Conference Programme
Wednesday, October 5th, 2022
13.00
Opening and Welcome Address
Dieter Vogt, Chairman DGMK-Division "Petrochemistry"
13.15
Welcome Speech BASF
Katrin Friese, Vice President Process Catalysis R&D, BASF
Optimizing Industrial Catalytic Processes I
Chairperson: Mario Marchionna
13.30
Keynote Lecture | Petrochemicals in the Refinery Network
H. Blanke, BP Europa SE, Advanced Fuels Products Bochum
14.15
Efficient Direct-DME Synthesis; a BASF-Linde Joint Development
H. Ahi1, K. Braunsmann1, M. G. Schwab1, N. Bottke1, A. Behrens2, A. Peschel2, 1BASF SE, 2Linde GmbH
14.45
Experimental and Simulation Studies of Methanol and DME Synthesis from CO2-rich Syngas on Cu/ZnO/ZrO2 Catalysts
M. Herfet1, B. Campos1, K. Herrera Delgado1, M. Kind2, S. Polierer2, J. Sauer1, L. Warmuth1, S. Wild1, T. Zevaco1, S. Pitter, 1Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology, 2 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Thermal Process Engineering
15.15
Preparation of Cu/Zn Based Catalyst Precursors – Importance of Thermodynamics and Seeding
D. Guse1, L. Warmuth2, F. Kreißig1, S. Pitter2, M. Kind1, 1Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Thermal Process Engineering, 2Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology
15.45
Coffee Break
Optimizing Industrial Catalytic Processes II
Chairperson: Dieter Vogt
16.15
Keynote Lecture | Advanced Recycling in the Petrochemical Industry - Approaches and Challenges
A. Göhrt, INEOS Manufacturing Deutschland GmbH (INEOS in Köln)
17.00
Investigating the Opposing Catalyst Compositions required for Gas and Liquid Phase Selective Alkyne Hydrogenation
J. Williams1, K. Kley2, N. Dummer1, F. Schüth2, G. Hutchings1, 1Max Planck–Cardiff Centre on the Fundamentals of Heterogeneous Catalysis FUNCAT, Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK,2Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim an der Ruhr
17.30
Opportunities and Challenges in Industrial Selective Oxidation Processes
K. Amakawa BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Catalysis in Fuel Production
Chairperson: Thomas Seidensticker
08.30
Keynote Lecture | Cobalt-Based Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: Evaluation of Effective Kinetics and Pore Filling in Fixed-Bed Reactors
A. Jess, Universität Bayreuth
09.15
Production of Sustainable Transportation Fuels and Chemicals via Catalytic Cracking
L. Dorazio1, J. Shi1, J. Fu1, CP Kelkar1, M. J. Castaldi2, Snehesh S. Ail2, G. Chowdhury2, 1BASF Corporation, Iselin, NJ USA, 2The City College of New York, New York City USA
09.45
Modular Power-to-X Concepts & Applications in Europe
T. Böltken, INERATEC GmbH, Karlsruhe
10.15
Coffee Break
Catalytic Production and Utilization of Hydrogen I
Chairperson: Michael Bender
10.45
Keynote Lecture | Some aspects for Methanol and CO2
M. Vicari, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
12.00
Methanol Steam Reforming at low Temperatures Using Supported Homogeneous Catalysts – Catalyst Development and Reactor Design
H. Junge1, A. Agapova1, C. H. Schwarz2, A. Rehman2, D. Neu2, M. Haumann2, 1Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse, e. V., 2Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Lehrstuhl für Chemische Reaktionstechnik (CRT)
11.30
Engineering of Highly Active Indium-based Catalysts for the Hydrogenation of CO2 to Methanol
R. Baumgarten1, H. Ahi2, E. Frei2, E. Fako2, S. De2, R. Naumann d’Alnoncourt1, C. Boscagli3, S. Schunk3, F. Rosowski1,2, 1BasCat – UniCat BASF JointLab, Technische Universität Berlin, 2BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany, 3hte GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany
12.30
Lunch Break
Catalytic Production and Utilization of Hydrogen II
Chairperson: Enrico Tronconi
13.30
Keynote Lecture | Insights to the NH3 Reforming Beyond the Catalyst
E. Frei1, N. Bottke1, L. Karwacki2, M. Schwab2, M. Felischak3, 1BASF SE, RCC/PP, Ludwigshafen, 2BASF SE, G-CCP/MD, Ludwigshafen, 3BASF SE, RCP/CD, Ludwigshafen
14.15
rWGS as a Key-step to Transform CO2 into Valuable Products - Accelerated R&D Applying Advanced High Throughout Technology
