About Me
EDUCATION
- 2002 PhD, Department of chemical engineering, University of Twente, The Netherlands
- 1996 Master, Department of chemistry, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
CURRENT POSITIONS
- 2011 Professor (full) of Sustainable Process Technology, Department of chemical engineering, University of Twente
- 2012 Coordinator biomass pillar within the Green Energy Initiative (GEI), University of Twente (UT), The Netherlands
- 2004 Teacher at Shell training centre
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
- 1996 – now Researcher Department of chemistry, University of Amsterdam
- 1996 – 2002 Researcher/project leader (PhD work done during this period) Energy research Centre of the Netherlands
- 2003 – 2010 Coordinator biomass within IMPACT institute, University of Twente
- 2003 – 2008 Assistant professor Department of chemical engineering, University of Twente
- 2008 – 2011 Associate professor Department of chemical engineering, University of Twente
SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
- 2003 – 2014 30 master students, Department of chemical engineering, University of Twente
- 2003 – 2014 6 post-docs, Department of chemical engineering, University of Twente
- 2003 – 2011 5 PhD student guided as assistant / associate professor, University of Twente
- 2011 – 2014 7 PhD student guided as responsible full professor, University of Twente
- 2010 – 2013 1 PhD student guided as responsible full professor, Department of chemical engineering, University of Freiburg, Germany
- 2003 – 2014 18 PhD as committee member, University of Twente (7), Dutch Universities (6), Abroad (5, France, Spain, Italy, Germany)
- 2014 – now 11 PhD projects running as responsible full professor, excluding 3 vacancies, University of Twente
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
- 2005 – 2011 Sustainable technology (BSC - project), Department of chemical engineering, University of Twente
- 2004 – now Lecturer (guest) – Thermochemical conversion of biomass, Wageningen university
- 2011 – now Multiphase reactors (MSC), Department of chemical engineering, University of Twente
- 2014 – now Practicum process technology (MSC), Department of chemical engineering, University of Twente
- 2004 – now Reaction engineering & multiphase reactors, Shell training centre, The Netherlands
ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
- 2005 – 2009 Energy and resources symposium, University of Twente
- 2003 – now Meetings for (inter)national projects as overall project leader or WP leader
INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- 2011 – now Faculty member (kamer van Hoogleraren), University of Twente
- 2011 – now Master curriculum committee, University of Twente
- 2003 – now Coordinator Biomass institutes IMPACT & GEI
COMMISSIONS OF TRUST
- 2011 – now Advisory boards for tenure track / professor appointments (Netherlands & abroad)
- 2008 – now Reviewer of projects NWO / STW (Dutch scientific subsidy agencies)
- 2007 – now Reviewer of projects foreign subsidy agencies (recently mostly Austria & Ireland)
MAJOR COLLABORATIONS
- Academia (current collaborations in research programs)
- Prof. M. Garcia-Pérez Pyrolysis/analysis WSU (USA), also student exchange program
- Prof. W. Prins Pyrolysis UGhent (Belgium)
- Prof. H. Heeres Hydrotreating RUG (The Netherlands)
- Prof. B. Weckhuysen Catalysis UU (The Netherlands),
- Prof. S.S. Li, Hydrotreating Curtin University, Perth (Australia)
- Prof. X. Wang Liquefaction CAS Shanghai (China)
- Dr. L. Rehmann Fermentation Western Ontario (CAN) also student exchange program
- Prof. K. Seshan Catalysis UT (The Netherlands)
- Prof. D. Fabri Algae U. Bologna (Italy)
- Prof. R. Wijffels Algae WUR (the Netherlands)
- Dr. J. Baltrusaitis Molecular modeling Lehigh University (USA)
- Dr. D. Meier Analysis VTI Hamburg (Germany)
SHELL, AKZO, DOW, DSM, Huntsman, Sabic, BTG, OPRA, TWENCE, ECN, TNO
Expertise
Engineering & Materials Science
# Biomass
# Catalysts
# Lignin
# Oils
# Pyrolysis
# Water
# Wood
Earth & Environmental Sciences
# Pyrolysis
Organisations
Ancillary Activities
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BEON
Board member BEON foundation -
DEMCON-SUSTER
Co-owner of company
Publications
Recent
Kreuger, T.
, van Swaaij, W. P. M.
, & Kersten, S. R. A. (2023).
Methane pyrolysis over porous particles.
Catalysis today,
420, [114058].
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2023.114058
Schellevis, M. (2023).
CO2 capture from air: A process engineering approach. [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente.
https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036555852
Iannizzotto, E. (2023).
Tar Cracking Reactor Design for Biomass Gasification Processes. [EngD Thesis, University of Twente]. University of Twente.
Genuino, H. C.
, Pilar Ruiz, M., Heeres, H. J.
, & Kersten, S. R. A. (2023).
Pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste: Predicting the product yields.
Waste management,
156, 208-215.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2022.11.040
Kreuger, T. (2022).
The industrial application of methane pyrolysis. [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente.
https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036554619
Kreuger, T.
, Bos, A. N. R.
, & Kersten, S. R. A. (2022).
Predicting gasification rates of pyrolytic graphite deposited from methane.
Chemical Engineering Journal,
440, [135487].
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.135487
Genuino, H. C.
, Ruiz, M. P., Heeres, H. J.
, & Kersten, S. R. A. (2022).
Pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste (DKR-350): Effect of washing pre-treatment and fate of chlorine.
Fuel processing technology,
233, [107304].
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2022.107304
Mati, A., Buffi, M., Dell’orco, S., Lombardi, G.
, Ruiz Ramiro, P. M.
, Kersten, S. R. A., & Chiaramonti, D. (2022).
Fractional Condensation of Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil to Improve Biocrude Quality towards Alternative Fuels Production.
Applied Sciences (Switzerland),
12(10), [4822].
https://doi.org/10.3390/app12104822
te Molder, T. D. J.
, Kersten, S. R. A.
, Lange, J. P.
, & Ruiz, M. P. (2022).
Do not forget the classical catalyst poisons: The case of biomass to glycols via catalytic hydrogenolysis.
Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining,
16(5), 1274-1283.
https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2372
UT Research Information System
Courses Academic Year 2022/2023
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 2021/2022
Projects
Involved in projects with the following companies and institutes:
- SHELL
- AKZO
- DOW
- DSM
- Huntsman
- Sabic
- BTG
- OPRA
- TWENCE
- ECN
- TNO
Contact Details
Visiting Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Science and Technology
Horst Complex
(building no. 20), room ME216
De Horst 2
7522LW Enschede
The Netherlands
Mailing Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Science and Technology
Horst Complex
ME216
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands