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Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry
& Chemical Technologies
RWTH Aachen University
Prof. Dr. Regina Palkovits
Facts of RWTH Aachen University
Founded in 1870
• 436 Professors
• 3300 Academic Staff
• 2300 Non‐Academic Staff
• 30200 Students in 9 Faculties:
‐ 13600 in engineering (45 %)
‐ 7300 in natural science (24 %)
Chair of Heterogeneous Catalysis & Chemical Technologies
Chair of Chemical Technologies & Petrochemistry
Industrial Chemistry & Reaction Engineering
Mechanisms in Catalysis
Walter Leitner Regina Palkovits
Jürgen Klankermayer Marcel Liauw
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THE MOTIVATION
natural resources(incl. biomass & CO2)
Sust
aina
ble
crea
tion
ofva
lue
basic chemicals
intermediates
final products
~ 101
~ 102
> 105
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BRIDGING SCALES
meters
seco
nds
Quantum-chemistry
MolecularSimulations
Fluid-dynamics and Transport
Reactor andProcess
Catalysis and Reaction
10-12 10-10 10-8 10-6 10-2 100 10210-16
10-14
10-4
10-2
100
102
104
R101
1-octene
syngas CO2
catalyst
C101 C102
E102E101P101
E103 C103
S101
E104P102
P103
E105 C104
V101
C105
product
P1T1
P2T2
P3T3
RenewableFeedstocks
Energy Environment
Scientific Environment
NGP2
AVT,Chemical Engineering& Membrane Technology
Palkovits group
Leitner group
Project Environment 8
Multiphase reaction systems for the efficient valorization of Biomass Bologna (I) Delft University (N)
CO2 as alternative carbon sourceusing active membrane materials UniME (I) CAT (G)
Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry
& Chemical Technologies
RWTH Aachen University
Prof. Dr. Regina Palkovits