B. Mutz, C. Hauber, P. Kolb hte GmbH – the high throughput experimentation company, Heidelberg, Germany
14.45
High Throughput Catalyst Evaluation of Commercial Hydrogenation Catalysts for Processes with High Hydrogen to Feed Ratios
E. Lorenz1, T. Zimmermann 1, F. Schneider1, M. Dahlinger1, J. Haertle1, N. S. Govender1, S. Teli1, A. A. Almathami2, 1hte GmbH, Sipchem, 2Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd University
15.15
Poster Session & Coffee
Catalytic Biomass
Chairperson: Harald Häger
16.45
Keynote Lecture | Homogeneous Catalysis for Feedstock Diversification: From Laboratory to Miniplant Scale
T. Seidensticker, TU Dortmund University
17.30
Innovative Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Reduction of Levulinic Acid Derivatives to γ-Valerolactone and Consecutive Reduction Products
R. Bacchiocchi1, T. Tabanelli1, D. Bianchi2, F. Cavani1, 1Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, 2Istituto Eni Donegani
18.00
Toward an Efficient, Continuous-flow, Production of GVL through a Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation Processes with Ethanol in the Gas Phase
T. Tabanelli1, L. Conte1, R. Bacchiocchi1, E. Paone2, N. Dimitratos1, F. Mauriello2, F. Cavani1, 1Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy, 2Dipartimento DICEAM, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
20.00
Conference Dinner
Feierabendhaus BASF
Friday, October 7, 2022
Innovative Catalyst Materials and Processes I
Chairperson: Jörg Sauer
08.30
Keynote Lecture | Syngas to higher Alcohols and Olefins
M. Muhler, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
9.15
Keynote Lecture | Electrified Methane Steam Reforming via Resistive Heating of SiSiC Foams Washcoated with a Rh/Al2O3 Catalyst
L. Zheng, M. Ambrosetti, F. Zaio, A. Beretta, G. Groppi, E. Tronconi, Laboratory of Catalysis and Catalytic Processes, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
10.00
High-throughput Technology in Electrochemistry
A. Müller1, M. Dejmek2, F. Huber1, F. Schneider1, B. Hecker22, D. Dogan2, H. Tempel2, R.-A. Eichel2, 1hte GmbH, Heidelberg, 2Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK-9): Fundamental Electrochemistry, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
10.30
Activated Metal Foams – attractiveness and challenges in industrial hydrogenations
J. Bauer, R. Franke, M. Roos, H.-W. Zanthoff, Evonik Operations GmbH
11.00
Coffee Break
Innovative Catalyst Materials and Processes II
Chairperson: Holger Blanke
11.30
Keynote Lecture | Supported Catalytically Active Liquid Metal Solutions (SCALMS) as Novel Materials for Dynamic Single Atom Catalysis
N. Taccardi, M. Haumann, P. Wasserscheid, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Lehrstuhl für Chemische Reaktionstechnik (CRT)
12.15
Artificial Photosynthesis: The Role of Photocatalysis in the Energy Transition
I. Rossetti1, F. Conte1, G. Ramis2, 1Chemical Plants and Industrial Chemistry Group, Dip. Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy, 2Dip. Ing. Chimica, Civile ed Ambientale, Università degli Studi di Genova and INSTM Unit Genova, Genoa, Italy
12.45
Aquivion® PFSA-based Spray-freeze Dried Composite Catalysts for the One-pot Domino Reaction from Furfural to γ-valerolactone
A. Allegri1, C. Oldani2, A. S. Cattaneo2, A. Brigliadori3, I. Zanoni3, G. Fornasari1, S. Albonetti1,3, 1Department of Industrial Chemistry – University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, 2Solvay Specialty Polymers SpA, Bollate, Italy, 3National Research Council ISTEC-CNR, Faenza, Italy
13.15
Concluding Remarks and Conference Summary
Michael Bender
13.25
Lunch
Thursday, October 6th, 2022 - Poster Session & Coffee
15.15 - 16.45 h
01
Enhancement of Fischer-Tropsch-Synthesis due to Periodical Draining of Wax-filled Catalyst Pores by Hydrogenolysis
C. Unglaub, A. Jess Universität Bayreuth
02
Accumulation of Higher Liquid Hydrocarbons in the Pores of a Cobalt Catalyst during the Initial Non-stationary Phase of Fixed-bed Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis
L. Schurm, A. Jess, University Bayreuth
03
Modeling of Maritime Fuel Production by Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis with Plasma-based Syngas
