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B.Sc. Biochemical Engineering Studies, TU Dortmund University.
Bachelor thesis: Messung und Modellierung der Löslichkeit von Dipeptiden in wässrigen und nicht-wässrigen Lösungen
M.Sc. Biochemical Engineering Studies, TU Dortmund University
Master thesis: Simulation of Hydrodynamics within Centrifugal Partition Chromatography using Computational Fluid Dynamics
PhD at the Laboratory of Plant and Process Design, TU Dortmund University
Field of Research: Continuous Centrifugal Extraction
The application of unstable phase systems (like aqueous two-phase systems) in conventional extraction processes is challenging due to poor phase separation and resulting long phase settling times. The development of the continuous centrifugal extraction (CCE), which is based on the technology of centrifugal partition chromatography (CPC), provides a benefit, as the use of centrifugal forces enhances phase separation and additionally supports phase mixing. Both liquid phases are pumped continuously in counter-current direction through a chamber cascade inside a rotor. A third stream containing the sample to be separated can continuously be fed somewhere in the middle of the chamber cascade.This transfer from a batch process (CPC) to a continuous one (CCE) leads to a significant increase in overall productivity.
Volpert, Buthmann, Koop, SchembeckerTowards Analysis of Hydrodynamics within Continuous Centrifugal Extraction using Computational Fluid DynamicsHimmelfahrtstagung on Bioprocess Engineering (2022), Mainz
Volpert, Koop, SchembeckerContinuous Centrifugal Extraction: Technical Challenges and their Solutions(Bio)Process Engineering/ProcessNet (2022), Aachen
Volpert, Nordhausen, Alfsmann, SchembeckerContinuous Centrifugal Extraction: Hydrodynamics in Separation Chambers with simultaneous Mixing and SettlingFachausschusstagung Extraktion (2023), Frankfurt
