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Welcome to energy process engineering!

Process engineering for the transition to a sustainable industry

 

At the interface of chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering and environmental technology, we are researching new methods and processes for the transition of industry to renewable raw materials, renewable energies and a circular economy.

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News from our working group

Programmheft
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59th Annual Meeting of German Catalysts

Presentation of current research topics in Weimar

Anlagenskizze
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Green hydrogen from Jülich

Visit to the Brainergy Park Jülich

Katharina Beine beim ERC-Sympsium "BioValCat"
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"BioValCat" symposium 2026

at the halfway point of the ERC Consolidator Grant project

Daniel Schlosser
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Successful disputation by Daniel Schlosser in energy process engineering

It is our great pleasure to congratulate Daniel Schlosser on successfully completing his doctorate at the University of Siegen.

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DFG Round Table "Technical Chemistry" in January 2026

Round table "Technical Chemistry" from 15-16.01.2026 in Karlsruhe

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WDKL Meeting 2025

PhD meeting in Haltern am See from 17-21.11.2025

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SusChemSys Meeting

Network meeting in Mülheim on 06.11.2025

A. K. Beine Kinderuni 2025-9
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What actually is hydrogen? And can cars run on it?

A lecture on the topic of "Future energy" as part of the children's university

Our research profile

Catalytics, fuel substitution & recycling

"We are researching new methods and processes to convert the industry to renewable raw materials, renewable energies and a circular economy."

What does that mean?

In the working group, we are researching the development of catalysts and processes for the sustainable development of the chemical industry and the energy sector.

Here we consider

  • the conversion of biogenic raw materials
    • into valuable products or
    • as a substitute for crude oil and natural gas,
  • the chemical recycling of plastics
  • dynamic process control

and

  • the direct use of renewable energies for chemical conversions.
Poster Forschungsthemen der Arbeitsgruppe
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Journal article
2025

Heteropolyacids and ruthenium on covalent triazine frameworks – a bifunctional, recyclable catalyst for bio-based tandem systems

Journal article
2025

N‐Containing Carbon Materials in Metal‐Free and Non‐Noble Metal Liquid Phase Heterogenous Catalysis

Journal article
2025

A Catalytic Process for the Production of the Polar Aprotic Solvent Diformylxylose Using Supported Heteropolyacids

Journal article
2024

Synthesis and Characterization of Co(II) Substituted Keggin-Type Polyoxometalates as Novel Catalysts for the Hydroformylation of 1-Hexene in a Thermomorphic Solvent System

Our projects

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Added value from lignocellulose

EVT research project

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Development of solid acid catalysts

EVT research project

Prof. Dr. Anna Katharina Beine

Jun.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Anna Katharina Beine

Junior professor
  • Projektakquise, -planung und -management
  • Konzeption, Durchführung und Weiterentwicklung von Lehrveranstaltungen
  • Mentoring sowie Betreuung von Abschlussarbeiten und wissenschaftlichem Nachwuchs
Natascha Löw

Natascha Löw

Sekretariat
  • Allgemeine Administrationsaufgaben
  • Kommunikation und Koordination
  • Unterstützung des Teams
Leon Rothe

Leon Rothe M.Sc.

Research assistant
  • Katalysator- und Prozessentwicklung
  • SEM und TEM-Messungen
  • 3D-CAD und Additive Fertigung
  • Katalysator-Charakterisierung
     
Fulvio Varamo

Fulvio Varamo M.Sc.

Research assistant
  • Entwicklung bifunktionaler Katalysatoren
  • Umwandlung von Biomasse
  • Hochdruckhydrierung
Swen Below

Techniker Swen Below

Technical employee Laboratory technician
  • Labortechnik
Dietmar Lotter

Dipl.-Ing. Dietmar Lotter

Technical employee Laboratory engineer
  • Labortechnik
  • Systemadministration

Postal address

University of Siegen

Chair of Energy Process Engineering 
Paul-Bonatz-Str. 9 - 11 

57076 Siegen

Secretariat

 

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