Conference Program
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Gesa Netzeband, Managing Director, DGMK e.V.
Tilman Bechthold, Chairman of the DGMK Division "Conversion of Carbon Carriers"
Stefan Hölbfer, President of ÖGEW
Methanol Synthesis
Chairperson: Marco Haumann
L. Wunderlich, en2x, Berlin, Germany
J.-P. Bohn, LINDE Engineering, Chemical and Process Technology Development, Pullach, Germany
J. Voß, V. Angenedt, T. Schulzke, Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Carbon Utilization and Synfuels, Oberhausen, Germany
Methane Pyrolysis, Hydrogen, Ammonia Cracker
Chairperson: Harald Häger
S. Trunk1, R. Schmidt 1, V. Ren 2, G. Lodier, P. Del-Gallo 2, M. Madelain 2, B. Dhungel 3, D. Ulber 4, T. Wurzel 5, F. Cock 6, 1Air Liquide Research and Development GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany2, Air Liquide Research & Development, Innovation Campus Paris, Jouy-en-Josas, France3, Air Liquide Research & Development, Innovation Campus Delaware, Newark, United States4, Air Liquide Engineering & Construction, Frankfurt, Germany5, Air Liquide Large Industries, WBL, Frankfurt, Germany6, Air Liquide Large Industries, NCE Cluster, Zaventem, Belgium
D. Gashnikova, R. Zapf, C. Hofmann, G. Kolb, Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering and Microsystems IMM, Mainz, Germany
Y. Katsuragawa, H. Ueda, M. Asahara, T. Harigai, T. Miyasaka, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
Simon Schütz1,2, Gerald Stubbe,1 Steffen Möhring,1 Thomas E. Müller2, 1VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut GmbH (BFI), Düsseldorf, Germany, 2Carbon Sources and Conversion, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
Electrification of Chemical Processes
Chairperson: Jennifer Strunk
L. Cozzarolo1, F. Romanelli1, F. Poma1, M. Ambrosetti1, M. Bracconi1, P. Baj2, T. Podolak2, M. Maestri1, A. Beretta1, G. Groppi1, B. Mello-Gabbrielleschi3, B. Williams3, E. Tronconi1, 1Politecnico di Milano, Department of Energy, Laboratory of Catalysis and Catalytic Processes, Milan, Italy, 2Air Liquide Global EC Solutions Poland S.A., Kraków, Poland, 3Air Liquide Forschung und Entwicklung GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
C. M. Watermann, F. L. Winter, M. Peters, A. Menne, B. Zeidler-Fandrich, Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety, and Energy Technology UMSICHT, Oberhausen, Germany
Poster Session & Coffee
Chairperson: Andreas Jess
A. Jess, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
Please find below detailed Poster Overview
Carl Zerbe Prize Award
T. Bechthold, Chairman of the DGMK Division "Conversion of Carbon Carriers"
P. Schühle, Chair of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen-Nuremberg, and Institute for a Sustainable Hydrogen Economy (IHE), Jülich Research Center, Jülich, Germany
Conference Dinner
19.00 h
RoseMarie Essen, Kettwigerstr. 36, 45127 Essen
Friday, October 9, 2026
Big Data & Resilience
Chairperson: Stefan Hölbfer
R. Franke, Evonik, Marl, Germany
C. Gückel, Siemens AG, Munich, Germany
Methanol-to-X, Fischer-Tropsch, e-fuels, SAF
Chairperson: Andreas Vorholt
J. Xie, Green Chemical Reaction Engineering Research Unit, Engineering and Technology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
A. Rösch, Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions Germany GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany
M. Marchionna, Italian Chemical Society, Industrial Chemistry Division, Milan, Italy
J. T. Groteguth1, S. Stahl1, J. T. Vossen1, J. Exo1, T. Weyhermüller1, C. Lyall2, J. Lowe2, U. Hintermair2, W. Leitner1,3, A. J. Vorholt1, 1Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, 2University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, 3RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Aachen, Germany
G. Corre 1, A. Happ2, H. Bürgmayr2, M. Rubin2, R. Dittmeyer2, 1Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Microprocess Engineering (IMVT), Eggenstein, Germany;, 2Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein, Germany
Chemical Recycling
Chairperson: Alba Dieguez-Alonso
P. Rathsack1, M. D. Hannak1, D. Scheithauer1, M. Peuker2, J. Kleeberg1,2, M. Gräbner 1,2,3, 1Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS, Circular Carbon Technologies, Freiberg, Germany; 2Technical University of Freiberg (TUBAF), Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering (IEC), Freiberg, Germany, 3Technical University of Freiberg (TUBAF), Center for Efficient High-Temperature Processes and Materials Conversion (ZeHS), Freiberg, Germany
I. C. Wirth1, H. Kleemiß2, D. Voß1, M. Poller1, M. Schlüter2, J. Albert1, 1University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany;, 2Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany
