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IKFTETOS Research Award for Liana Savintseva

Liana Savintseva won the ETOS Research Award. Congratulations!

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ACS PublicationsInvestigation of the particle shape of cobalt-based Fischer–Tropsch catalysts

A recent investigation of the particle shape of cobalt-based Fischer–Tropsch catalysts using Monte Carlo simulations was featured as a front cover in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C.  J. Phys. Chem. C 2025,129,13232−13243.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5c02777

 

IKFTBest Poster Award at the 58th Annual Meeting of German Catalytic Scientists (Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker) in Weimar

Asad Asadli won the Best Poster Award at the 58th international Annual Meeting of German Catalytic Scientists (Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker) in Weimar. Congratulations!

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IKFTPromotion Dr. Mathias Betz

On February 18, 2025, Dr. Matthias Betz successfully passed his doctoral examination and defended his thesis on the topic “Production of gasoline-like paraffins from ethylene”.

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IEA Energy Task 34Lead of IEA Bioenergy Task 34 for 2025-2027: Dr.-Ing. Axel Funke and Alexandra Böhm

For the third time in a row, task lead of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Bioenergy Task 34 ‚Direct Thermochemical Liquefaction (DTL)‘ will remain at IKFT with Dr.-Ing. Axel Funke and Alex Böhm for the upcoming triennium 2025-2027. IEA Bioenergy Task 34 consists of representatives from research institutes and industry to advance commercial implementation of DTL technology. One key aspect of the upcoming work will be mobilization of diverse biogenic residues, a topic that has been fostered by IKFT for many years already. Additionally, cross cutting topics like negative CO2 emissions, flexible supply of energy, and synergies between hydrogen- and bio-based value chains are actively shaped within IEA Bioenergy.

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IKFTFoundation stone ceremony for the new research building for the Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology (IKFT)

With the laying of the cornerstone on November 20, 2024, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) celebrated the start of construction of a new research building for the Institute for Catalysis Research and Technology (IKFT) at KIT.

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IKFT_Herrera_KarlaReactor in a reactor in a shoebox

In the BMWK joint project “3D-PROCESS”, researchers from Evonik, KIT and Siemens are developing innovative reactor concepts that fit into a shoebox.

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Poster Asad AsadliPoster Prize at the 3rd International Conference on Unconventional Catalysis, Reactors and Applications (UCRA 2024) in Warsahw

 

Asad Asadli won a Poster Prize at the 3rd International Conference on Unconventional Catalysis, Reactors and Applications (UCRA 2024) in Warshaw, Poland. Congratulations!

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Rabia Poster PreisPoster Prize at Catalysis „Fundamentals and Practice“ Summer School 2024 in Liverpool (UK)

Rabia Ilica won the 1st Poster Prize at the Catalysis "Fundamentals and Practice" Summer School 2024 in Liverpool, England.

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Preisübergabe NGCS13Best Oral Presentation Award at 13th Natural Gas Conversion Symposium (NGCS13)

Cherie Hsu won one the Best Oral Presentation Award at the 13th Natural Gas Conversion Symposium (NGCS13) in Xiamen, China with more than 800 delegates. Congratulations!

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Besuch EvonikKIT-Students visit the process engineering department of Evonik in Hanau

Students from the Course “Process Development and Scale-up” at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) visited the department “Process Technology & Engineering” at Evonik Industries at the Hanau-site at the end of April.

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Carl zerbe preisCarl-Zerbe Prize

TT-Prof. Dr. Moritz Wolf has received the prestigious Carl-Zerbe Prize from the German Scientific Society for Sustainable Energy Sources, Mobility and Carbon Cycles e. V. (DGMK).

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SpiskePromotion

Dr Lucas Spiske successfully defended his thesis "Theoretical investigation of n-butane isomerization in metal-substituted aluminosilicates" on October 23.

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DinjusThe 80th birthday of Prof. Dr. Eckhard Dinjus
On February 22, our former Institute Director Professor Dr. Eckhard Dinjus celebrates his 80th birthday.

 

 

Desorption over NOx-Storage Catalyst

Our recent study on Spatially and Temporally Resolved Measurements of NO Adsorption/Desorption over NOx-Storage Catalyst by Sui Wan et al., published as VeryImportantPaper by ChemPhysChem revealed the potential of PLIF as very useful tool to investigate the interaction between surface kinetics and the surrounding gas flow, especially for transient catalytic processes.

Nachruf Baumgaertner