Welcome to the CVT!
The Institute of Chemical Process Engineering at KIT investigates, teaches and develops new processes to chemically transform substances. In doing so, we focus primarily on chemical reaction engineering. We also develop and use models and CFD simulations so that we better understand how the reaction takes place. Based on this knowledge, we can design reactor internals and catalyst supports in a targeted manner and intensify material conversion processes.
On October 15, 2025, President Prof. Dr. Jan S. Hesthaven visited our institute.
We were very pleased to have the opportunity to present modern induction-heated reactor concepts and recent advances in reactor modeling.
October 22, 2025
Maximilian Meyer wins a poster award at the statusmeeting of CRC 1441 TrackAct in Karlsruhe with his poster "Multiscale and Engineering Modeling of Catalytic Reactors".
26.09.2025
This year's CVT hiking day took place on September 23 in autumnal, yet dry, weather. The hike started in Neckargemünd and led through the Neckar valley up to Dilsberg Castle. Once at the top, there was the opportunity to enjoy the view and visit the castle grounds. We then descended to Neckarsteinach.
24.09.2025
The CVT had a strong presence at ECCE25 in Lisbon. Thomas Kieble gave a talk on his recent findings regarding inductive heating for catalytic dry reforming, Philipp Reinold presented his work on bridging scales in COâ‚‚ methanation, and Martin Kutscherauer gave a keynote lecture on modelling the species transport in multicomponent mixtures within mesoporous catalysts using QBMM.
10.09.2025
We are pleased to welcome Klaus Hahn to the CVT starting from July. He is working in the DFG-funded project on radial heat transport mechanisms in fixed-bed reactors for process intensification.
04.07.2025
The course for the ChemE master's will start on 28.04.25. The number of participants is limited to 24 students, so students in the CVT specialization will be given priority. When registering, please indicate in the Message field why you would like to join. The registration period in Ilias ends after the first lecture on April 28, 16:00.
03.04.2025
New publication by Martin Kutscherauer about diluted catalytic fixed beds for industrial formaldehyde production. The influence of dilution with inert particles on reactor performance in catalytic fixed beds has been investigated on an industrial scale using particle-resolved CFD simulations.
01.04.2025