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Conference Program

Processes for a Resilient Supply of Carbon Carriers, Fuels, and Chemicals

Thursday, October 8, 2026

09.30
Opening

Gesa Netzeband, Managing Director, DGMK e.V.

09.35
Welcome Address

Tilman Bechthold, Chairman of the DGMK Division "Conversion of Carbon Carriers"

09.40
Welcome Address

Stefan Hölbfer, President of ÖGEW

Methanol Synthesis

Chairperson: Marco Haumann

09.50
Keynote Lecture: Refinery Transformation – Regulation and Its Impact on Value Chains

L. Wunderlich, en2x, Berlin, Germany

10.30
Step-by-Step Technological Pathways to Decarbonization

J.-P. Bohn, LINDE Engineering, Chemical and Process Technology Development, Pullach, Germany

10:55
Methanol Production from Steel Mill Gases - Comparison of Plant Performance for Different Carbon Sources

J. Voß, V. Angenedt, T. Schulzke, Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Carbon Utilization and Synfuels, Oberhausen, Germany

11.20
Coffee Break

Methane Pyrolysis, Hydrogen, Ammonia Cracker

Chairperson: Harald Häger

11.35
From the Lab to the Field: Air Liquide’s R&D-Driven De-Risking Strategy for the Commercialization of Ammonia Cracking Technology

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

12.00
Compact and efficient ammonia cracker for decentralized hydrogen production

D. Gashnikova, R. Zapf, C. Hofmann, G. Kolb, Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering and Microsystems IMM, Mainz, Germany

12.25
Hydrogen and Solid Carbon Production via Discharge Plasma Decomposition in Liquid-Phase Hydrocarbons

Y. Katsuragawa, H. Ueda, M. Asahara, T. Harigai, T. Miyasaka, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan

12.50
Inductively Heated Moving-Bed Reactors for Methane Pyrolysis

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

13.15
Lunch Break

Electrification of Chemical Processes

Chairperson: Jennifer Strunk

14:15
Novel Joule-Heated Radial Reactors with Spatially Distributed Heat Generation for the Intensification of Steam Methane Reforming

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

14:40
Decentralized Ammonia Cracking in a Resistively Heated Reactor

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

15.05
Poster Session Introduction

A. Jess, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany

15.15 - 16.50
Poster Session

Please find below detailed Poster Overview

Carl Zerbe Prize Award

16.50
Laudatory speech

T. Bechthold, Chairman of the DGMK Division "Conversion of Carbon Carriers"

17.05
Lecture by the Award Winner: Toward a Circular Carbon and Hydrogen Economy: Catalytic Innovations in C1 Building Blocks

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

08.30
Keynote Lecture: Do AI-based surrogate models offer added value for process optimization?

R. Franke, Evonik, Marl, Germany

09.10
Keynote Lecture: How Can Big Data Ensure That Chemical Brownfield Plants Are Future-Proof and Remain Competitive?

C. Gückel, Siemens AG, Munich, Germany

09.50
Coffee Break

Methanol-to-X, Fischer-Tropsch, e-fuels, SAF

Chairperson: Andreas Vorholt

10.10
Keynote Lecture: Enhanced Thermocatalytic Conversion of CO2 into Chemicals and Fuels

J. Xie, Green Chemical Reaction Engineering Research Unit, Engineering and Technology Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

11:30
From Oil to Low-Carbon Alcohols as Energy Carriers for Transportation and Intermediates for Chemical Production

M. Marchionna, Italian Chemical Society, Industrial Chemistry Division, Milan, Italy

11:55
From Methanol to Alcohols: Mechanistic Understanding of a Tandem Catalytic System for a Resilient C1-Based Chemical Supply

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

12:20
Demonstration of an integrated power-to-liquid plant for SAF production using a 220 kW Co-SOEC module

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

12.45
Lunch Break

Chemical Recycling

Chairperson: Alba Dieguez-Alonso

14:10
Pyrolysis of PC/ABS Blends in a Gaseous Ammonia Atmosphere

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

14:35
Intensification of the Modified OxFA Process Through Evaluation of Different Reactor Concepts

I. C. Wirth1, H. Kleemiß2, D. Voß1, M. Poller1, M. Schlüter2, J. Albert1, 1University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany;, 2Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany

15:00
Integration of Pyrolysis Oils from Plastic Waste into FCC Processes

T. Dreising, S. Tavakkol, D. Stapf, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Technical Chemistry (ITC), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany

15:25
Circular Carbon through the Gasification of Complex Waste Streams

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

15.50
Coffee Break

Plasma Pyrolysis

Chairperson: Matthias Müller-Hagedorn

16:05
16.45
Integration of a free-burning plasma arc into a fluidized-bed gasification system.

