Lukas Seppelfricke - APT - TU Dortmund

Location & approach

By Car

The campus of the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the freeway junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerland line A45 crosses the Ruhr expressway B1/A40. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By bus and train

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 15 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. In addition, the university can be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association, and DSW21 also offer an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund is the H-Bahn. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By Airplane

From Dortmund Airport, the AirportExpress takes just over 20 minutes to Dortmund's main train station, and from there, the S-Bahn takes you to the university. A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university's train station.

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Location & approach

By Car

The campus of the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the freeway junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerland line A45 crosses the Ruhr expressway B1/A40. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By bus and train

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 15 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. In addition, the university can be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association, and DSW21 also offer an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund is the H-Bahn. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By Airplane

From Dortmund Airport, the AirportExpress takes just over 20 minutes to Dortmund's main train station, and from there, the S-Bahn takes you to the university. A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university's train station.

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Contact

E-Mail:
lukas.seppelfricketu-dortmundde

Phone:
(+49)231 755-6770

Consultation hours:
via Email

Adress

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

Room G2-R3.15

Curriculum Vitae

Born	May 18th, 1999 in Hagen (Germany)
2009-2017	Albrecht-Dürer-Gymnasium Hagen (Germany)
2017-2021	B.Sc. Chemical Engineering Studies, TU Dortmund University Bachelor Thesis: Charakterisierung des Zerstäubungsverhalten von Metal-Mesh Atomizern
2021-2023	M.Sc. Chemical Engineering Studies, TU Dortmund University Master Thesis: Investigation of the Influence of Operating Parameters on the Hydrodynamic Stability of a Continuous Centrifugal Extractor
Since 2024	PhD at the Laboratory of Plant and Process Design, TU Dortmund University Field of Research: "Chemical recycling of PET bottles"

Field of Research

Chemical recycling of PET bottles

Chemical depolymerization of PET is performed via glycolysis. The resulting BHET monomer can be used as raw material for the production of fresh PET. In order to separate BHET monomers selectively out of the reaction mixture crystallization is used.

For an efficient process, both upstreaming (depolymerization) in terms of reaction conditions (e.g. temperature, solvent use, concentration ratios) and downstreaming (crystallization, solid-liquid separation, washing) are being optimized in order to develop an economical process. A techno-economic and life cycle analysis will also be carried out.