Consortia and sub-projects

 

Projects for the second funding period 12/2021 - 12/2024

 

 

1. Project: Iron-based catalysts for CO2 conversion into higher hydrocarbons under dynamic conditions

Subproject 1: Kinetic and mechanistic studies of CO2 hydrogenation under dynamic and steady-state conditions

Contact: PD Dr. E. V. Kondratenko, Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V. an der Universität Rostock

Subproject 2: Operando monitoring of changes in catalyst composition and development of cells/reactors

Contact: Prof. Dr. A. Brückner, Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V. an der Universität Rostock

Subproject 3: Mesoporous iron oxides as a model system to study reaction-induced phase transformations in CO2-Fischer-Tropsch-Synthesis

Contact: Prof. Dr. Nicola Pinna, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

2. Project: Analysis of forced periodic operation of chemical reactors considering methanol synthesis as an example

Subproject 1: Nonlinear frequency response analysis of forced periodic reactor operation

Contact: Dr. Daliborka Nikolic Paunic, University of Belgrade

Subproject 2: Dynamic optimization of forced periodic reactor operation

Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Achim Kienle, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

Subproject 3: Experimental study of forced periodic reactor operation

Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg

3. Project: Tackling irreversible catalyst deactivation: knowledge-driven design and operation of dynamic responsive methanation catalysts

Subproject 1: Methods and models for deriving optimal operations policies for dynamic methanation from model-based optimization and kinetic measurements

Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hannsjörg Freund, Technische Universität Dortmund

Subproject 2: Development of dynamic responsive methanation catalysts and catalytic studies under forced dynamics

Contact: Prof. Dr. Tanja Franken, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg

Subproject 3: Spatial and temporal resolved operando analysis of methanation catalysts under transient and deactivating operating conditions

Contact: Dr.-Ing. Michael Rubin, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) , Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen

4. Project: REALCO2DYN-X2: MOF-derived CO2 methanation catalysts –Mechanisms, activity and stability during industrially relevant, dynamic dropout scenarios using hard X-ray techniques

Subproject 1: Catalyst design, kinetic measurements and activity studies during various dropout scenarios

Contact: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kleist, TU Kaiserslautern

Subproject 2: Synchrotron high resolution X-ray spectroscopy for structural dynamics during drop out scenarios

Contact: Prof. Dr. Matthias Bauer, Universität Paderborn

Subproject 3: Dynamic in-situ PDF experiments of catalysis and dropout conditions

Contact: Prof. Dr. Mirijam Zobel, RWTH Aachen University

5. Project: Degradation-control of perovskite oxide OER catalysts under dynamic operation conditions via advanced operando characterization and orbital-d-band engineering

Subproject 1: Synthesis, 3d band engineering and electrochemical benchmarking of the stability and ageing of epitaxial perovskite catalysts

Contact: Dr. Felix Gunkel, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH

Subproject 2: Analysis of active sites, surface transormations and morphology changes under dynamic operation conditons by sophisticated scannning probe microscopies

Contact: Dr. Florian Hausen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH

Subproject 3: Ambient pressure NEXAFS and CTM calculations unraveling the elctronic structure and active sites of epitaxial perovskite catalysts for 3d band engineering

Contact: Dr. Karin Kleiner, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

6. Project: Stabilization of the RuO2 water splitting electrocatalyst under dynamic operating conditions by surface modification

Subproject 1: Theoretical studies of corrosion under dynamic potential conditions; ab initio thermodynamics and Kinetic Monte Carlo methods

Contact: Prof. Dr. Franziska Hess, Institut für Chemie, Fakultät II, Technische Universität Berlin

Subproject 2: Preparation, characterization, and corrosion experiments of RuO2-based model electrodes with and without protecting decoration

Contact: Prof. Dr. Herbert Over, Justus Liebig Universität Gießen

7. Project: Dynamically driven rutile-based acidic oxygen evolution electrocatalysts beyond stationary efficiency (DaCapo)

Subproject 1: Atomic-scale simulations of electrocatalytic OER under dynamic oscillating conditions: develpoment of Kinetic Monte Carlo Methods and study of dynamic behavior

Contact: Prof. Dr. Franziska Hess, Institut für Chemie,  Technische Universität Berlin

Subproject 2:Atomic and electronic structure prerequisites for catalytic resonance in the acidic O2 evolution reaction: UHV surface science and operando studies on well-defined rutile model system 

Contact: Prof. Dr. Jan Philipp Hofmann, Fachgebiet Oberflächenforschung, Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften, TU Darmstadt
Subproject 3: Studies on electrocatalytic resonance phenomena on polycrystalline and nanostructured Ir/Ru oxides