T. Dreising, S. Tavakkol, D. Stapf, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Technical Chemistry (ITC), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
A. Bader1, L. Seidl2, T. Horst3, 1BASF SE, Global Technology Basic Petrochemicals, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany; 2BASF SE, Process Development Petrochemicals, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany;, 3BASF SE, BASF Renewable Carbon, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
Plasma Pyrolysis
Chairperson: Matthias Müller-Hagedorn
S. Guhl, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
R. Schimpke1,2, V. Kuznetsov1, M. Gräbner1,2,3, P. Pieterse4, D. Uhrlandt1, 1TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering (IEC), Freiberg, Germany; 2Technical University of Freiberg (TU Bergakademie Freiberg), Center for Efficient High-Temperature Processes and Materials Conversion, Freiberg, Germany; 3Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS), ivision Energy and Process Engineering – Circular Carbon Technologies, Freiberg, Germany;, 4Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology Greifswald e.V., Process and Energy Technology, Greifswald, Germany
A. Helf1, F. Keller1, M. Gräbner1,2,3, 1Freiberg University of Mining and Technology (TU Bergakademie Freiberg), IEC, Freiberg, Germany, 2Fraunhofer IKTS, Energy and Process Engineering – Carbon Cycle Technologies, Freiberg, Germany, 3Center for Efficient High-Temperature Matter Conversion (ZeHS), Freiberg, Germany
S. Renninger, Cyclize GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
T. Bechthold, Chairman of the DGMK Division on Conversion of Carbon Carriers
Thursday, October 8, 2026 - Poster Session & Coffee
M. Bachstädter, A. Jess, University of Bayreuth, Department of Chemical Engineering, Bayreuth, Germany
C. Bischoff, C. Kern, A. Jess, University of Bayreuth, Department of Chemical Engineering, Bayreuth, Germany
K. Rimagmos, T. Plessing, Hof University of Applied Sciences, Institute for Hydrogen and Energy Technology, Hof, Germany
I. Kohlhaas 1, L. Cino 2, C. Englezos 2, G. Mul 2, G. Katsoukis 2, R. Palkovits 3, 1 RWTH Aachen University, Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Aachen, Germany; 2University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands; 3Jülich Research Center, Jülich, Germany
P. Hassenstein, J.-D. Krueger, J. Albert, University of Hamburg, Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Hamburg, Germany
H. Stieber 1, S. Popp 1, W. Leitner1,2, G. Prieto3, A. J. Vorholt1, 1Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany;, 2RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Aachen, Germany; 3ITQ Instituto de Tecnología Química (CSIC-UPV), Valencia, Spain
R. Sebers 1, L. Klug1, E. Fulajtar2, J. L. G. Nava2, A. Pich2, R. Palkovits 1,3, 1ITMC, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany; 2DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Aachen, Germany; 3Institute for a Sustainable Hydrogen Economy (IHE-2), Jülich, Germany
L. Hentschel, C. Kern, A. Jess, University of Bayreuth, Department of Chemical Process Engineering, Bayreuth, Germany
T. Schiekel, OWI Science for Fuels gGmbH, Hydrogen Technology, Herzogenrath, Germany
S. Miyamoto1, Y. Katsuragawa1, H. Ueda2, M. Asahara2, T. Watanabe2, S. Ohta2, T. Miyasaka2, 1Gifu University, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Gifu, Japan; 2Gifu University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Gifu, Japan
S. Popp 1,2, H. Stieber 1, W. Leitner 1, 2, G. Prieto 3, A. Vorholt 1, 1 Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany; 2 Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany; 3 Institute for Chemical Technology (CSIC-UPV), Valencia, Spain
B. Bender 1, C. Ait Tarint 1, F. Voit 2, T. Lind 3, 1 OWI Science for Fuels gGmbH, Herzogenrath, Germany; 2 Research Institute for Water Management and Climate Future at RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany; 3 Emschergenossenschaft / Lippeverband, Essen, Germany
S. Feldhoff, OWI Science for Fuels gGmbH, Energy Carriers, Herzogenrath, Germany
N. Kumari1, R. Franke2,3, A. J. Vorholt3, 1Max Planck Institute for Chemical and Energy Conversion, Chemistry, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany; 2Evonik Oxeno GmbH, Marl, Germany, , 3Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
L. Kufferath-Sieberin1, S. Fleck 1, U. Santo1, D. Becker2, M. Vogelbacher2, J. Matthes2, F. Scheiff 1,3, 1Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Technical Chemistry, Gasification Technology (ITC vgt), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; 2Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Automation and Applied Informatics (IAI), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; 3Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engler-Bunte Institute for Fuel Technology (EBI ceb), Karlsruhe, Germany
