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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.
From February 26th through 28th, 2025, the 36th German Zeolite Conference (DZT) and the Annual Meeting of the DECHEMA group Adsorption took place at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. Organized by DECHEMA e.V., the conference was hosted by the Institute of Separation Science and ...
Prof. Matthias Thommes (Institute of Separation Science and Technology (TVT), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg) and Prof. Stefano Brandani (University of Edinburgh) are pleased to invite you to the Erlangen-Edinburgh School of Adsorption 2025, which will take place from September 2 – 5, 2025 in Erlangen (Germany) - Registration is now open!
Prof. Matthias Thommes was an invited lecturer at this prestigious event, which was organized by Prof. Annette Andrieu-Brunsen (TU Darmstadt, Germany), Prof. Omar Azzaroni (INIFTA, La Plata, Argentina) and Prof. Galo Soler-Illia (UNSAM, San Martin, Argentina) with support by the VolkswagenStiftung.
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The 36th German Zeolite Conference (DZT) and the Annual Meeting of the DECHEMA group Adsorption will take place February 26th through 28th, 2025 at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. Organized by DECHEMA e.V., the conference is hosted by the Institute of Separation Science and Te...
Congratulations to Simon Eder for his successful doctoral thesis defense on 09.01.2025! He presented his work “The Influence of Confinement on the Adsorption Behavior of Supercritical Fluids in Nanoporous Materials for Gas Storage Applications”.
During his PhD thesis supervised by Prof. Matthias ...
Prof. Matthias Thommes, Head of Institute of Separation Science and Technology (Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg) has been distinguished for his outstanding contributions to the fundamentals of adsorption and the characterization of porous materials by the Separation Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). The Plaque of Honor was awarded to him during a dedicated Honorary Session at the AIChE Annual Meeting 2024 on October 28th in San Diego, California, USA.
The Adsorption and Nanoporous Materials Characterization group presented latest research results at the AIChE Annual Meeting 2024, which took place from October, 27 to October, 31 2024 in San Diego, California, USA. Carola Vorndran talked about “Advanced Textural and Surface Chemistry Characterizati...
