Industrial project successfully completed

03.04.2025

The FFG Frontrunner project “Glycerol to Propanol” has successfully been completed at the end of March.

The project, a collaboration between OMV Downstream GmbH, TU Wien and CEET, involved the construction of a pilot plant at the Schwechat refinery site to produce second-generation biofuels using a specially developed, patented process. These are advanced biofuels that do not compete with foodstuffs. Using a typical refinery process, the waste-based raw material glycerine is refined into bio-alcohol, which as a fuel additive reduces the CO₂ emissions of petrol.

The picture shows some of the protagonists in front of the completed plant. From CEET: Susanne Lux (first from the right), Max Vogi (6th from the left), and Thomas Wallek (5th from the left).

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Clemens Wolf, Janine Maier, Julia Wenger, Georg Rudelstorfer, Christian Leypold, Julia Voglhuber-Höller, Matiss Reinfelds, Andrea Weiner, Arantza Muriana, Susanne Lux, Claudia Mair-Bauernfeind, Andreas Falk and Stefan Spirk Safe-and-sustainable-by-design redox active molecules for energy storage applications Publikation in PURE anzeigen

R. Villablanca-Ahues, R. Nagl, T. Zeiner and P. Jaeger Aqueous-organic and aqueous-vapor interfacial phenomena for three phase systems containing CO₂, CH₄, n-butanol, n-dodecane and H₂O at saturation conditions Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Eveline Kuhnert, Kurt Mayer, Mathias Heidinger, Christine Rienessel, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Impact of intermittent operation on photovoltaic-PEM electrolyzer systems: A degradation study based on accelerated stress testing Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Max Vogi, Maximilian Neubauer, Susanne Lux and Thomas Wallek Triethylene Glycol as Entrainer for 1-Propanol + Water Mixtures Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Paul Demmelmayer, Jia Wen Foo, Dominik Wiesler, Georg Rudelstorfer and Marlene Kienberger Reactive liquid-liquid extraction of lactic acid from microfiltered sweet sorghum silage press juice in an agitated extraction column using a hydrophobic natural deep eutectic solvent as modifier Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Clemens Fink, Joel Mata Edjokola, Marijo Telenta and Merit Bodner Modeling of Catalyst Degradation in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells Applied to Three-Dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Alexander Kaufmann, Lars Häcker, Jacob Michael Mayer, Hansjörg Weber and Marlene Kienberger Characterization of Camphene- and Fenchol-Based Hydrophobic Eutectic Solvents and Their Application in Aldehyde Extraction Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Sascha Kleiber, Andreas Böhm and Susanne Lux Effect of pressure on direct reduction of mineral iron carbonate with hydrogen Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Florian Tritscher, Alexander Pranter, Fabio Blaschke, Werner Napetschnig, Maximilian Fuchs, Fabio Eduardo Machado Charry, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Thermal stability and microstructure of fluorine-free hydrophobic coatings of gas diffusion layers for fuel cell applications Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Muhammad Yusro and Viktor Hacker Fabricating ultra-thin nanofiber structures towards advanced MEA of fuel cell: Investigation of degree of alignment, diameter, bead generation, and precision with Taguchi design Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Joel Mata Edjokola, Mathias Heidinger, Amir Niroumand, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Chemical Oxidation-Induced Degradation in Gas Diffusion Layers for PEFC: Mechanisms and Performance Implications Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Paul Demmelmayer, Marija Ćosić and Marlene Kienberger Mineral Acid Co-Extraction in Reactive Extraction of Lactic Acid Using a Thymol-Menthol Deep Eutectic Solvent as a Green Modifier Publikation in PURE anzeigen