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

17:10
Enhancing Methanol Production via Waste Gasification Through the Integration of Renewable Energy – Hydrogen vs. Plasma

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

18:00
Concluding Remarks and Conference Summary

T. Bechthold, Chairman of the DGMK Division on Conversion of Carbon Carriers

Thursday, October 8, 2026 - Poster Session & Coffee

A-106
Production of Fischer-Tropsch-compatible syngas for green jet fuel via dry reforming of methane-CO₂ mixtures

M. Bachstädter, A. Jess, University of Bayreuth, Department of Chemical Engineering, Bayreuth, Germany

A-107
Thermal Behavior and Runaway Analysis of Exothermic Reactions in Fixed-Bed Reactors: CO₂ Methanation as a Case Study

C. Bischoff, C. Kern, A. Jess, University of Bayreuth, Department of Chemical Engineering, Bayreuth, Germany

A-109
EnerFuel – Production of Fuels and Energy Carriers from Biogenic Residues and Plastic Waste for the Development of Regional Value Chains

K. Rimagmos, T. Plessing, Hof University of Applied Sciences, Institute for Hydrogen and Energy Technology, Hof, Germany

A-110
Investigation of the Electrochemical Oxidation of Ethylene Glycol Using Ni-Based Layered Double Hydroxides

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

A-111
Two-step glycerol valorization to 1,2-propanediol as the basis for the construction of a SMART reactor

P. Hassenstein, J.-D. Krueger, J. Albert, University of Hamburg, Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Hamburg, Germany

A-112
Process Scale-Up for Tandem Catalytic Alcohol E-Fuel Production in the E-TANDEM Project

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

A-113
Bio-based Polyesters from Itaconic Acid and L-Histidine as Sustainable Alternatives to Fossil-based Polymer Carriers

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

A-114
Simulation-Driven Validation and Enhancement of Reactor Models for a Technical Fixed-Bed Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis

L. Hentschel, C. Kern, A. Jess, University of Bayreuth, Department of Chemical Process Engineering, Bayreuth, Germany

A-115
Ammonia Cracking as a Key Enabler for Resilient and Carbon-Free Energy Supply Chains in Industrial High-Temperature Processes

T. Schiekel, OWI Science for Fuels gGmbH, Hydrogen Technology, Herzogenrath, Germany

A-117
Promotion of Hydrogen Production via the Thermal Decomposition of Piperylene in the Presence of Light Hydrocarbon By-Products

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

A-119
Synthesis of Higher-Oxygenate E-Fuel via Tandem Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis and Reductive Hydroformylation

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

A-120
Decentralized Methanol Production at Wastewater Treatment Plants: Synergies and Regulatory Challenges in the E-BO2t Project

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

A-134
Closing the Carbon Loop: CO₂-to-Fuel via Hybrid Catalysis

S. Feldhoff, OWI Science for Fuels gGmbH, Energy Carriers, Herzogenrath, Germany

A-136
Studying Deactivation Phenomena Using Pd/1,2-DTBPMB in the Tandem Isomerization-Methoxycarbonylation Reaction

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

A-138
Plasma-Assisted Entrained-Flow Gasification as a Key Technology for Net Zero—A Review

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

A-139
Turning Emissions into Feedstock: Mapping Europe’s CO2 Market for Fuels and Chemicals

I. Akhmetova, N. Fuchs, C. Gruber, H. Basche, S. Bernhardt, H. Lehmann, PtX Lab Lausitz | ZUG gGmbH, Cottbus, Germany

A-141
Catalyst-modulated discharge chemistry: Tailoring electron–surface interactions in the total oxidation of n-butane to CO₂ over a MnO₂/CaO-coated surface dielectric barrier discharge

