Chemical Process Engineering
Major research interests
- Multiphase reaction engineering & kinetics in homogeneous & heterogeneous systems
- Kinetic reactors & dynamic experimental/operational control, reaction calorimetry
- Homogeneous, heterogeneous catalysis & enzyme catalysis
- Mechanistic kinetic modelling & model reduction, operando spectroscopy
- Deactivation & regeneration of catalysts - dynamic operation
- Integrated reactors and chemical processes for process intensification
- membrane reactors and separation processes, enzyme immobilized pore flow reactors
- adsorptive/chromatographic reactors/processes, SMB technology
- Modelling & simulation of reactors and process engineering processes
- Recycling & recirculation strategies for side products, including CO2, whey etc.
Possible research projects (not exhaustive)
- Design of solvent-based depolymerization processes for mixed plastics
(Collaboration partners: Prof. Sundmacher, hon. Prof. Rihko-Struckmann, Prof. von Langermann) - (Re-)synthesis processes for new target chemicals from depolymerization mixtures and biogenic residues
(Collaboration partners: Dr. Vidakovic-Koch, Prof. von Langermann, Prof. Sundmacher) - Analysis of reaction networks and kinetics in solvent-based depolymerization
(Collaboration partners: hon. Prof. Stein, Prof. Sundmacher) - Analysis of reaction networks and kinetics in catalytic pyrolysis
(Collaboration partners: Prof. Thévenin) - Novel pathways for depolymerization and (re-)synthesis
(Collaboration partners: Prof. von Langermann, Dr. Vidakovic-Koch)