J. Deuerling, A. Alsalih, R. Nagl, T. Zeiner, J. U. Repke and M. Rädle Investigation of interfacial mass transfer phenomena applying non-invasive Raman imaging and density gradient theory Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Lukas Fernando Roessler Escudero, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Adjusting the operating boundaries for the mitigation of SO2 crossover in sulphur depolarized electrolysers Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Fabio Blaschke, Prabhu Prasad Biswal, Fabio Eduardo Machado Charry, Katharina Halper, Maximilian Fuchs, Roland Resel, Karin Zojer, Michael Lammer, Richard Hasso and Viktor Hacker Advancing Green Hydrogen Purity with Iron-Based Self-Cleaning Oxygen Carriers in Chemical Looping Hydrogen Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Nico Nys, Lorenz Buchgraber, Peter Neugebauer, Matthew J. Jones and Heidrun Gruber-Woelfler Design and Characterization of a Novel Continuous Annular Gap Crystallizer Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Eveline Kuhnert, Mathias Heidinger, Anna Bernroitner, Özge Kiziltan, Erwin Berger, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Fluoride emission rate analysis in proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer cells Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Alexander Kaufmann, Lukas Maier and Marlene Kienberger Solvent screening for the extraction of aromatic aldehydes Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Joel Mata Edjokola, Marco Bogar, Maximilian Grandi, Rodolfo Taccani, Heinz Amenitsch, Marjan Marinšek, Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Humidity-Induced Degradation Mapping of Pt3Co ORR Catalyst for PEFC by In-Operando Electrochemistry and Ex Situ SAXS. Publikation in PURE anzeigen

R. Villablanca-Ahues, R. Nagl, T. Zeiner and P. Jaeger Interactions at the interfaces of the H₂-brine-cement systems at elevated pressures for H₂ storage Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Rafaela Greil, Joevy Chai, Georg Rudelstorfer, Stefan Mitsche and Susanne Lux Water as a Sustainable Leaching Agent for the Selective Leaching of Lithium from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Fabio Blaschke, Marjan Bele, Spela Polak, Brigitte Bitschnau and Viktor Hacker Core-shell iron-based oxygen carrier material for highly efficient green hydrogen production by chemical looping Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Fabio Blaschke, Marjan Bele, Brigitte Bitschnau and Viktor Hacker Stabilizing effect of support materials on iron-based oxygen carrier pellets for chemical looping hydrogen in long-term operation Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Thomas Steiner, Kai Schulze, Norbert Kienzl, Magdalena Pauritsch, Viktor Hacker, Sebastian Bock, Alberto Abad, Robert Scharler and Andrés Anca-Couce Chemical looping of synthetic ilmenite, Part I: Addressing challenges of kinetic TGA measurements with H2 Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Viktor Hacker and Merit Bodner Innovative chemische Speichermedien für erneuerbare Energien Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Adrian Drescher, Lisa Schwingshackl and Marlene Kienberger Identification of molecules from tomato plant residues using sustainable green chemicals Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Hafiz Farooq Imtiaz A Framework for Upscaling of Emerging Chemical Processes Based on Thermodynamic Process Modeling and Simulation Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Muhammad Yusro and Viktor Hacker Fabricating ultra-thin nanofiber structures towards the advanced MEA of fuel cells Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Anna Jodlbauer, Jonas Spychala, Katharina Hogrefe, Bernhard Gadermaier and H. Martin R. Wilkening Fast Li Ion Dynamics in Defect-Rich Nanocrystalline Li4PS4I─The Effect of Disorder on Activation Energies and Attempt Frequencies Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Sebastian Soritz, Nico Nys, Matteo Thierrichter, Lorenz Buchgraber, Richard Amering, Peter Neugebauer and Heidrun Gruber-Woelfler Development of a 3D Printed Flow Cell for Application as an In-line Optical Particle Analysis Tool Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Kamonrat Suksumrit, Christoph A. Hauzenberger, Srett Santitharangkun and Susanne Lux Reduced Siderite Ore Combined with Magnesium Oxide as Support Material for Ni-Based Catalysts; An Experimental Study on CO₂ Methanation Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Fabio Blaschke Spaziergang im Science Garden Publikation in PURE anzeigen

Fabio Blaschke, Richard Hasso and Viktor Hacker Unlocking synergistic effects of mixed ionic electronic oxygen carriers in ceramic-structured environments for efficient green hydrogen storage Publikation in PURE anzeigen