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prof.dr.ir. G. Brem (Gerrit)

Full Professor

About Me

I am a full professor in Energy Technology within the Department of Thermal and Fluid Engineering. I finished my PhD in 1990 on the 'Mathematical Modelling of Coal Combustion in a Fluidised Bed'. From 1979-2009 I have been a scientist/consultant at TNO in Apeldoorn and in 2009 appointed by TNO as a Senior Research Fellow. In 2000 I was appointed as a professor in Thermal Conversion Processes at the University of Twente and since 2009 I became a full professor.

I am an expert in the field of thermal conversion processes (pyrolysis, gasification, combustion, torrefaction) and in energy systems (conversion, storage and system analysis). I have carried out a large number of commercial research and development projects for national and international clients. Furthermore I have invented and developed new advanced conversion technologies and demonstrated in practice.

From 2011 I have been the Scientific Director of the PDEng programme (Professional Doctorate in Engineering) on Energy and Process Technology. The PDeng programme is a two years post-Master designer programme at the University of Twente. Since 2015 I was also a Scientific Director of the new Engineering Institute of the University of Twente. From 2013-2017 I have been a member of the Management Team of the Engineering Faculty.

Expertise

Engineering & Materials Science
# Biomass
# Carbonization
# Catalysts
# Oils
# Pyrolysis
# Temperature
# Water
Earth & Environmental Sciences
# Pyrolysis

Organisations

Ancillary Activities

  • Avantys
    Advisering en coaching

Research

My research is focussed on:

- Thermal conversion processes (pyrolysis, gasification, combustion, torrefaction, etc)

- Energy conversion and storage

- Emission reduction (CO2, NOx, CO, dioxines, etc)

- Production of fuels (biofuels, solar fuels)

- Ambient CO2 capture

- Industrial technology (fluidised bed, grate furnaces, rotary kilns, cyclones, dryers, etc)

Publications

Recent
Louwes, A. C. (2023). On the fast pyrolysis of torrefied woody biomass. [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036558914
Dalvi, S. (2023). Towards a MagnetoCaloric Cooling System: Using Interactions of Magnetic Fields & Magnetic Fluids. [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036557849
Swoboda, T. P. E. (2023). On the heat dissipation in micro-electronics and advanced thermal control devices. [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036557740
Urbanowska, A., Niedzwiecki, Ł., Wnukowski, M., Aragón-Briceño, C. I., Kabsch-Korbutowicz, M., Baranowski, M., Czerep, M., Seruga, P., Pawlak-Kruczek, H. , Bramer, E. , Brem, G. , & Pozarlik, A. K. (2023). Recovery of chemical energy from retentates from cascade membrane filtration of hydrothermal carbonisation effluent. Energy Journal, 284, Article 128524. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.128524
Pawlak-Kruczek, H., Urbanowska, A., Niedzwiecki, Ł., Czerep, M., Baranowski, M., Aragón-Briceño, C. I., Kabsch-Korbutowicz, M., Arora, A., Seruga, P., Wnukowski, M., Mularski, J. , Bramer, E. , Brem, G. , & Pozarlik, A. K. (2023). Hydrothermal Carbonisation as Treatment for Effective Moisture Removal from Digestate—Mechanical Dewatering, Flashing-Off, and Condensates’ Processing. Energies, 16(13), Article 5102. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16135102
Niedzwiecki, L. K., Moscicki, K. , Bijl, A. , Owczarek, P., Arora, A., Wnukowski, M., Aragón-Briceño, C. I., Vishwajeet, Pawlak-Kruczek, H. , Bramer, E. , Brem, G. , & Pozarlik, A. K. (2023). Influence of Hydrothermal Carbonization on Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Agricultural Biomass. Applied Sciences, 13(7), Article 4190. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13074190
Brentjes, A. (2023). Investigating charged water sprays through simulation and experiments. [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036555234
Dierkes, W. K. , Anjum, A. , Noordermeer, J. W. M. , Blume, A. , Ramani, B. , Bramer, E. , & Brem, G. (2022). Influence of sulfur in pyrolytic carbon black on in-rubber properties. Paper presented at 200th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division, ACS 2022, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.

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Education

I am involved in the following educational programmes:

- MSc Mechanical Engineering

- MSc Sustainable Energy Technology

- PDEng Energy and Process Technology

Affiliated Study Programmes

Master

Other

Courses Academic Year  2023/2024

Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.
 

Courses Academic Year  2022/2023

Projects

I am involved in various national and international projects in the fields of: combustion, gasification, pyrolysis,  recovery of materials, etc.

Below projects from the last 5 years:

Contact Details

+31534892530  (if no answer)
 
 

Visiting Address

University of Twente
Faculty of Engineering Technology
Horst Complex (building no. 20), room N232
De Horst 2
7522LW  Enschede
The Netherlands

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Mailing Address

University of Twente
Faculty of Engineering Technology
Horst Complex  N232
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands

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University of Twente Drienerlolaan 5
7522 NB Enschede
+31 (0)53 489 9111
info@utwente.nl
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