Is Process Simulation Fit for the Future?
Current situation, future challenges, and possible solutions for a simulation landscape as part of an interconnected environment
Alwin Mittasch Prize 2021
Catalysis award for Johannes A. Lercher, Technical University of Munich, Germany
DECHEMA Prize 2019 for Harun Tüysüz
Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Germany, honored for outstanding work in catalyst development
Polymer-Film Heat Exchangers Improve Seawater Desalination
Thin polymeric heat exchanger layers decrease fouling
Udo Kragl New Chairman of the German Society for Catalysis GeCatS
Reinhard Schomäcker, TU Berlin, and Andreas Meiswinkel, Linde AG/Pullach, are Deputy Chairmen
Improved Granulation of Instant Soups
Binders based on oil-in-water emulsions enhance the rehydration of instant soup powders
Repurposing Tires for Wastewater Cleaning
Pyrolysis char from tires can be used to remove phenolic contaminants from water
Highly Effective Membrane Cleaning
High-pressure jet cleaning of microfiltration membranes can restore up to 80 % of the original throughput
Behind the Science: Using Smart Tomographic Sensors in Process Control
Barbara Boeck talked to Uwe Hampel, Dresden, Germany, about controlled fluid separation with smart process tomography sensors
Effective Treatment of Livestock Wastewater
Electrocoagulation successfully removes insecticides used in cattle farming
Direct Electrochemical Synthesis of NH3 from N2 and H2O
A practicable option for energy storage and production of fertilizer precursors
Effective Chromium Removal by Forward Osmosis
Careful process optimization highly increases efficiency of Cr removal from wastewater
Comparing Biogas Digesters
Underground digester leads to higher and more stable temperature profiles for biogas production
Regulating Plant Disinfection in Seawater Desalination
Combination of UV spectroscopy with regression analysis can determine the progress of plant disinfection
Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Hinders Crystallization in Microreactors
Higher surface area cannot make up for decreased nucleation
Turning Seashells into Bone-Growing Templates
Seashell powder increases the mechanical strength and bioactivity of alginate bone scaffolds
Alwin Mittasch Prize 2019
Catalysis award for Piet van Leeuwen, INSA Toulouse, France
60th Birthday: Kurt Wagemann
Executive Director of DECHEMA, the network for chemical engineering and biotechnology in Germany
Behind the Science: How to Store Hydrogen
Cordula Buse talked to Karsten Müller, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, about the state of hydrogen storage technologies