Contact: Prof. Dr. Peter Strasser, Institut für Chemie, TU Berlin

8. Project: Design and in-depth investigation of nanostructured catalysts for CO2 electroreduction

Subproject 1: Catalytic investigations and time-resolved operando spectroscopy

Contact: Prof. Dr. Beatriz Roldan Cuenya, Fritz-Haber Institut

Subproject 2: Atomic-scale interface structure

Contact: Prof. Dr. Olaf Magnussen, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

9. Project: Surface dynamics of reducible-oxide promoted inverse Ni and Cu catalysts: New concepts for CO2-hydrogenation

Subproject 1: Co-precipitation of MgO-supported MOx/TM inverse model catalysts (M=Zn, Ga; TM=Ni,Cu)

Contact: Prof. Dr. Malte Behrens, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Subproject 2: In situ and operando spectroscopy during CO2-hydrogenation over oxide promoted inversse Cu and Ni catalysts

Contact: Prof. Dr. Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Subproject 3: Theoretical simulations of oxide prmoted inverse Cu and Ni catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation

Contact: Prof. Dr. Felix Studt, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

10. Project: Sorption-Enhanced CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol under Dynamic Reaction Conditions

Subproject 1: Novel Porous Materials for CO2 Sorption and Conversion to Methanol

Contact: Prof. Dr. Roger Gläser, Universität Leipzig

Subproject 2: Surface chemistry and kinetic studies during hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol under dynamic reaction conditions

Contact: Prof. Dr. Andreas Jentys, Technische Universität München

Subproject 3: Multiscale Modeling of Sorption and Conversion of CO2 for Methanol Production on Bifunctional Catalysts

Contact: Prof. Dr. Olaf Deutschmann, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

11. Project: Temporally and spatially resolved non intrusive measurement of temperature and species concentration profiles during catalytic production of synthetic methane in open cell foam catalysts (CARS4KAT)
Subproject 1: Temporally and spatially resolved non instrusive measurement of temperature and species concentration profiles during catalytic production of synthetic methane in open cell foam catalysts (CARS4KAT)
Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Krumm, Universität Siegen, Institut für Energietechnik, Siegen
Contact: Prof Dr.-Ing. Thomas Seeger, Universität Siegen, Institut Fluid- und Thermodynamik, Siegen

12. Project:  Structural Evolution of a High-Temperature Oxygen Evolution Catalyst under Transient Working Conditions

Subproject 1: Fabrication and electrochemical characterization of SOECs

Contact: Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Eichel, Research Centre Jülich GmbH 

Subproject 2: In situ and operando charaterization of SOECs

Contact: Dr. Thomas Lunkenbein, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (FHI), Berlin

Subproject 3: Structural evolution of SOECs by first-principles modeling

Contact: Dr. Christoph Scheurer, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (FHI), Berlin

 

 

 

Projects for the first funding period 2018-2021

 

1. Project : Structure-activity relationships on Ir-Ru electrodes for OER under dynamic conditions

Subproject 1 : Model-based analysis of structure-activity relationships on Ir-Ru electrodes

Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrike Krewer, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Subproject 2 : Material development and spectroscopy on Ir-Ru electrodes for OER

Contact: Prof. Dr. Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Subproject 3 : Advanced characterization of activity and stability of Ir-Ru electrodes for OER

Contact: Dr. Serhiy Cherevko, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH and Helmholtz-Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy

 

2. Project : Iron-based catalysts for CO2 conversion into higher hydrocarbons under dynamic conditions

Subproject 1 : Kinetic and mechanistic studies of CO2 hydrogenation under dynamic and steady-state conditions

Contact: PD Dr. E. V. Kondratenko, Leibniz Institute for Catalysis eV at the University of Rostock

Subproject 2 : Operando monitoring of changes in catalyst composition and development of cells / reactors

Contact: Prof. Dr. A. Brückner, Leibniz Institute for Catalysis eV at the University of Rostock

Subproject 3 : Synthesis and phase transformations of nanostructured iron oxides

Contact: Dr.-Ing. Ralph Krähnert, Technical University Berlin

 

3. Project : Analysis of forced periodic modes of operation of chemical reactors using the example of methanol synthesis

 

Subproject 1 : Nonlinear frequency response analysis of forced periodic reactor operation

Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Menka Petkovska, University of Belgrade

Subproject 2 : Dynamic optimization of forced periodic reactor operation

Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Achim Kienle, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

Subproject 3 : Experimental study of forced periodic reactor operation

Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg

 

4 Project : Multiscale Analysis and Rational Design of Dynamically Operated Integrated Catalyst-Reactor Systems for Methanation of CO 2

