Process Dynamics and Operations

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Prof. h.c. Dr. h.c. Günter Wozny

Scientific career

1964–1967Vocational training as mechatronics technician at Muhr & Bender, Attendorn
1967–1970Studied mechanical engineering at the engineering school, Siegen
1972–1976Studied chemical engineering at RWTH Aachen University
1970Engineer at Ingenieurbüro N. Muth GmbH & Co. KG, Siegen
1970–1972Military service
1973–1975Engineer at Gustav Schäfer Sanitary and Heating Engineering, Netphen-Deuz
1975–1976Student at the Chair of Chemical Engineering II and Chair of Thermodynamics at RWTH Aachen University
1976–1979Research associate at the Institute of Technical Thermodynamics RWTH Aachen University
1979Dissertation: Phase equilibrium of strong electrolytes from vapour pressure measurements with application of thermochemical Hydrogen production
1979–1983Chief Engineer at the Institute of Energy Technology, University of Siegen, Prof. Dr.-Ing. F.N. Fett
1983Habilitation: Energy and process engineering
1983–1993Research associate at Henkel KGaA, Düsseldorf, Head of the "Process and Automation Technology" Department
1989–1993Professor at the University of Siegen
1993–2015C4 Professor at the Technical University of Berlin, Head of the Department "Dynamics and Operation of Technical Systems

Prizes & Awards

1976Springorum commemorative coin, RWTH Aachen
1979Borchers plaque RWTH Aachen
1986Arnold Eucken Prize VDI, Straßburg
1989Promotion Prize ́91 of the Foundation for the Promotion of Innovation in Science and Research, Düsseldorf
2003Guest Professor University of Surry, Guildford University, GB
2003Guest Professor Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
2004Honorary doctor, Cracow University of Technology
2008Honorary doctor, Cracow University of Technology
2012Guest Professor , Fakulti Kejuruteraan Kimia & Sumber Asli,Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300 Gambang Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur

Publikationen

2022

Kim, Mijin; Repke, Jens-Uwe; Schomäcker, Reinhard; Khodadadi, Abbas Ali; Wozny, Günter; Görke, Oliver; Godini, Hamid Reza
Recognition of Oxidative Coupling of Methane Reactor Performance Patterns
Chemical Engineering & Technology, 45 (4) :694–708
2022
ISSN: 0930-7516

2021

Fillinger, Sandra; Seyfang, Bernhard; Wozny, Günter; Repke, Jens-Uwe
PlantDesign - Prototypical implementation of an integrated engineering tool
Computers & Chemical Engineering, 147 :107233
2021
ISSN: 0098-1354
Kim, Mijin; Arndt, Sebastian; Yildiz, M.; Schomäcker, Reinhard; Görke, Oliver; Repke, Jens-Uwe; Wozny, Günter; Godini, Hamid Reza
Reaction engineering of oxidative coupling of methane: Experimental observations and analysis of the impacts of operating parameters
Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 172 :84–98
2021
ISSN: 0263-8762
Mokhtarani, Babak; Repke, Jens-Uwe; Son, Nghiem Xuan; Wozny, Günter; Yilmaz, Nevher Mehmet; Senturk, Kivilcim; Godini, Hamid Reza
Miniplant-Scale Demonstration of Ethylene Adsorption Separation in Downstream of an Oxidative Coupling of Methane Process
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 60 (31) :11778–11788
2021
ISSN: 0888-5885

2020

Godini, Hamid Reza; Azadi, Mohammadreza; Khadivi, Mohammadali; Schomäcker, Reinhard; Gallucci, Fausto; Wozny, Günter; Repke, Jens-Uwe
Multi-Scale Analysis of Integrated C1 (CH4 and CO2) Utilization Catalytic Processes: Impacts of Catalysts Characteristics up to Industrial-Scale Process Flowsheeting, Part II: Techno-Economic Analysis of Integrated C1 Utilization Process Scenarios
Catalysts, 10 (5) :488
2020
ISSN: 2073-4344

