Forschungsprojekte
Zahlreiche Projektpartner und Geldgeber unterstützen die Forschungsarbeiten des Abgaszentrums Karlsruhe, z.B. andere Hochschulen und Universitäten, DFG, BMBF, BMWi, AiF, FVV sowie namhafte Automobilhersteller und -zulieferer.
- IGF-Vorhaben Nr. 128 EN: „Methane catalytic 2“
- SFB/Transregio 150: AdBlue - Injection Experiment (DFG SFB/TRR 150 - C04)
- Oxidation state of the catalytic particle characterization by XANES (FVV)
- Pt/Pd: De- und Reactivation - DOC, FVV-Project 1141 (in collaboration with Prof. Nieken, ICVT, U Stuttgart)
- Reduction of particle emissions over Vanadia based SCR catalysts, FVV 2013-15 (in collaboration with Prof. Beidl, VKM, TU Darmstadt)
- Aging of automotive catalytic converters: Characterization and modeling of aged DOC and NSC (PhD thesis of Denise Chan in cooperation with U Stuttgart funded by FVV (2011-2013))
- Aging of Pd/Pt catalyst for CH4 total oxidation: Activity loss depends on exhaust composition (FVV)
- AdBlue Deposits submitted (in collaboration with Prof. Lauer, TU Wien (FVV/ AiF/ Cornet-Projekt)
- Effect of thermal aging on particle size distribution (PhD thesis of Willi Boll in collaboration with Prof. Nieken/ICVT, U Stuttgart, funded by FVV (until 2011))
- FVV- Project BMWi/AiF 128 EN: Methane catalytic II & FVV- Project 1187: Formaldehyde (since 2015) (FVV, BMWi/AiF)
- Pre-turbo SCR for large diesel engines: Effect of high pressure and temperature on conversion (in collaboration with Prof. Gläser, U Leipzig; funded by FVV)
- Reduction of NOx emissions of lean operated engines: Principles of a NOx storage/reduction catalyst (NSC) (PhD thesis of Jan Koop; in collaboration with Prof. Nieken, ICVT, U Stuttgart; funded by FVV)
- Optimization of exhaust system by numerical simulation: Rapid proto-typing of exhaust system (in collaboration with Bosch, since 2005)
- Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NOx emissions by urea solution: Deposit formation (in collaboration with Bosch)
- Synthesis Gas by Catalytic Partial Oxidation of Methane (University of Minnesota/DFG, Conoco Inc.)
- Partial oxidation of light alkanes to olefins (Los Alamos National Lab, University of Minnesota/US Department of Energy, DFG)
- Formation of oxygenates by partial oxidation of alkanes (University of Minnesota)
- Partial Oxidation of Higher Hydrocarbons
- Three-way catalytic converter (Eberspächer GmbH & Co, DaimlerChrysler AG)
- Modeling and Simulation of NOx Abatement with Storage/Reduction Catalysts for Lean Burn and Diesel Engines (Uni Stuttgart, Uni Heidelberg/FVV)
- Catalytic Combustion Research for Gas Turbine Application (Colorado School of Mines, University of California at Berkeley/ Alstom Power)
- Surface reaction mechanisms of complete oxidation on noble metals (Uni Heidelberg)
- Optimization of Reactive Systems (Uni Trier, Uni Heidelberg/SFB 358, Volkswagen-Stiftung)
- Materials in Action (Mat-Act, BMBF)
- Operando studies on a microscale (Micro, BMBF)
- Energy-related catalysis (Helmholtzkolleg)
- Catalysis for sustainable energies (CASE, DTU)
- Exploring new catalytic reactions in supercritical carbon dioxide as innovative and non-flammable reaction medium (FTP)
- Preparation of nanoparticles for catalysis by flame spray pyrolysis and hydrothermal synthesis (DSF)
- CO-Oxidation an Fe2O3/Al2O3-Modellkatalysatoren (DFG)
- Rationales Designen von Fe2O3-Katalysatoren für die CO-Entfernung aus Abgas- und Abluftströmen (BMBF)