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Hydrogen, E-Fuels and Applications

Chemical energy sources, in particular hydrogen and hydrogen-based synthetic fuels, will play a central role in the energy system of a sustainable and climate-neutral industrial society.

The EnCN is researching innovative technologies for hydrogen production, storage and logistics. They demonstrate how hydrogen can be used profitably in industrial projects.

  • Techno-economic analysis of different hydrogen storage and supply routes, in particular liquid organic hydrogen carriers
  • Model-based, holistic energy market design
  • Development of reactor concepts for reversible chemical hydrogen storage
  • Catalyst development for chemical hydrogen storage and release
  • Testing and evaluation of various reactor heating options
  • Development of concepts for heat storage and heat integration in hydrogen storage systems
  • Development of a new type of hydrogen compressor
  • Construction, operation and optimisation of storage systems
  • Development of stationary hydrogen or hydrogen/methane engines for block-type thermal power stations
  • Thermodynamic evaluation and optimization of energy storage processes
  • Design and construction of reactors for energy process technology
  • Simulation-based optimization of chemical reactors and processes
  • Development of plant and process technology in the field of hydrogen logistics and hydrogen storage
  • Simulation-based optimization of engine combustion processes
  • Extensive experience in the field of ionic compressors
  • Optimization of process-internal heat flows and cross-process heat integration
  • Mathematical modelling of energy market systems
  • Pilot plants for reversible, chemical hydrogen storage on a laboratory and pilot scale
  • Pilot plants for thermochemical energy storage on a laboratory scale
  • Measurement equipment for recording surface reactions and adsorption processes
  • Test benches for the technical evaluation of burner systems
  • Measurement equipment for recording and optimising technical and internal combustion processes

 

  • Analysis and optimization of energy processes
  • Design of LOHC storage systems
  • Development of tailor-made process technology for hydrogen storage
  • Catalyst development for LOHC storage applications
  • Construction of prototypes
  • Economic consideration of various parameters of the current and future energy market
  • Decentralized energy and hydrogen supply for private and industrial applications, e.g. hydrogen filling stations
  • Transport and long-term storage of energy in the form of hydrogen
  • Linking renewable energy generation with a wide range of hydrogen users

