SPT
SPT (Sustainable Process Technology)
The key disciplines of the group are: process development, separations, reaction/reactor engineering and industrial chemistry/catalysis. The research group evaluates the whole process chains in order to identify main bottlenecks and related scientific challenges. Typically, the experimental work starts with high throughput screening activities (mg scale) to scan the operating regimes and ends at PDU (process development unit) level of 1 kg/h to obtain proof of principle data. Modelling activities are carried out at multi-scale level (e.g. for biomass pyrolysis: cell wall, particle, reactor, process).
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BACHELOR/MASTER
solvent screening, phase separation, liquid-liquid extraction, brine concentration, thermo-responsive
extraction processes, real-time analysis, NMR spectroscopy, material characterization
MASTER
fast pyrolysis, plastic waste, polymer interaction
CO₂ capture, cost evaluation, understanding models
process simulation, carbon-carbon coupling, SAF
renewable energy storage, MgCO3 adsorbent material, reactor types
heat transfer, natural convection, LOGIC loop
process safety, hazard and operability, large language models
oxygen carrier development, reactor design, fuels
oxygen carrier development, reactor design, fuels
liquid-liquid extraction, solvent screening, machine learning
organic synthesis, characterization, metal extraction
synthesis, batch extaction experiments, analytical quantification
green leaching agents, metal recovery, sustainability, batch leaching experiments
synthesis, batch experiments, Karr column
equalibrium and kinetic experiments, adsorption column, regenerating strategies
process modeling, liquid-liquid extraction, fractional extraction (FREX), brine concentration, Aspen Plus
literature and experimental study, properties characterization, data analysis
feedstock characterization, batch screening, energy consumption, operating costs
literature review, mathematical models, solid-gas reactions, transport
literature research, fluidized bed, heat transfer properties, modelling, CO2 regeneration
literature research, CO2 capture, reducing energy consumption, simulations
literature study, low CO2 concentration experiments, transport limitations, kinetic model fitting
literature study, simulations, heat transfer, CO2 capture, moving bed
literature review, model development, setup design & construction, model validation
dynamic filtration, cleaning models, optimization strategies, sensitivity analysis, long-term performance
lithium; ferrofluid; solvent extraction
magnetic nanoparticles; sodium; aqueous two-phases
literature review, design & planning, ebulliometric measurements, catalytic experiments, reactor design
literature research, Python/JAX, column model, distillation, isomer separation
literature research, optimization studies, Aspen, sizing and costing equations
ternary system, Aspen, surrogate model, optimization, literature search