Method development

In our research group an device was developed that is suitable for accurate, cost- and time-efficient automated detection of the melting temperature in a high pressure carbon dioxide atmosphere.

In the research group,  a continuous stripper has been developed, which enables controllable solvent remove from dilute solutions with the help of high-pressure carbon dioxide. 

Ionic liquids could be promising for biphasic reaction media and CO₂ capture, where understanding phase behavior under supercritical CO₂ is essential for high-pressure applications. 

Our research group has conducted extensive research on the semi-continuous hydrolysis of polycondensation polymers, in an effort to design chemical recycling processes for plastic waste streams that are difficult to recycle with conventional methods. In this work, we designed a novel non-catalytic semi-continuous process for the selective hydrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The main highlights of the work are the stablising alkaline quench stream ensuring stable operation and simple product separation, and deconvolution calculations to demonstrate that the process limiting step is not the solubilisation of the reaction products.