Head of Institute: Prof. Dr. Anna-Lena Heins

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Email: anna-lena.heins(at)tuhh.de

The Institute for Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering develops new bio-based processes for the production of chemicals, fuels and biomaterials from renewable raw materials, including CO₂ and other one-carbon (C1) substrates based on biosystems engineering approaches. Other activities relate to model-assisted development of cell culture techniques for the production of biopharmaceuticals and new engineering concepts for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

Head of Institute: Prof. Dr. Raimund Horn

Phone: +49 40 42878-3242

Institute email: crt(at)tuhh.de  

The research focus of the institute is in the field of heterogeneous catalysis and catalytic reaction engineering. By combining new experimental methods with numerical reactor simulations, the institute investigates how solid catalysts in industrial reactors change in time and space. The aim of the research is a knowledge-based optimization of large-scale catalytic processes.

Head of Institute: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dr. h.c. Stefan Heinrich

Phone: +49 40 42878-3750

Institute email: spe(at)tuhh.de

The research at the Institute of Solids Process Engineering and Particle Technology covers the main unit operations and numerous fields of applications of solids process engineering considering individual particles, bulk solids and multiphase particle laden flows. The main focus is on fluidized bed technology for design and formulation of particles (granulation, agglomeration, coating, drying). Experimental investigations in lab and pilot-plant scale are supported by novel developed measurement methods and compared with multi-scale simulation approaches, which includes particle based methods (DEM, population balances), continuous models (CFD, FEM), couplings (CFD-DEM) as well as flowsheet simulations of complex interconnected solids processes.

Head of Institute: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Mirko Skiborowski

Phone: +49 40 42878-3041

Institute email: psi(at)tuhh.de

The research activities at the Institute of Process Systems Engineering focus on the development and optimization of individual process steps as well as entire process flowsheets based on a holistic view of available data, derived mathematical models and the algorithms used for analysis and optimization.

Head of Institute: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Schlüter

Phone: +49 40 42878-3252

Institute email: info(at)ims-tuhh.de

The research activities of the Institute of Multiphase Flows deal with the analysis of transport phenomena in fluids with dispersed bubbles, droplets, and solids by purposefully combining experimental research, modeling, and numerical simulation.

Head of Institute: Prof. Dr. habil. Andreas Liese

Phone: +49 40 42878-3218

Institute email: biocatalysis(at)tuhh(dot)de

The research activities of the Institute of Technical Biocatalysis include technical and fundamental aspects of the application of whole cells and isolated enzymes in biocatalysis and environmental biotechnology and address bioprocess development, non-conventional biotransformations, on-line reaction analysis, micro-reaction engineering, and biodegradation.

Head of Institute: Prof. Dr. Johannes Gescher

Phone: +49 40 42878-3639

Email: johannes.gescher(at)tuhh.de

At the Institute of Technical Microbiology, we isolate and develop microorganisms to replace petroleum-based processes with new sustainable biological processes. For this purpose, we use a variety of bioinformatic, molecular biological and biochemical tools. In addition, we are engaged in the development of new reactor concepts to best exploit the capabilities of microorganisms.

Head of Institute: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Irina Smirnova

Phone: +49 40 42878-3040

Email: irina.smirnova(at)tuhh.de

Since the institute was founded in 1982, high pressure engineering has a long academic tradition in our institute. Our research topics include experimental and theoretical works concerning high-pressure engineering, supercritical fluids, accompanied by the thermodynamics of biological relevant systems and downstream processes. We investigate the production proceses of nano- and mesoporous materials (aerogels) in lab and pilot scale, including sol-gel process, coating and impregnation with active ingredients, providing the aerogels with exceptional properties for a variety of applications. Another area of research is the study of a selective fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass by liquid hot water hydrolysis (LHW), enzymatic biomass degradation and supercritical CO2 extraction. We also develop molecular methods for the design and optimization of separation processes based on micellar systems, especially for life science.

WG Efficient energy Systems and Production Processes

Head of Institute: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Kaltschmitt

Phone: +49 40 42878-3008

Institute email: iue(at)tuhh.de

The Institute of Environmental Technology and Energy Systems (IUE) at Hamburg University of Technology deals with the development, the analysis and the assessment of complex energy provision systems and the respective coupled production systems. This is realized within the context of the existing technological possibilities, the given economic constraints, and the demanded environmental necessities for the current and the future situation – and always under the overarching goal of an improved economic and environmental performance of such systems. This includes among others questions related to the particulate matter reduction from biomass-fired devices, assessment of options to use organic residues and wastes e.g. for the provision of fructane, the development and design of national and international hydrogen provision systems, the production of electricity-based liquid fuels, the life cycle assessment of innovative (energy-)technologies, and questions related to the system integration of fluctuating electrical energy into the decentralized heat market.

Head of Institute: Prof. Dr. Alexander Penn

Telephone: +49 40 42878-3802

Institute email: process.imaging(at)tuhh.de

The research activities of the Institute of Process Imaging focus on the analysis of complex multiphase and reactive gas-solid, gas-liquid and gas-liquid-solid systems using innovative magnetic resonance imaging methods to obtain high-resolution insights into fluidized beds, bubble column reactors, beam layers and tube reactors.

WG Sustainable Resource and Waste Management

Head: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kerstin Kuchta

Phone: +49 40 42878-3054

Email: kuchta(at)tuhh.de