2019

Godini, Hamid Reza; Azadi, Mohammadreza; Penteado, Alberto Teixeira; Khadivi, Mohammadali; Wozny, Günter; Repke, Jens-Uwe
A multi-perspectives analysis of methane oxidative coupling process based on miniplant-scale experimental data
Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 151 (151) :56–69
2019
ISSN: 0263-8762
Garcia, Leonel; Poveda, Yuly A.; Rodríguez, Gerardo; Esche, Erik; Godini, Hamid Reza; Wozny, Günter; Repke, Jens-Uwe; Orjuela, Álvaro
Adsorption separation of oxidative coupling of methane effluent gases. Mini-plant scale experiments and modeling
Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 61 :106–118
2019
ISSN: 1875-5100
Tolksdorf, Gregor; Esche, Erik; Wozny, Günter; Repke, Jens-Uwe
Customized code generation based on user specifications for simulation and optimization
Computers & Chemical Engineering, 121 :670–684
2019
ISSN: 0098-1354
Fillinger, Sandra; Esche, Erik; Tolksdorf, Gregor; Welscher, Wolfgang; Wozny, Günter; Repke, Jens-Uwe
Data Exchange for Process Engineering - Challenges and Opportunities
Chemie Ingenieur Technik, 91 (3) :256–267
2019
ISSN: 0009-286X

2018

Shojaeimehr, Tahereh; Rahimpour, Farshad; Schwarze, Michael; Repke, Jens-Uwe; Godini, Hamid Reza; Wozny, Günter
Use of RSM for the multivariate, simultaneous multiobjective optimization of the operating conditions of aliphatic carboxylic acids ion-exclusion chromatography column: Quantitative study of hydrodynamic, isotherm, and thermodynamic behavior
Journal of chromatography. B, 1083 :146–159
2018
Penteado, Alberto Teixeira; Schöneberger, Jan Christian; Esche, Erik; Godini, Hamid Reza; Wozny, Günter; Repke, Jens-Uwe
Sequential Flowsheet Optimization: Maximizing the Exergy Efficiency of a High-Pressure Water Scrubbing Process for Biogas Upgrade
In Friedl, Anton and Klemevs, Jivrí J. and Radl, Stefan and Varbanov, Petar Sabev and Wallek, Thomas, Editor, 28th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering Volume 43 from Computer Aided Chemical Engineering
Page 1329–1334
Publisher: Elsevier
2018
1329–1334
ISBN
9780444642356
Godini, Hamid Reza; Penteado, Alberto Teixeira; Khadivi, Mohammadali; Azadi, Mohammadreza; Karsten, Tim; Görke, Oliver; Esche, Erik; Orjuela, Álvaro; Mokhtarani, Babak; Schomäcker, Reinhard; Wozny, Günter; Repke, Jens-Uwe
Methane oxidative coupling process for producing ethylene from fossil- and bio-based methane
Chemie Ingenieur Technik, 90 (9) :1135–1136
2018
ISSN: 0009-286X
Godini, Hamid Reza; Azadi, Mohammadreza; Khadivi, Mohammadali; Gharibi Kharaji, Abolfazl; Jazayeri, Seyed Mahdi; Salerno, Daniel; Penteado, Alberto Teixeira; Mokhtarani, Babak; Orjuela, Álvaro; Karsten, Tim; Wozny, Günter; Repke, Jens-Uwe
Conceptual Process Design and Economic Analysis of Oxidative Coupling of Methane
In Eden, Mario R. and Ierapetritou, Marianthi G. and Towler, Gavin P., Editor, 13th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering – PSE 2018 Volume 44 from Computer Aided Chemical Engineering
Page 361–366
Publisher: Elsevier
2018
361–366
ISBN
978-0-444-64241-7

