Projects Laboratory of Process Engineering IMPE

High quality Carbon Dioxide Removals (CDR) will be essential for meeting our net-zero goals. Aquaforge enables this this with an efficiency-first and scalable CDR solution designed to solve todays pressing problems with an innovative Tech Stack.

Biosimo and ZHAW are advancing calorimetry for complex gas-liquid reactions to optimize heat recovery from bio-based acetic acid production from ethanol. This project enables energy-efficient scale-up, supports industrial decarbonization, and extends ZHAW’s calorimetry platform.

Together with Biosimo AG and Collano AG, ZHAW is developing a sustainable process for the bio-based production of 2-ethylhexanol.

Together with Collano AG and Biosimo AG, ZHAW is developing innovative, palm oil-free monomers for adhesives – inspired by natural structures and produced using advanced synthetic methods.

Water can be kept liquid at temperatures as low as -120 °C by mixing it with phytantriol in a simple thermal process. Separation can then be achieved by distillation. However, this process is energy-intensive. In this project, extraction by means of pervaporation and nanofiltration is therefore…

BIOHAP - A greener future in the chemical industry will be launched through / kilogram scale process development, / impurity reduction, / real-time analysis, and / life cycle assessment of high purity bio-based acetic acid production. By scaling up the process, minimizing impurities, implementing…

Development of various experimental setups for the optimization and further development of a circular economy insect breeding system for upcycling food waste.

In this project, a Cleaning in Place (CIP) procedure for continuous flow reactors with static mixers was developed. The detection and quantification of contaminants were achieved using a riboflavin test, which first had to be adapted for continuous systems. The Fluitec Contiplant LAB half-shell…

Study on potential and challenges of blended and therefore homogenised biochar with consistent properties.

MOF Facilitated Pilot Scale Carbon Capture.

The potential of additively manufactured algorithm-based structures such as the well-known TPMS triply periodic minimal surfaces is manifold. One highly interesting field of application is chemical engineering. Mathematically optimized structures allow, among other things, maximum mass and energy…

Improved distillation of bio-based acetic Acid.

In situ infrared spectroscopic approach to elucidate reaction mechanisms of exhaust gas purification catalysts

An in situ IR spectroscopic approach to elucidate reaction mechanisms of exhaust gas purification catalysts allows to study catalytic processes under realistic conditions. This method provides direct insights into intermediate species formed on the catalyst surface. By observing these changes in…