Conference Program
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Gesa Netzeband, Managing Director, DGMK e.V.
Tilman Bechthold, Chairman DGMK-Division "Conversion of Carbon Carriers"
Stefan Hölbfer, President ÖGEW
Methanol Synthesis
Chairperson:
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 Forschung und Entwicklung GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany2, Air Liquide Research & Development, Innovation Campus Paris, Jouy en Josas, France3, Air Liquide Research & Development, Innovation Campus Delaware, Newark, United State4, 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
K. Yasutaka, U. Hayate, A. Makoto, H. Toru, M. Takeshi, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
Simon Wölfelschneider,12, Gerald Stubbe,1 Steffen Möhring,1 Thomas E. Müller2, 1VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut GmbH (BFI), Düsseldorf, Germany, 2Carbon Sources and Conversion, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
Electrification of Chemical Processes
Chairperson:
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, Dipartimento di Energia, 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. Watermann, 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
Award of the Carl-Zerbe-Preis
T. Bechthold, Chairman DGMK-Division "Conversion of Carbon Carriers"
P. Schühle, Lehrstuhl für chemische Reaktionstechnik, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen-Nürnberg and Institute for a Sustainable Hydrogen Economy, IHE, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 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
Methanol-to-X, Fischer-Tropsch, e-fuels, SAF
Chairperson: Jennifer Strunk
J. Xie, Green Chemical Reaction Engineering research unit Engineering and Technology Institute Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
A. Roesch, Air Liquide Forschung und Entwicklung GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany
M. Marchionna, Società Chimica Italiana, Division Industrial Chenistry, Milano, 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 Energyconversion, 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, 1Karlsruher Institut für Techologie, Institut für Mikroverfahrenstechnik (IMVT), Eggenstein, Germany;, 2Karlsruher Institut für Techologie, Eggenstein, Germany
Chemical Recycling
Chairperson: Alba Dieguez-Alonso
A. Leitner, OMV, Wien, Austria
P. Rathsack1, M. D. Hannak1, D. Scheithauer1, J. Kleeberg1,2, M. Gräbner 1,2,3, 1Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS, Circular Carbon Technologies, Freiberg, Germany; 2TU Bergakademie Freiberg (TUBAF), Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering (IEC), Freiberg, Germany, 3TU Bergakademie 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;, 2Technische Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
T. Dreising, S. Tavakkol, D. Stapf, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Institut für Technische Chemie (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
M. Gräbner, 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; 2TU 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, 1TU Bergakademie Freiberg, IEC, Freiberg, Germany, 2Fraunhofer IKTS, Energie- und Verfahrenstechnik - Kohlenstoff-Kreislauf-Technologien, Freiberg, Germany, 3Zentrums für effiziente Hochtemperatur-Stoffwandlung (ZeHS), Freiberg, Germany
S. Renninger, Cyclize Gmbh, Stuttgart, Germany
Thursday, October 8, 2026 - Poster Session & Coffee
M. Bachstädter, A. Jess, Universität Bayreuth, Lehrstuhl für chemische Verfahrenstechnik, Bayreuth, Germany
C. Bischoff, C. Kern, A. Jess, Universität Bayreuth, Lehrstuhl für Chemische Verfahrenstechnik, Bayreuth, Germany
K. Rimagmos, T. Plessing, Hochschule Hof, Institut für Wasserstoff- und Energietechnik, 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; 3Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
P. Hassenstein, J.-D. Krueger, J. Albert, Universität Hamburg, Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, 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 Bayreuth, Chemical Process Engineering, Bayreuth, Germany
T. Schiekel, OWI Science fo 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
P. Eiden-Göbel, L. Römer, J. Ströhle, B. Epple, Technical University of Darmstadt, Institute for Energy Systems and Technology, Darmstadt, Germany
K. Bürner, M. Haumann, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Erlangen, Germany
S. Feldhoff, OWI Science for Fuels gGmbH, Energy Carriers, Herzogenrath, Germany
N. Kumari1<\sup>, R. Franke2,3<\sup>, A. J. Vorholt1<\sup>, 1<\sup>Max Planck Institute for chemical and energy conversion, Chemistry, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany; 2<\sup>Evonik Oxeno GmbH, Marl, Germany 3<\sup>Ruhr-Universität 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, 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 Univerity Bochum, Chair of Industrial Chemistry, Bochum, Germany; 2 Ruhr Univerity 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 Bayreuth, Chair of Chemical Engineering, Bayreuth, Germany; 3University Bayreuth, Center of 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, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Institut für Katalyseforschung und -technologie, 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 Università degli Studi di Genova, DICCA, Genoa, Italy; 2 Università degli Studi di Milano, Dip. Chimica, Milan, Italy
I. Rossetti 1, M. Tommasi 1, S. Romegialli 1, W. Da Silva Cardoso 1, A. Gramegna 1, G. Ramis 2, 1 Università degli Studi di Milano, Dip. Chimica, Milan, Italy; 2 Università degli Studi di Genova, DICCA, Genoa, Italy
J. Vogt 1, P. Schell 1, T. Dreising 1, C. Jendrzok 2, Z. Riaz 3, S. Tavakkol 1, D. Stapf 1, 1 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Technical Chemistry (ITC), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; 2 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Catalysis Research and Technology (IKFT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; 3 Aalto University, Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Espoo, Finland
L. Steinwachs 1, A. Vorholt 2, 1 MPI for Chemical Energy Conversion, Molecular Catalysis, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany; 2 MPI für Chemische Energiekonversion, Molekulare Katalyse, 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-Universität Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany; 3 RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
C. Schweiger, P. Schühle, Institute of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 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, Dipartimento di Energia, Milan, Italy; 2 Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy; 3 Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Meccanica, 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, Dipartimento di Energia, Milan, Italy; 2 Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy; 3 University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, China; 4 Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica, 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. Wölfelschneider,1,2, G. Stubbe,1 G. Bendel2, G. Sorrentino2, T. E. Müller2, 1VDEh-Betriebsforschungsinstitut GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany, 2Carbon Sources and Conversion, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
Jan Hendrik Westerbarkei,¹ Marvin Hebenbrock,¹ Volker Hagen,² Thomas Ernst Müller¹, ¹ Carbon Sources and Conversion, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany ²Rubokat GmbH, Bochum, Germany
Jan Hendrik Westerbarkei,¹ Volker Hagen,² Thomas Ernst Müller¹, ¹ Carbon Sources and Conversion, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany ²Rubokat GmbH, Bochum, Germany
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