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

Operando Studies using Advanced reactor and Catalyst Design for Methanol Synthesis from Carbon Dioxide. PhD dissertation
Schulte, M. L.
2025, December 4. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Spectroscopic Reactor for Operando Investigations Made by Additive Manufacturing for High‐Pressure Catalysis Applications
Schulte, M. L.; Truttmann, V.; Baumgarten, L.; Nicolai, A. G.; Montalvo Beltran, D. A.; Summ, F. J.; Kiener, C.; Saraçi, E.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2025. Chemistry–Methods. doi:10.1002/cmtd.202500105

Monitoring the Fate of Zn in the Cu/ZnO/ZrO2 Catalyst During CO2-to-Methanol Synthesis at High Conversions by Operando Spectroscopy - Raw Data
Schulte, M. L.; Truttmann, V.; Doronkin, D. E.; Baumgarten, L.; Nicolai, A.; Beltran, D. A. M.; Summ, F. J.; Kiener, C.; Warmuth, L.; Pitter, S.; Saraci, E.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2025, February 13. doi:10.35097/ncym5afk9q64kz8x

Monitoring the Fate of Zn in the Cu/ZnO/ZrO Catalyst during CO‐to‐Methanol Synthesis at High Conversions by Operando Spectroscopy
Schulte, M. L.; Truttmann, V.; Doronkin, D. E.; Baumgarten, L.; Nicolai, A.; Beltran, D. A. M.; Summ, F. J.; Kiener, C.; Warmuth, L.; Pitter, S.; Saraçi, E.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2025. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 64 (15). doi:10.1002/anie.202423281

Tuning Flame Spray Pyrolysis for Variation of the Crystallite Size in Cu/ZnO/ZrO and its Influence on the Performance in CO‐to‐Methanol Synthesis
Schulte, M. L.; Sender, V. C.; Baumgarten, L.; Beck, A.; Nilayam, A. R. L.; Saraçi, E.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2025. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 28 (4), e202400684. doi:10.1002/ejic.202400684

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

Towards research data management with an electronic lab notebook in catalysis
Kornetzky, K.; Schulte, M.; Maurer, F.; Jung, N.; Chacko, R.; Deutschmann, O.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2023, March 15. 56. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker (2023), Weimar, Germany, March 15–17, 2023

Impact of flame spray pyrolysis parameters on the structure and activity of Cu-based CO2-methanol catalysts
Schulte, M.; Sender, V.; Baumgarten, L.; Saraçi, E.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2023, March 15. 56. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker (2023), Weimar, Germany, March 15–17, 2023

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

Spatially-Resolved Insights into Local Activity and Structure of Ni-Based CO₂ Methanation Catalyst in Fixed-Bed Reactors
Chacko, R.; Shirsath, A. B.; Schulte, M. L.; Serrer, M.-A.; Stehle, M.; Angeli, S.; Gossler, H.; Saraçi, E.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.; Deutschmann, O.
2022, May 25. 27th North American Meeting of the Catalysis Society (NAM 2022), New York, NY, USA, May 22–27, 2022

Spatially-resolved insights into local activity and structure of Ni-based CO2 methanation catalysts in fixed-bed reactors
Schulte, M.; Chacko, R.; Serrer, M.-A.; Stehle, M.; Angeli, S.; Gossler, H.; Shirsath, A.; Saraçi, E.; Deutschmann, O.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2022, June 28. 55. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker (2022), Weimar, Germany, June 27–29, 2022

Spatially-Resolved Insights into Local Activity and Structure of Ni Based CO2 Methanation Catalysts in Fixed-Bed Reactors
Schulte, M. L.; Chacko, R.; Serrer, M.-A.; Stehle, M.; Angeli, S.; Gossler, H.; Shirsath, A. B.; Saraçi, E.; Deutschmann, O.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2022, January 10. 758th WE-Heraeus Seminar (2022), Online, January 10–13, 2022

Electron Tomography Datasets of a Ni/AlO Reference Catalyst
Weber, S.; Sheppard, T.; Huang, X.; Kübel, C.
2021, December 15. doi:10.5445/IR/1000140987

Spatially‐resolved insights into local activity and structure of Ni‐based CO₂ methanation catalysts in fixed‐bed reactors
Serrer, M.-A.; Stehle, M.; Schulte, M. L.; Besser, H.; Pfleging, W.; Saraci, E.; Grunwaldt, J.-D.
2021. ChemCatChem, 13 (13), 3010–3020. doi:10.1002/cctc.202100490

Fluorinated Azobenzenes Switchable with Red Light
Leistner, A.-L.; Kirchner, S.; Karcher, J.; Bantle, T.; Schulte, M. L.; Gödtel, P.; Fengler, C.; Pianowski, Z. L.
2021. Chemistry - A European Journal, 27 (31), 8094–8099. doi:10.1002/chem.202005486