Crystallization and separation processes

• Crystallization and precipitation for separation and product design
  • Phase equilibria and kinetics
  • Process design, monitoring and control

• Application of crystallization/precipitation processes for sustainable production of target compounds
  • Innovative concepts of enantiomer separation and production (e. g. Preferential and counter-current (fractional) crystallization, integrated reaction-crystallization processes)
  • Separation, purification and valorization of waste or residual materials from industrial processing (e. g. lignin from wood treatment, valuable products from depolymerization mixtures of waste plastics)

Possible research projects (not exhaustive)

• Multi-step separation systems for complex mixtures arising from depolymerization or pyrolysis processes
  (Collaboration partners: Prof. Sundmacher, Prof. Kienle, Prof. Sager)
• Prediction of thermodynamic properties and phase equilibria
  (Collaboration partner: Prof. Sundmacher)