Felix Funke
Curriculum Vitae
| Born | December 29th, 1990 in Essen (Germany) |
| 2001-2010 | Graf-Engelbert-Schule, Bochum (Germany) |
| 2011-2015 | B.Sc. Biochemical Engineering Studies, TU Dortmund University. Bachelor thesis: Influence of the Specific Bubble Surface Area on the Product Quality using Gassing Crystallization Process |
| 2015-2017 | M.Sc. Biochemical Engineering Studies, TU Dortmund University Master thesis: Investigating the Influence of Additives on the Physicochemical Parameters of the ARIZONA Liquid Systems and their Fluid Dynamics inside the CPC |
| 2016 | MEngMgt. Master of Engineering Management Studies, University of Newcastle (Australia) |
| 2017-2021 | PhD at the Laboratory of Plant and Process Design, TU Dortmund University Field of Research: Continuous Centrifugal Extraction |
Field of Research
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.
Publications
Poster presentations
- F. Funke, G. Schembecker
Continuous Centrifugal Extraction – A new Apparatus for Intensifying Extraction Processes
Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet Fachgruppen Extraktion und Phytoextraktion, Muttenz, Switzerland (2019)
Oral presentations
- F. Funke, G. Schembecker
Continuous Centrifugal Extraction – A new Apparatus for Intensifying Extraction Processes
15th International PhD Seminar on Chromatographic Separation Science 2019, Quedlinburg, Germany (2019)
- F. Funke, F. Sallamon, C. Stamm, T. Dörne, G. Schembecker
Challenges and Opportunities in Continuous Operation of Centrifugal Partition Chromatography
Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet-Fachgruppen Fluidverfahrenstechnik, Adsorption und Extraktion, Berchtesgaden, Germany (2020)