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Gerd Brunner
GERD H. BRUNNER
(Prof. em. of Chemical Engineering)
Institute for Thermal Separation Processes
Hamburg University of Technology
(Institut für Thermische Verfahrenstechnik Technische Univers...view moreGERD H. BRUNNER
(Prof. em. of Chemical Engineering)
Institute for Thermal Separation Processes
Hamburg University of Technology
(Institut für Thermische Verfahrenstechnik Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg), Eissendorfer Strasse 38, D-21073 Hamburg, Germany.
Phone: 0049-40-42878-2007
FAX: 0049-40-42878-4072
e-mail: brunner@tuhh.de
Academic qualifications:
1968 degree in Chemical Engineering by Technische Universität München, Germany.
1972 doctoral degree (Dr.-Ing.) from Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.
1978 Habilitation (Dr.-Ing. habil.) in Technical Chemistry from Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.
1980 Assistant Professor at Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
1982 Full Professor of Chemical Engineering at Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg.
2008 retired from active service.
Industrial experience:
1982 - 1990 Senior researcher Siemens-KWU (non-nuclear energy activities), from 1983 as consultant.
1989 - now: Consultant to F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG (supercritical fluids application)
1982 - now: Consultant to many industrial companies in the field of Supercritical Fluids.
Honorary positions:
Chair Member of the Academy of Sciences in Hamburg
Honorary Professor of Chemical Engineering, (Dr. h.c.), Technical University Sofia, 2008
Professional Position
1982 - March 2008 Full Professor, Head of Subdepartment Thermische Verfahrenstechnik
Various position in administration of research and teaching at the Hamburg University of Technology
Actual position:
Prof. em. of Chemical Engineering
Regional Editor of The Journal of Supercritical Fluids
Scientific interests
Phase equilibria at elevated pressures and temperatures in complex systems
Transfer processes at elevated pressures and temperatures in complex systems
Separation processes with supercritical gases, i.e. extraction from solids, countercurrent separations, separation with chromatographic methods (SFC)
Simulated-moving-bed-separations
Hydrodynamic behaviour of countercurrent columns
Pyrolysis of organic compounds
Hydrolysis of bio-polymers
Supercritical water: destruction of waste, cleaning of soil
Enzymes at high pressures, in particular for separation processes
Electro-Ultra-filtration for biotechnological systems
Membrane separations of gases at high pressures
Biodiesel, bio-refinery
Publications:
About 290 publications, including about 15 patents.view less