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

5

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