Subproject 1 : Multiscale modeling of catalyst and reactor dynamics / Experiments under dynamic conditions - Design of perturbation experiments

Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Kai Sundmacher, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

Subproject 2 : Defining structure, form and function of dynamically-operated catalysts for methanation of CO 2 using operando spectroscopy and synchrotron radiation

Contact: Dr. Thomas Sheppard, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Subproject 3 : Design and preparation of monolithic catalysts with defined porosity / Experiments under dynamic conditions - Sorption, diffusion and catalytic activity

Contact: Prof. Dr. Roger Gläser, Leipzig University

 

5. Project : MOFCO 2 DYN-X 2 : New CO 2 methanation catalysts from MOF precursors - Structures and mechanisms under dynamic conditions by combination of (synchrotron-based) hard X-ray techniques

Subproject 1 : Catalyst synthesis and methanation studies under dynamic conditions

Contact: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kleist, TU Kaiserslautern

Subproject 2 : Mechanistic operando investigations using (HERFD-) XAS and XES

Contact: Prof. Dr. Matthias Bauer, University of Paderborn

Subproject 3 : Ex-situ and in-operando PDF investigations of short- and medium-range order

Contact: Prof. Dr. Mirijam Zobel, University of Bayreuth

 

6. Project : Influence of dynamic operating conditions on the electrolytic hydrogen production

Subproject 1 : Experimental investigations

Contact: Prof. Dr. Herbert Over, Justus Liebig University of Gießen

Subproject 2 : Theoretical multiscale calculations and electrochemical investigations

Contact: Prof. Dr. Timo Jacob, Ulm University

 

7. Project : Time and location resolved in operando analyzes using microstructured model reactors for the kinetic description of the methanation reaction, taking catalyst deactivation and dynamic operating conditions into account

Subproject 1 : Modeling and multiscale simulation to describe the methanation kinetics, taking catalyst deactivation and dynamic operating conditions into account

Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hannsjörg Freund, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg

Subproject 2 : Microstructured model reactor for the operando analysis of the methanation reaction under dynamic and deactivating operating conditions

Contact: Dr.-Ing. Michael Klumpp, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

 

8. Project : Long-term stable, Co-based catalysts for the Sabatier reaction operated with load changes

Subproject 1 : Catalytic studies on the Sabatier reaction on Co-based catalysts with load changes

Contact: Prof. Dr. Marcus Bäumer, University of Bremen

Subproject 2 : Catalyst synthesis using multiple flame spray pyrolysis

Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lutz Mädler, University of Bremen
Subproject 3 : Spatially resolved operando quantification of the reactivability of Co-based catalysts for the Sabatier reaction operated with load changes

Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jorg Thöming, University of Bremen

 

9. Project: Design and in-depth investigation of nanostructured catalysts for CO2 electroreduction

Subproject 1 : Catalyst design and operando X-ray spectroscopy

Contact: Prof. Dr. Beatriz Roldan Cuenya, Fritz Haber Institute

Subproject 2 : Operando surface X-ray diffraction

Contact: Prof. Dr. Olaf Magnussen, Christian Albrechts University in Kiel

 

10. Project : Dynamic metal-oxide interactions in promoted copper catalysts for methanol synthesis

Subproject 1 : synthesis and characterization

Contact: Prof. Dr. Malte Behrens, University of Duisburg-Essen

Subproject 2 : Operando spectroscopy on Cu-based methanol catalysts

Contact: Prof. Dr. Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Subproject 3 : Theoretical simulations of Cu/ZnO dynamics

Contact: Prof. Dr. Felix Studt, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

 

11. Project: Hydrogenation of CO 2 to Methanol under Dynamic Reaction Conditions: A Novel Concept for Carbon Capture and Utilization

Subproject 1 : Kinetics of sorption, diffusion and reaction on Ru-based catalyst for methanol synthesis under dynamic conditions

Contact: Prof. Dr. Roger Gläser, Leipzig University

Subproject 2 : Surface chemistry and kinetic studies during hydrogenation of CO 2 to methanol under dynamic reaction conditions

Contact: Prof. Andreas Jentys, Technical University of Munich

Subproject 3 : Development of detailed kinetic model of CO 2 hydrogenation to methanol combined with CO 2 capture and release

Contact: Prof. Olaf Deutschmann, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

 

12. Project : Transient High-temperature Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Subproject 1 :  Fabrication and electrochemical characterization

Contact: Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Eichel, Research Center Jülich GmbH 

Subproject 2 : First-principles modelling 

Contact: Prof. Dr. Karsten Reuter, Fritz Haber Institute

Subproject 3 :  In situ analyses

Contact: Prof. Dr. Robert Schlögl, Fritz Haber Institute