. Jacob (dissertation defended 31st August 2023)
    • Project: Combined calcination and CO2 capture in cement clinker production by use of CO2-neutral electrical energy
    • Period: 2020-2023
    • Cooperation with: Norcem AS Brevik
  • Amila Chandra Kahawalage (ongoing)
    • Project: Optimized utilization of fully or partly CO2 neutral fuels in cement kilns
    • Period: 2015-2020
    • Cooperation with: Norcem AS Brevik
  • Chameera Jayarathna (dissertation defended 15th September 2017)
    • Project: Fully integrated regenerative calcium cycling (FIRCC)
    • Dissertation title: Development of a fluidized bed particle classifier for application in calcium looping with indirect heat transfer – experiments and simulations
    • Period: 2013-2017
    • Cooperation with: Alstom/GE
  • Hiromi Ariyaratne (dissertation defended 11th September 2014)
    • Dissertation title: Utilization of waste-derived biofuels and partly CO2-neutral fuels in cement kilns
    • Period: 2009-2014
    • Cooperation with: Norcem AS Brevik

 

Master student supervision (ongoing and previous)

 

Hobbies

 

Updated 7 August 2026 by Lars-André Tokheim