Process Design and Intensification

Accordingly, the research group is primarily dealing with hydrogen storage in the form of liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC). The main research focus of the group is an energy-efficient overall process for the provision of (highly pure) hydrogen.

In particular, we are investigating ways to provide the enthalpy required for the endothermic dehydrogenation of LOHCs in order to overcome a key challenge of this type of hydrogen storage. For this, they focus on improving the overall process with an engineering/process technology-based approach, as well as making progress through process integration and process intensification strategies.