I. Akhmetova, N. Fuchs, C. Gruber, H. Basche, S. Bernhardt, H. Lehmann, PtX Lab Lausitz | ZUG gGmbH, Cottbus, Germany
M. Moll, C. Hauber, B. Mutz, hte GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany
J. Hiepel 1 , T. Oppotsch 1, G. Hübner 2, P. Awakowicz 2, I. Korolov 2, M. Muhler 1, 1 Ruhr University Bochum, Department of Industrial Chemistry, Bochum, Germany; 2 Ruhr University Bochum, Chair of Applied Electrodynamics and Plasma Technology, Bochum, Germany
A. Sack 1,2,3, H.-P. Schmid4, J. A. Wünning4, T. Plessing1, A. Jess2,3, 1University of Applied Sciences Hof, Institute for Hydrogen and Energy Technology, Hof, Germany; 2University of Bayreuth, Department of Chemical Engineering, Bayreuth, Germany; 3University of Bayreuth, Center for Energy Technology, Bayreuth, Germany; 4WS GmbH, Renningen, Germany
M. E-Moghaddam, N. Dahmen, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology (IKFT), Karlsruhe, Germany
A. Jalalinejad, Axel Funke, Nicolaus Dahmen, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Catalysis Research & Technology (IKFT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
A. Elwalily, V. Erfurt, M. Wenzel, L. Tafur, S. Günthner, H. Lehmann, Zukunft – Umwelt – Gesellschaft (ZUG) gGmbH, PTX Lab Lausitz, Cottbus, Germany
V. Erfurt, L. Tafur, A. Elwalily, M. Wenzel, S. Günthner, H. Lehmann, Zukunft – Umwelt – Gesellschaft (ZUG) gGmbH, PtX Lab Lausitz, Cottbus, Germany
M. J. Alhnidi, N. Dahmen, M. Glaser, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Catalysis Research and Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
M. Seifert, L. A. Lorenz, L. A. Haufe, TU Dresden, Inorganic Molecular Chemistry, Dresden, Germany
G. Ramis 1, W. Da Silva Cardoso 2, S. Romegialli 2, M. Tommasi 2, A. Gramegna 2, I. Rossetti 2, 1 University of Genoa, DICCA, Genoa, Italy; 2 University of Milan, Department of Chemistry, Milan, Italy
I. Rossetti 1, M. Tommasi 1, S. Romegialli 1, W. Da Silva Cardoso 1, A. Gramegna 1, G. Ramis 2, 1 University of Milan, Department of Chemistry, Milan, Italy; 2 University of Genoa, DICCA, Genoa, Italy
L. Steinwachs 1, A. Vorholt 2, 1 MPI for Chemical Energy Conversion, Molecular Catalysis, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany; 2 MPI for Chemical Energy Conversion and Molecular Catalysis, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
T. E. Korkut 1, A. Uguina 2, 1 Air Liquide Forschung und Entwicklung GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 2 Air Liquide, Frankfurt, Germany
R. Medhekar 1, A. Sobolev 2, M. Gerlach 2, C. Hamel 2, W. Leitner 1,3, A. J. Vorholt 1, 1 MPI Chemical Energy Conversion, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany; 2 Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany; 3 RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
C. Schweiger1, P. Schühle2, 1Jülich Research Center GmbH, 2Institute of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
M. Orsenigo 1, V. Piazza 1,2, G. Dall'Osto 3, C. Negri 1, L. Castoldi 1, G. Groppi 1, M. Maestri 1, C. Mapelli 3, A. Beretta 1, 1 Politecnico di Milano, Department of Energy, Milan, Italy; 2 Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy; 3 Politecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Milan, Italy
E. Benedetto 1, V. Piazza 1,2, A. Guarnieri 1, M. Y. Suleiman 3, L. C. Pariani 4, P. D'Arrigo 4, T. Faravelli 4, A. Frassoldati 4, L. Lietti 1, A. Beretta 1, P. Debiagi 3, 1 Politecnico di Milano, Department of Energy, Milan, Italy; 2 Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy; 3 University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, China; 4 Politecnico di Milano, Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering, Milan, Italy
T. Tiezema 1,2, J. Biesinger1, A. Del Rio Chanona2, L. Helleckes2, M. Wolf1, 1Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology (IKFT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; 2Imperial College London (ICL), Department of Chemical Engineering, London, United Kingdom
S. Schütz,1,2, G. Stubbe,1 G. Bendel2, G. Sorrentino2, T. E. Müller2, 1VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany, 2Carbon Sources and Conversion, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
Jan Hendrik Westerbarkei,¹ Marvin Hebenbrock,¹ Volker Hagen,² Thomas Ernst Müller¹, ¹ Carbon Sources and Conversion, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany ²Rubokat GmbH, Bochum, Germany
Jan Hendrik Westerbarkei,¹ Volker Hagen,² Thomas Ernst Müller¹, ¹ Carbon Sources and Conversion, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany ²Rubokat GmbH, Bochum, Germany
A. Schaadt, S. Feuerbach, F. Nestler, M. Gierse, R. Szolak, Fraunhofer ISE, Freiburg, Germany
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