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Fakultät Bio- und Chemieingenieurwesen

Contact

E-Mail:
maximilian.kattnertu-dortmundde

Phone:
(+49)231 755-2014

Consultation hours:
via Email

Adress

Laboratory of Plant and Process Design
Emil-Figge-Str. 70
Geschossbau 2
44227 Dortmund
Deutschland

Room G2-R3.14

Curriculum Vitae

Born October 16th, 1999 in Unna (Germany)
2008-2016 Freiherr-vom-Stein Gymnasium Hamm (Germany)
2016-2022 B.Sc. Chemical Engineering Studies, TU Dortmund University
Bachelor Thesis: Investigation of the Suspension Behavior in a Rectangular Crystallization Container
2022-2023 M.Sc. Chemical Engineering Studies, TU Dortmund University
Master Thesis: Development of a Model-Based Short-Cut Method towards the Determination of Operating Windows for a Quasi-Continuous Process Chain
Since 2024 PhD at the Laboratory of Plant and Process Design, TU Dortmund University
Field of Research: "Slug Flow Crystallization"

Field of Research

Slug Flow Crystallization

While batch crystallization remains the standard approach in industrial crystallization, the use of continuous crystallizers is promising in terms of investment and operating costs, process control and flexibility for chemicals and APIs with low production volumes.

One such concept for continuous crystallizers is the slug flow crystallizer (SFC) which is characterized by liquid segmentation through a gaseous phase. Combined with the internal circulation within the resulting liquid slugs, the SFC ensures the achievement of increased product quality within short process times.

The project, which is being carried out in collaboration with the Chair of Process Automation Systems, aims to achieve autonomous process control of an SFC, ensuring precise particle size distribution and high yields while preventing fouling of the apparatus.