M. Drazkowski MSc (Michel)

I received my master's degree (2020) in Chemical Engineering from the RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Subsequently, in September 2020 I started my PhD in the Inorganic Membranes research group. 

The aim of my PhD project is to develop an integrated energy efficient route for the production of green chemical building blocks (e.g. ethylene) using renewable electricity via catalytic reductive dehydrogenation (RDH) in a self-supported mixed solid metal oxide membrane reactor. To reach this ambitious aim the project is split into three main pillars: First the production and optimization of ceramic solid oxide membrane materials. Focusing on the increase in hydrogen permeation while maintaining a low degredation under reducing conditions. Second, development of a simulation to predict the material performance under process conditions and quantifiying the effect of water splitting on the apparent hydrogen permeation. Lastly, the construction of a membrane reactor to validate these predictions experimentally.

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• Material Science

  • Electrode
  • Conductivity
  • Cathode
  • Electrical Conductivity

• Engineering

  • Fuel

• Physics

  • Alternatives
  • Electrodes
  • Oxygen

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My PhD project, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ir. A. Nijmeijer and Prof. Dr. H.J.M. Bouwmeester, is part of the AMAZING project (https://ispt.eu/projects/amazing/):

• Amazing is a German-Dutch project that aims at producing chemical building blocks (e.g. ethylene) in a more sustainable route
• Large-scale high-temperature cracking processes will be replaced by a membrane reactor implementing renewable energy to shift the equilibrium to the product side
• The Amazing project will deliver a unique family of self-supported catalytic solid oxide membranes manufactures by additive methods

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University of Twente

Horst Complex (building no. 20), room Horstcomplex - Meander
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands

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