IPPE-TU Graz: green engineering inside and beyond the borders of process technology

Abstract

Graz University of Technology consists of five independent research areas, each committed to high-level basic and applied research: -Pharmaceutical engineering and particle technology -Mechanical process engineering -Process evaluation -Energetic biomass utilization, and -Zero emissions techniques and systems.The research of these groups covers the areas of pharmaceutical product and process development, particle manufacturing and flow processes, sustainable regional development, thermal biomass utilization and sustainable energy on the basis of renewable resources. We see ourselves as the interface between nature, engineering sciences, society and economics and are very much aware of our responsibility for future generations -the human being is always in the focus of our research. Green process engineeringProcess engineering is arguably one of the disciplines that are at the frontline of human impact on the environment. Green process engineering is therefore one of the most important tasks of any process engineering research and development institutions. This mission is a major pillar of the activities of the IPPE.According to this mission, research at our institute focuses in part on chemical and pharmaceutical processes that are more intense, efficient and thus greener. One pathway followed here is the development and application of heterogeneous catalysis and micro-reactors that are capable of intensifying reactions considerably in order to achieve smaller footprints, to reduce costs, unwanted byproducts and energy consumption. Research at IPPE is, however, not restricted to the development of technologies that help to reduce the impact of process industries on the environment. IPPE also provides strategic decision support for industry to become greener. It also uses experiences and methods from chemical engineering to help beyond the confines of process engineering, providing innovative solutions for smart cities and regions.

Continuous Suzuki-Miyaura Reactions with Novel Ce-Sn-Pd Oxides and Integrated Crystallization as Continuous Downstream Protocol

“…Continuous-Flow Process Design. The continuous Suzuki-Miyaura reactions were carried out in the so-called "Plug and Play" reactor, which was developed by us together with OneA Engineering [42,43]. This novel reaction device ( Figure 1) includes three modules arranged in a sandwich approach: at the bottom and the top, two heating modules, and in the middle, the reaction module.…”