Lecture

Vortrag: Harnessing acid catalyzed hydrocarbon conversion reactions: from conventional to circular chemistry

Tuesday, 11 February 2025, 17:30-18:30
Engler-Bunte-Hörsaal, Gebäude 40.50

Acid catalysis is the workhorse in conventional petroleum refining and, at present, assumes a crucial role in circular chemistry. Skeletal rearrangement and cracking reactions, together with hetero atom removal, are at the basis of hydrocarbon stream quality upgrading. Streams from a fossil (VGO) as well as from a circular (pyrolysis oils) origin require adequate treatment prior to being sent for base chemicals and (sustainable aviation) fuel production. The accurate prediction of product yields and selectivities obtained in such kind of treatments presents a significant asset. The numerous species and elementary steps interconverting them in a multiphase environment are harnessed within the PR1ME software framework. With routines for feedstock reconstruction, intrinsic kinetics and multi-scale reactor modeling, PR1ME is a forefront tool to assess and steer commercial production data and operation.

This event is part of the eventgroup Fakultätskolloquium
Speaker
Prof. Joris Thybaut

Ghent University, Belgium
Laboratory for Chemical Technology (LCT)
Organizer
KIT-Fakultät für Chemieingenieurwesen und Verfahrenstechnik
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Karlsruhe
Mail: ciw does-not-exist.kit edu
https://www.ciw.kit.educ