Process Engineering

This special field revolves around processes for modifying material properties (milling, cooling), composition (filtration, distillation) and type (oxidation, hydration).

Valuable information is available on a broad range of technologies including material separation, laser processes, measuring techniques and robot engineering in addition to testing methods and coating and materials analysis processes.

CAFIPLA project develops innovative biomass pretreatment process for the bioeconomy

The use of biomass for the bioeconomy has so far focused primarily on sugar- or starch-based raw materials, which are associated with high environmental costs in terms of land use…

Customized layers

Jena researchers develop new method for manufacturing tailor-made semiconductor thin films. Organic semiconductor materials are promising key technologies for the development of state-of-the-art optoelectronic components and are used in photovoltaics…

Scientists upcycle polyesters through new waste-free, scalable process

Turning plastic waste into versatile building blocks for organic chemistry. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a new chemical process which upcycles polyesters, including PET in plastic bottles, to…

Integrated Sensor Technology: The Next Step in Additive Manufacturing

The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT will be presenting the latest research results in additive manufacturing technology at the Fraunhofer joint stand at formnext in Frankfurt am Main from…

Pyrolysis processes promise sustainable recycling

… of fiber composites from rotor blades. Wind turbines typically operate for 20 to 30 years before they are undergoing dismantling and recycling. However, the recycling of fiber composites, especially…

Revolutionizing lithium production on a string

A vital component of the batteries at the heart of electric vehicles and grid energy storage, lithium is key to a clean energy future. But producing the silvery-white metal comes…

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