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-143
Factors Affecting the Selective Catalytic Oxidation of Residual Ammonia in Ammonia Cracking Gas

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

A-145
Comparative Simulation Study of Fuel Production Pathways from Biomass-Derived Syngas

M. E-Moghaddam, N. Dahmen, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology (IKFT), Karlsruhe, Germany

A-146
Modeling and Prediction of Phase Equilibria in Systems Containing Bio-Oil Compounds

A. Jalalinejad, Axel Funke, Nicolaus Dahmen, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Catalysis Research & Technology (IKFT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany

A-148
Minimum Achievable Cost of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Produced from Methanol: A Bottom-Up Decomposition Using Optimization Measures

A. Elwalily, V. Erfurt, M. Wenzel, L. Tafur, S. Günthner, H. Lehmann, Zukunft – Umwelt – Gesellschaft (ZUG) gGmbH, PTX Lab Lausitz, Cottbus, Germany

A-149
Comparative Assessment of Fischer–Tropsch and Methanol Synthesis Pathways for Resilient Fuel Production from Sustainable CO₂ Sources

V. Erfurt, L. Tafur, A. Elwalily, M. Wenzel, S. Günthner, H. Lehmann, Zukunft – Umwelt – Gesellschaft (ZUG) gGmbH, PtX Lab Lausitz, Cottbus, Germany

A-150
Compliance of Synthetic Fuels with European Standards: The German Regulatory Perspective

M. J. Alhnidi, N. Dahmen, M. Glaser, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Catalysis Research and Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany

A-152
Revealing Resonances in the Technical Dehydration of Ethanol

M. Seifert, L. A. Lorenz, L. A. Haufe, TU Dresden, Inorganic Molecular Chemistry, Dresden, Germany

A-153
Kinetic Modeling of the Sabatier Reaction on Ni/CeO₂–ZrO₂ for Synthetic Natural Gas Production

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

A-154
Three-pipeline gas grid for renewable hydrogen storage and distribution: integrated power-to-gas/gas-to-power conversion with closed-loop carbon utilization

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

A-156
Power2ValueChemicals – Integrated Process Development for Evaluating Electrolytically Produced CO from CO2 for Industrial Applications

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

A-160
Bridging the Gap in MDI Value Chains: A Dual-Metric Evaluation of Circularity and Carbon Footprint from CO Production to MDI Synthesis

T. E. Korkut 1, A. Uguina 2, 1 Air Liquide Forschung und Entwicklung GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 2 Air Liquide, Frankfurt, Germany

A-161
Operando spectroscopy for investigating molecular catalysts in flow

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

A-162
Phosphorus-Modified Catalysts in the Dehydrogenation of n-Heptane as a Model Compound for Pyrolysis Oil Upgrading

C. Schweiger1, P. Schühle2, 1Jülich Research Center GmbH, 2Institute of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

A-164
Multiscale Study of CH₄ Pyrolysis: From Kinetics to Fluidized Reactor Operation with Carbon Valorization in the Steel Industry

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

A-165
Reconstructing the kinetics of biomass pyrolysis based on the contributions of its bio-components: application to rice husks

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

A-167
Bayesian Optimization of Promoted Pt/Al₂O₃ Catalysts for the Dehydrogenation of Perhydrobenzyltoluene

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

A-192
Recrystallization of Pyrolysis Carbon into Graphitic Materials

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

A-193
Environmental Assessment of CO2-Based Pathways to Short-Chain Alkenes

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

A-196
From Ammonia Synthesis to CO₂-Based Alkenes: Repurposing Industrial Iron Catalysts

Jan Hendrik Westerbarkei,¹ Volker Hagen,² Thomas Ernst Müller¹, ¹ Carbon Sources and Conversion, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany ²Rubokat GmbH, Bochum, Germany

A-197
DME from Crude Methanol

A. Schaadt, S. Feuerbach, F. Nestler, M. Gierse, R. Szolak, Fraunhofer ISE, Freiburg, Germany

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