Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Bereich I - Biologie, Chemie und Verfahrenstechnik
Institut für Katalyseforschung und -technologie (IKFT)

Address Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
Deutschland

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76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen

Projects

Research Grants
- Current projects
  - NSERC-DFG SUSTAIN: Biological and electrochemical process design for biocatalytic CO2 conversion
    (Applicants Meurer, Thomas ; Sauer, Jörg )
  - Theoretical Investigation of zeolite-catalyzed transformations involving ketenes as intermediates
    (Applicant Pleßow, Philipp )
- Completed projects
  - Kinetische Untersuchungen zur Cyclotrimerisierung monosubstituierter Acetylene in überkritischem Wasser
    (Applicant Wiegand, Gabriele )
  - Understanding the CO2 reduction mechanism over CoCu-based catalyst by combined theoretical and experimental studies
    (Applicant Studt, Felix )
Priority Programmes
- Current projects
  - Machine learning of hierarchical ultrafast molecular forcefields (HUMF)
    (Applicant Wenzel, Wolfgang )
  - Oberflächendynamik von inverser Ni- und Cu- Katalysatoren: Neue Konzepte für die CO2-Hydrierung durch Promotierung mit reduzierbaren Oxiden
    (Applicants Behrens, Malte ; Grunwaldt, Jan-Dierk ; Studt, Felix )
- Completed projects
Research Units
- Current projects
  - Coordination Funds
    (Applicant Behrens, Silke )
  - Detailed reaction kinetics of thermo-catalytic direct hydrogen peroxide synthesis using a CSTR for scale-up and process evaluation
    (Applicant Sauer, Jörg )
  - FOR 5715: Bridging Concepts in Thermo- and Electro-Hydrogen Peroxide Catalysis (HyPerCat)
    (Spokesperson Behrens, Silke )
  - Synthesis, characterization and testing of nanoparticle catalysts
    (Applicant Behrens, Silke )
  - Theoretical studies of t-HP and e-HP using DFT calculations
    (Applicant Studt, Felix )
Collaborative Research Centres
- Current projects
  - Automatisierung des interdisziplinären Forschungsdatenmanagements für die Kata-lyse
    (Project Heads Deutschmann, Olaf ; Hanf, Schirin ; Sheppard, Thomas ; Studt, Felix )
  - Catalytic Monoliths with Narrow Particle Size Distribution in Washcoats with Well-Defined Gradients
    (Project Heads Behrens, Silke ; Grunwaldt, Jan-Dierk )
  - DFT-based Microkinetic Modelling for the Oxidative Removal of Pollutants
    (Project Heads Angeli, Sofia ; Studt, Felix )
  - Structure and Composition of PtPd Model Catalysts under operando Conditions: Experiment and Simulation
    (Project Heads Pleßow, Philipp ; Stierle, Andreas )
  - Systematic Synthesis and Catalytic Performance Tests of Defined Noble Metal Species on Powder Supports
    (Project Heads Behrens, Silke ; Casapu, Maria )
- Completed projects
  - Ruthenium-katalysierte Hydrosilylierung von Kohlendioxid
    (Project Head Pitter, Stephan )
  - Struktur- Reaktivitäts-Beziehungen von Aluminiumalkoxiden bei katalysierten Polymerbildungsreaktionen in superkritischen Phasen
    (Project Head Dinjus, Eckhard )
CRC/Transregios
- Current projects
  - Numerical simulation of drop-wall film interaction of miscible liquids
    (Project Heads Marschall, Holger ; Wörner, Martin )
Research Training Groups
- Current projects
  - GRK 2450: Tailored Scale-Bridging Approaches to Computational Nanoscience
    (Spokesperson Elstner, Marcus )