We work on environmental and climate friendly novel chemical technologies. Our current research projects focus on the reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4, N2O) and local pollutants (NOx, particulate matter etc.) from processes in chemical industry, traffic, transportation, and the energy sector. Aside from developing advanced experimental tools for a better understanding of chemical reactors, we give a special emphasis on mathematical modeling and numerical simulation of technical processes.
The Deutschmann research group is part of the Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP) and belongs to both the Faculty of Chemistry and Biosciences and the Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering within Division I at KIT.
In catalysis research, we are closely linked to the IKFT and the Grunwaldt group. Our joint work on emission control is part of the Exhaust Gas Center Karlsruhe and the CRC 1441 TrackAct. In the ENERMAT laboratory, we study fuel and electrolysis cells. Within the CRC/TRR150 and Clean Circles, we collaborate with TU Darmstadt on reactive flowsand carbon-free chemical energy carriers, respectively.
Iron can be used in a cyclic process as a carbon-free energy carrier. Energy release occurs through the oxidation of iron with air, resulting in the formation of iron oxides. Conversely, energy storage is achieved through the reduction of iron oxides using green hydrogen. Our recently published study primarily investigates the oxidation behavior of iron powders under mild conditions and examines the impact of cyclic operations. Detailed insights into the processes are obtained through thermogravimetric analysis, wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS), Mössbauer spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). 27.09.2024
Renewable methane is a versatile energy carrier that holds significant promise as a sustainable fuel. Within the MethQuest project, we have investigated an array of power-to-methane process chains to find novel ways to enhance the efficiency of the technology. The study supports the future development of commercially viable energy storage facilities and has recently been published in Applied Energy. 15.08.2024
Doctoral student Ahmet Celik won the Young Talent Award at the “Annual Meeting of Reaction Engineering and Electrochemical Processes” in Würzburg, Germany. He impressed the audience as well as a jury of members of the Early Career Reaction Engineers (NaWuReT) with his lecture on the topic "Process Development of Climate-Friendly Hydrogen Production by Pyrolysis of Methane and Biogas: From Reaction Engineering to Techno-Economic Studies". Congratulations! 15.05.2024
Ten members of our group presented their latest results from catalysis research in a talk (Sofia Angeli et al.), several short talks and seven poster presentations at the 57th Annual Meeting of the German Catalysis Society in Weimar from March 13 to 15, 2024. Congratulations to Patrick Lott, who has been awarded the "Red Lion" for his continuous contributions to the GeCatS annual meetings in recent years. 03.04.2024
At the annual meeting of the DECHEMA subject division Multiphase Flows 2024 in Bremen, our doctoral candidate Andrea Düll received the Best Presentation Award for her talk on the “Experimental characterization of the three-dimensional wave dynamics of falling film flows on structured surfaces”. Her research project is a cooperation with the Institute of Thermal Turbomachinery (ITS, KIT) and is supported by the Friedrich and Elisabeth Boysen Foundation. 23.03.2024.
Rinu Chacko et al. published an invited concept paper on Interconnected Digital Solutions to Accelerate Modeling of the Reaction Kinetics in Catalysis in ChemCatChem. The article highlights tools for efficient storage of research
data, establishment of automated workflows, algorithms for advanced model development for catalytic reaction systems such as Adacta, CaRMeN, DETCHEM, RMG. 19.03.2024
Prof. Dr. Olaf Deutschmann
ITCP
Email: deutschmann ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
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