A. Herbers, C.Kern, A. Jess, University Bayreuth
04
Production of Anhydrous Formaldehyde with Co-generation of Hydrogen
M. Kamienowskaa1,2, K. Niedermeier2, M. Bender1, Th. Wetzel2, 1BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany, 2Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
05
Hydrogenative Depolymerization of Polyurethanes Catalyzed by Manganese- and Ruthenium Pincer Complexes
T. Schaub, BASF SE / CaRLa
06
Synthesis of Stable Zinc Oxide Based Catalysts for Carrying out Direct Dehydrogenation of Methanol to Obtain (a) Anhydrous Formaldehyde and (b) Highly Selective Hydrogen as By-product
A. Ghosh Chowdhury1, U. Arnold1, J. Sauer1, M. Bender2, 1Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology (IKFT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, 2BASF SE, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
07
Selective Cobalt Catalyzed Synthesis of Acetaldehydedimethylacetale (AADMA)
K. A. Sheikh1,2, T. A. Zevaco1, J. Jelic1, F. Studt1, M. Bender2, 1Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, 2BASF SE,Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
08
Optimization of the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Methanol to Formaldehyde: A Combined Theoretical, Experimental and Simulative Approach
F. Eichner1, P. Münzer1, J. Jelic 1, S. Behrens1, J. Sauer1, F. Studt1, M. Bender2, 1Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology (IKFT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen / Germany, 2BASF SE, Ludwigshafen am Rhein / Germany
09
Catalyst Recycling by a Crystallisation of the Ethylene Carbonate-based Catalyst Phase in the Hydroformylation of 1 Octene
J. T. Vossen1,2, N. Hülsken1,2, A. J. Vorholt1, W. Leitner1,2, 1Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, 2Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
10
Effect of Liquid-liquid Interfacial Area on Multiphase Catalysis
M. Schrimpf1, K. E. Naße1, A. J. Vorholt1, W. Leitner2, 1Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, 2Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
11
Intensified Production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and Furfural from Biomass in Multiphase Systems
N. Thanheuser,1,3 J. Esteban2, A. J. Vorholt1, W. Leitner1,3, 1Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, 2Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, 3Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
12
Sodium Methoxide as a Low-cost Glycolysis Catalyst for Chemical Recycling of Post-consumer PET Waste
S. Javed, J. Fisse, D. Vogt, Laboratory of Industrial Chemistry, TU Dortmund University, Laboratory of Industrial Chemistry, TU Dortmund University
13
Electronic Effect of Polymeric Stabilisers on the Catalytic Activity of Supported Au Nanoparticles for the Selective Oxidation of HMF
F. Liuzzi1, A. Allegri1,2, S. Scurti1 N. Dimitratos1,2, D. Caretti1, S. Albonetti1,2, 1Department of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, University of Bologna, 2CIRI-FRAME, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
14
Catalyst Recycling by a Self-Separation of the Product Phase in the Production of Formic Acid from Carbon Dioxide
K.R. Ehmann1,2, A. Nisters1,2, A. J. Vorholt1, W. Leitner1,2, 1Department of Molecular Catalysis, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, 2Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
15
Semi-Hydrogenation of Poly-Unsaturated Fatty Acid Derivatives in Multiphase Catalysis for Chemical Feedstock Supply
M. Spiekermann, F. Lehmann, T. Seidensticker , Laboratory of Industrial Chemistry, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany
16
Opportunities and Potential of Electrocatalytic Energy Transition and Challenges in the Development of a new High-throughput Technology
Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK-9) – Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
17
DME as a global Point-to-Point H2 carrier: Process intensified DME Production - The INDIGO Technology
A. Schaadt, M. Semmel, O. Salem, C. Hebling, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, Germany
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