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The Institute of Separation Science & Technology performs cutting-edge research in the various areas of separation science.
Key research fields are adsorption and the advanced surface and textural characterisation of nanoporous adsorbent materials. Within this framework we investigate the phase and wetting behavior of fluids in pores/adsorbent interfaces, and focus on the surface and pore structural characterisation of nanoporous materials. Another focus is fundamental research in the area of gas storage (e.g., hydrogen, carbon dioxide, methane). A main goal is to build a link between adsorption properties and characteristics of adsorbents with processes and applications in important areas, such as gas- and energy storage, separations, and heterogeneous catalysis.
Another major research area is systematic process design. Here, sound experimental characterization is combined with state-of-the-art theoretical and computer-based methods to develop advanced processes and materials for challenging separations by, e.g., preparative chromatography, gas adsorption, and membrane technologies. Applications range from fine chemicals, over (bio)pharmaceuticals, to bulk products.
These fields of work are complemented by research activities in the areas of Energy Thermodynamics, and High Pressure Processes.
AIChE, Area 2e (Adsorption and Ion Exchange) announces Honorary Session for Prof. Thommes to be held at AIChE Annual Meeting, San Diego, October 2024.
The CPM International Workshop, chaired by Prof. Alex Neimark (Rutgers University, USA) and Prof. Matthias Thommes (University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany), is the major tri-annual event in the adsorption and porous materials communities that is held in the USA. CPM-9 will take place from May 19-21, 2024 in Delray Beach, Florida, USA
Prof. Stefano Brandani (University of Edinburgh) and Prof. Matthias Thommes (Friedrich-Alexander-University) are pleased to invite the International Adsorption Community to the Edinburgh-Erlangen School of Adsorption 2024, now in its third edition, which will take place in Edinburgh (UK) from September 3-6, 2024.
Prof. Thommes was invited to give a lecture about the textural characterization of hierarchically structured zeolites at GRACE within their seminar series “Lecture and Learn”
Prof. Thommes was awarded the 2023 Distinguished Associate Accolade of the National Institute of Standards (NIST), US Department of Commerce, USA.
New paper published: Chemically Reversible CO2 Uptake by Dendrimer-Impregnated Metal-Organic Frameworks (authors: Goncalves RB, Collados CC, Malliakas CD, Wang Z, Thommes M, Snurr RQ, Hupp JT)
The annual meeting of the Dechema groups Adsorption and High-Pressure Process Technology took place in Darmstadt from March 13 to March 15. Prof. Thommes gave a presentation on the topic "Aspects of Gas Storage:Confined Geometry Effects on the High-Pressure Adsorption Behavior of Supercritical Fluid...
