Industrial Organic Chemistry and Biotechnology
Bridging science and Industrial applications
High pressure technologies in our group
To be able to conduct research projects in the field of high-pressure reactions, we installed a mini-plant
with syngas several years ago in a specially designed laboratory. The plant includes two multi-reactor systems and a
1L-reactor, allowing us to set up hydroformylation reactions in parallel with individual pressure and temperature regulation
and scale up the optimized reactions. The plant was set up under high safety standards comprising a gas warning system in order
to ensure a safe operation with the extremely toxic synthesis gas (syngas, CO/H2). Besides hydroformylation, this mini-plant
has been also used for hydrogenation reactions under high pressure conditions.
Furthermore, we operate a high-pressure press
with the ability to carry out reactions at up to 10,000 bar. Our research interest includes the combination of hydroformylation
and hydrogenation with chemo- and biocatalyzed reactions in multi-step syntheses leading to a broad variety of products.