Research Interests

Renewable energies, Power-to-X, Power-to-Liquid

CO2 methanol synthesis on Cu-Zn based catalyst systems

High-pressure operando spectroscopy

Reactor and catalyst design

Work History

Since 01/2021	PhD student Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP) and Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology (IKFT)
05/2019-07/2019	Student research assistant Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology (IKFT)

Education

05/2018-11/2020	M. Sc. Chemistry Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Master thesis: The role of support structure on the activity of Ni-based methanation catalysts
10/2014-04/2018	B. Sc. Chemistry Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Master thesis: The role of support structure on the activity of Ni-based methanation catalysts

Projects

2021-2024: 3D-PROCESS: Disruptive Digital Design – “Printed” Reactors for the Optimization of Chemical processes through Energy Savings and Sustainability (Link)

Further information

ORCID

Awards

09/2023	Poster prize received at 15th European Congress on Catalysis – EuropaCat, Prague, Czech Republic
06/2022	Poster prize received at 55. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker, Weimar, Germany

Publications

Spatially-resolved investigation of CO2 methanation over Ni/γ-Al2O3 and Ni3.2Fe/γ-Al2O3 catalysts in a packed-bed reactor
Bhimrao Shirsath, A.; Schulte, M. L.; Kreitz, B.; Tischer, S.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Deutschmann, O.
2023. Chemical Engineering Journal, Art.-Nr.: 143847. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2023.143847

Synchrotron PXRD deconvolutes nickel particle and support changes in Ni/ZrO methanation catalysts
Schulte, M.; Weber, S.; Klag, L.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Sheppard, T. L.
2022. Catalysis Science & Technology, 12 (20), 6069–6083. doi:10.1039/D2CY00972B