Publications

Runge P, Sölch C, Albert J, Wasserscheid P, Zöttl G, Grimm V (2023)
Economic comparison of electric fuels for heavy duty mobility produced at excellent global sites-a 2035 scenario 
Applied Energy
Runge P, Sölch C, Albert J, Wasserscheid P, Zöttl G, Grimm V (2019)
Economic comparison of different electric fuels for energy scenarios in 2035 
Applied Energy
Shoshi A, Schlücker E (2018)
Hydrogen compressor with internal heat recovery 
Shoshi A, Schlücker E (2018)
Harvesting the compression heat energy in high-pressure compressors for the use in processes 
Preuster P, Albert J (2018)
Biogenic formic acid as a green hydrogen carrier 
Energy Technology
Shoshi A (2017)
Designing a hydrogen compressor for pressure up to 1000 bar with inner cooled walls 
Grimm V, Schewe L, Schmidt M, Zöttl G (2017)
Uniqueness of market equilibrium on a network: A peak-load pricing approach 
European Journal of Operational Research
Rüde T, Bösmann A, Preuster P, Wasserscheid P, Arlt W, Müller K (2017)
Resilience of LOHC Based Energy Storage Systems 
Energy Technology
Grimm V, Martin A, Schmidt M, Weibelzahl M, Zöttl G (2016)
Transmission and generation investment in electricity markets: The effect of market splitting and network fee regimes 
European Journal of Operational Research
Michelsen HA, Schulz C, Smallwood GJ, Will S (2015)
Laser-induced incandescence: Particulate diagnostics for combustion, atmospheric, and industrial applications 
Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
Storch M, Hinrichsen F, Wensing M, Will S, Zigan L (2015)
The effect of ethanol blending on mixture formation, combustion and soot emission studied in an optical DISI engine 
Applied Energy
Tremel A, Wasserscheid P, Baldauf M, Hammer T (2015)
Techno-economic analysis for the synthesis of liquid and gaseous fuels based on hydrogen production via electrolysis 
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Obermeier J, Muller K, Arlt W (2015)
Thermodynamic analysis of chemical heat pumps 
Energy
Kromer K, Will S, Loisel K, Nied S, Detering J, Kempter A, Glade H (2015)
Scale Formation and Mitigation of Mixed Salts in Horizontal Tube Falling Film Evaporators for Seawater Desalination 
Heat Transfer Engineering
Lind S, Trost J, Zigan L, Leipertz A, Will S (2015)
Application of the tracer combination TEA/acetone for multi-parameter laser-induced fluorescence measurements in IC engines with exhaust gas recirculation 
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
Storch M, Erdenkaufer S, Wensing M, Will S, Zigan L (2015)
The Effect of Ethanol Blending on Combustion and Soot Formation in an Optical DISI Engine Using High-Speed Imaging 
Energy Procedia
Hertweck B., Schimmel S., Steigerwald T., Alt N., Wellmann P., Schluecker E. (2015)
Ceramic liner technology for ammonoacidic synthesis 
Journal of Supercritical Fluids
Markiewicz M, Zhang YQ, Bösmann A, Brückner N, Thoming J, Wasserscheid P, Stolte S (2015)
Environmental and health impact assessment of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) systems - challenges and preliminary results 
Energy and Environmental Science
Peters W, Eypasch M, Frank T, Schwerdtfeger J, Körner C, Bösmann A, Wasserscheid P (2015)
Efficient hydrogen release from perhydro-N-ethylcarbazole using catalyst-coated metallic structures produced by selective electron beam melting 
Energy and Environmental Science
Dehe D, Wang L, Muller MK, Dorr G, Zhou Z, Klupp-Taylor RN, Sun Y, Ernst S, Hartmann M, Bauer M, Thiel WR (2015)
A Rhodium Triphenylphosphine Catalyst for Alkene Hydrogenation Supported on Neat Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles 
ChemCatChem
Kuhl J, Jovicic G, Zigan L, Will S, Leipertz A (2015)
Influence of electric fields on premixed laminar flames: Visualization of perturbations and potential for suppression of thermoacoustic oscillations 
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
Liu N, Schneider C, Freitag D, Venkatesan U, Marthala VRR, Hartmann M, Winter B, Spiecker E, Osvet A, Zolnhofer EM, Meyer K, Nakajima T, Zhou XM, Schmuki P (2014)
Hydrogenated Anatase: Strong Photocatalytic Dihydrogen Evolution without the Use of a Co-Catalyst 
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Papp C, Wasserscheid P, Libuda J, Steinruck HP (2014)
Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers: Surface Science Studies of Carbazole Derivatives 
Chemical Record
Schmidt I, Muller K, Arlt W (2014)
Evaluation of Formic-Acid-Based Hydrogen Storage Technologies 
Energy & Fuels
Adametz P, Muller K, Arlt W (2014)
Efficiency of low-temperature adsorptive hydrogen storage systems 
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Kahse M, Werner M, Zhao S, Hartmann M, Buntkowsky G, Winter R (2014)
Stability, Hydration, and Thermodynamic Properties of RNase A Confined in Surface-Functionalized SBA-15 Mesoporous Molecular Sieves 
Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Gheisi A, Sternig A, Rangus M, Redhammer G, Hartmann M, Diwald O (2014)
Spontaneous Growth of Magnesium Hydroxide Fibers at Ambient Conditions 
Crystal Growth & Design
Liu N, Schneider C, Freitag D, Hartmann M, Venkatesan U, Muller J, Spiecker E, Schmuki P (2014)
Black TiO2 Nanotubes: Cocatalyst-Free Open-Circuit Hydrogen Generation 
Nano Letters
Mendt M, Jee B, Himsl D, Moschkowitz L, Ahnfeldt T, Stock N, Hartmann M, Poppl A (2014)
A Continuous-Wave Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Study of Carbon Dioxide Adsorption on the Metal-Organic Frame-Work MIL-53 
Applied Magnetic Resonance
Romeis S, Paul J, Hanisch M, Marthala V. R., Hartmann M, Klupp Taylor Robin N., Schmidt J, Peukert W (2014)
Correlation of Enhanced Strength and Internal Structure for Heat-Treated Submicron Stöber Silica Particles 
Particle & Particle Systems Characterization
Amende M., Gleichweit C., Werner K., Schernich S., Zhao W., Lorenz M.P.A., Höfert O., Papp C., Koch M., Wasserscheid P., Laurin M., Steinrück H.-P., Libuda J. (2014)
