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.
Maximilian Meyer published a new publication in Powder Technology in cooperation with colleagues from the CVT and Clariant AG.
In this work, a new method for generating synthetic packed-bed structures for particle-resolved computational fluid dynamic (PRCFD) simulations considering catalyst pellet fragments is presented. Further information.
25.11.2025
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