Model catalytic studies of liquid organic hydrogen carriers: Dehydrogenation and decomposition mechanisms of dodecahydro-n-ethylcarbazole on pt(111) 
ACS Catalysis
Albert J., Lüders D., Bösmann A., Guldi D.M., Wasserscheid P. (2014)
Spectroscopic and electrochemical characterization of heteropoly acids for their optimized application in selective biomass oxidation to formic acid 
Green Chemistry
Storch M., Zigan L., Wensing M., Will S. (2014)
Systematic Investigation of the Influence of Ethanol Blending on Sooting Combustion in DISI Engines Using High-Speed Imaging and LII 
SAE Technical Papers
Gleichweit C., Amende M., Bauer U., Schernich S., Höfert O., Lorenz M.P.A., Zhao W., Müller M., Koch M., Bachmann P., Wasserscheid P., Libuda J., Steinrück H.-P., Papp C. (2014)
Alkyl chain length-dependent surface reaction of dodecahydro-N-alkylcarbazoles on Pt model catalysts 
Journal of Chemical Physics
Papp C., Wasserscheid P., Libuda J., Steinrück H. (2014)
Hydrogen, chemically stored 
Nachrichten aus der Chemie
Kilian D, Engel SR, Borsdorf B, Gao Y, Kögler AF, Kobler S, Seeger T, Will S, Leipertz A, Peukert W (2014)
Spatially resolved flame zone classification of a flame spray nanoparticle synthesis process by combining different optical techniques 
Journal of Aerosol Science
Hertweck B., Steigerwald T., Alt N., Schluecker E. (2014)
Different corrosion behaviour of autoclaves made of nickel base alloy 718 in ammonobasic and ammonoacidic environments 
Journal of Supercritical Fluids
Brückner N, Obesser K, Bösmann A, Teichmann D, Arlt W, Dungs J, Wasserscheid P (2014)
Evaluation of Industrially Applied Heat-Transfer Fluids as Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier Systems 
Chemsuschem
Steigerwald T., Alt N., Hertweck B., Schluecker E. (2014)
Feasibility of density and viscosity measurements under ammonothermal conditions 
Journal of Crystal Growth
Müller K., Fabisch F., Arlt W. (2014)
Energy transport and storage using methanol as a carrier 
Green
Grimm V, Ilieva L (2013)
An experiment on emissions trading: the effect of different allocation mechanisms 
Journal of Regulatory Economics
Bolle F, Grimm V, Ockenfels A, del Pozo X (2013)
An experiment on supply function competition 
European Economic Review
Muller K, Arlt W (2013)
Status and Development in Hydrogen Transport and Storage for Energy Applications 
Energy Technology
M. Storch, T. Knorsch, L. Zigan, M. Wensing, S. Will (2013)
High-speed imaging of the sooting combustion of ethanol-gasoline blended fuel sprays under DISI cold start conditions 
J. Kuhl, T. Knorsch, L. Zigan, S. Will, A. Leipertz (2013)
Study of the Acoustic Behavior of a Laminar Flat Flame Within Electric Fields 
Amende M, Schernich S, Sobota M, Nikiforidis I, Hieringer W, Assenbaum D, Gleichweit C, Drescher H, Papp C, Steinrück H, Görling A, Wasserscheid P, Laurin M, Libuda J (2013)
Dehydrogenation mechanism of liquid organic hydrogen carriers: Dodecahydro-N-ethylcarbazole on Pd(111) 
Chemistry - A European Journal
Grimm Veronika, Zöttl Gregor (2013)
Investment Incentives and Electricity Spot Market Competition 
Journal of Economics & Management Strategy
Muller K, Geng J, Arlt W (2013)
Reversible vs. Irreversible Conversion of Hydrogen: How to Store Energy Efficiently? 
Energy Technology
Muller K, Volkl J, Arlt W (2013)
Thermodynamic Evaluation of Potential Organic Hydrogen Carriers 
Energy Technology
Werblinski T., Engel S., Engelbrecht Rainer, Zigan Lars, Will S. (2013)
Temperature and multi-species measurements by supercontinuum absorption spectroscopy for IC engine applications 
Optics Express
Gleichweit C., Amende M., Schernich S., Zhao W., Lorenz M.P.A., Höfert O., Brückner N., Wasserscheid P., Libuda J., Steinrück H.-P., Papp C. (2013)
Dehydrogenation of dodecahydro-N-ethylcarbazole on Pt(111) 
Chemsuschem
Teichmann D, Arlt W, Wasserscheid P (2012)
Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers as an efficient vector for the transport and storage of renewable energy 
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Müller K., Geng J., Völkl J., Arlt W. (2012)
Energetic Evaluation of the Feeding-in of Hydrogen into the Natural Gas Distribution System 
Chemie Ingenieur Technik
Wang L, Shylesh S, Dehe D, Philippi T, Dorr G, Seifert A, Zhou Z, Hartmann M, Taylor RNK, Jia MJ, Ernst S, Thiel WR (2012)
Covalent Immobilization of Imidazolium Cations Inside a Silica Support: Palladium-Catalyzed Olefin Hydrogenation 
ChemCatChem
Olwig R, Hirsch T, Sattler C, Glade H, Schmeken L, Will S, Ghermandi A, Messalem R (2012)
Techno-economic analysis of combined concentrating solar power and desalination plant configurations in Israel and Jordan 
Desalination and Water Treatment
Zöttl Gregor, Teichmann Daniel, Stark Katharina, Müller Karsten, Wasserscheid Peter, Arlt Wolfgang (2012)
Energy storage in residential and commercial buildings via Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC) 
Energy and Environmental Science
Grimm Veronika, Mengel Friederike (2012)
An experiment on learning in a multiple games environment 
Journal of Economic Theory
Oltmann H, Reimann J, Will S (2012)
Single-shot measurement of soot aggregate sizes by wide-angle light scattering (WALS) 
Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics
Muller B, Arlt W, Wasserscheid P (2011)
A new concept for the global distribution of solar energy: energy carrying compounds 
Energy and Environmental Science
Sobota M, Nikiforidis I, Amende M, Zanón BS, Staudt T, Höfert O, Lykhach Y, Papp C, Hieringer W, Laurin M, Assenbaum D, Wasserscheid P, Steinrück H, Görling A, Libuda J (2011)
Dehydrogenation of Dodecahydro-N-ethylcarbazole on Pd/Al2O3 Model Catalysts 
Chemistry - A European Journal
Zöttl Gregor (2011)
On Optimal Scarcity Prices 
International Journal of Industrial Organization
Teichmann D, Arlt W, Wasserscheid P, Freymann R (2011)
A future energy supply based on Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC) 
Energy and Environmental Science

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