2017

Müller, David; Illner, Markus; Esche, Erik; Pogrzeba, Tobias; Schmidt, Marcel; Schomäcker, Reinhard; Biegler, Lorenz T.; Wozny, Günter; Repke, Jens-Uwe
Dynamic real-time optimization under uncertainty of a hydroformylation mini-plant
Computers & Chemical Engineering, 106 :836–848
2017
ISSN: 0098-1354
Esche, Erik; Hoffmann, Christian; Illner, Markus; Müller, David; Fillinger, Sandra; Tolksdorf, Gregor; Bonart, Henning; Wozny, Günter; Repke, Jens-Uwe
MOSAIC - Enabling Large-Scale Equation-Based Flow Sheet Optimization
Chemie Ingenieur Technik, 89 (5) :620–635
2017
ISSN: 0009-286X
Paul, Andrea; Meyer, Klas; Ruiken, Jan-Paul; Illner, Markus; Müller, David; Esche, Erik; Wozny, Günter; Westad, Frank; Maiwald, Michael
Process spectroscopy in microemulsions—Raman spectroscopy for online monitoring of a homogeneous hydroformylation process
Measurement Science and Technology, 28 (3) :035502
2017
ISSN: 0957-0233
Meyer, Klas; Ruiken, Jan-Paul; Illner, Markus; Paul, Andrea; Müller, David; Esche, Erik; Wozny, Günter; Maiwald, Michael
Process spectroscopy in microemulsions—setup and multi-spectral approach for reaction monitoring of a homogeneous hydroformylation process
Measurement Science and Technology, 28 (3) :035501
2017
ISSN: 0957-0233
Garcia, Leonel; Poveda, Yuly A.; Khadivi, Mohammadali; Rodríguez, Gerardo; Görke, Oliver; Esche, Erik; Godini, Hamid Reza; Wozny, Günter; Orjuela, Álvaro
Synthesis and Granulation of a 5A Zeolite-Based Molecular Sieve and Adsorption Equilibrium of the Oxidative Coupling of Methane Gases
Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 62 (4) :1550–1557
2017
ISSN: 0021-9568

2016

Penteado, Alberto Teixeira; Esche, Erik; Wilhelm, Robert; Godini, Hamid Reza; Salerno, Daniel; Tolksdorf, Gregor; Merchan-Restrepo, Victor Alejandro; Wozny, Günter
Modeling, Simulation, and Economic Evaluation of a Hybrid CO2 Capture Process for Oxidative Coupling of Methane
In Kravanja, Zdravko and Bogataj, Milovs, Editor, 26th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering Volume 38 from Computer Aided Chemical Engineering
Page 1231–1236
Publisher: Elsevier
2016
1231–1236
ISBN
9780444634283
Tolksdorf, Gregor; Esche, Erik; Baten, Jasper; Wozny, Günter
Taylor-Made Modeling and Solution of Novel Process Units by Modular CAPE-OPEN-based Flowsheeting
In Kravanja, Zdravko and Bogataj, Milovs, Editor, 26th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering Volume 38 from Computer Aided Chemical Engineering
Page 787–792
Publisher: Elsevier
2016
787–792
ISBN
9780444634283
Pogrzeba, Tobias; Müller, David; Illner, Markus; Schmidt, Marcel; Kasaka, Yasemin; Weber, Ariane; Wozny, Günter; Schomäcker, Reinhard; Schwarze, Michael
Superior catalyst recycling in surfactant based multiphase systems – Quo vadis catalyst complex?
Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, 99 :155–166
2016
ISSN: 0255-2701
Esche, Erik; Müller, David; Werk, Sebastian; Grossmann, Ignacio E.; Wozny, Günter
Solution of Chance-Constrained Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming Problems
In Kravanja, Zdravko and Bogataj, Milovs, Editor, 26th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering Volume 38 from Computer Aided Chemical Engineering
Page 91–96
Publisher: Elsevier
2016
91–96
ISBN
9780444634283
Hoffmann, Christian; Illner, Markus; Müller, David; Esche, Erik; Wozny, Günter; Biegler, Lorenz T.; Repke, Jens-Uwe
Moving-horizon State Estimation with Gross Error Detection for a Hydroformylation Mini-plant
In Kravanja, Zdravko and Bogataj, Milovs, Editor, 26th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering Volume 38 from Computer Aided Chemical Engineering
Page 1485–1490
Publisher: Elsevier
2016
1485–1490
ISBN
9780444634283
Illner, Markus; Pogrzeba, Tobias; Schmidt, Marcel; Müller, David; Esche, Erik; Schomäcker, Reinhard; Repke, Jens-Uwe; Wozny, Günter
Hydroformylation of 1-dodecene in Microemulsions: Operation and Validation of Lab Results in a Miniplant
Czasopismo Techniczne, 2016 (Mechanika Zeszyt 1-M (1) 2016) :107–120
2016
Illner, Markus; Müller, David; Esche, Erik; Pogrzeba, Tobias; Schmidt, Marcel; Schomäcker, Reinhard; Wozny, Günter; Repke, Jens-Uwe
Hydroformylation in Microemulsions: Proof of Concept in a Miniplant
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 55 (31) :8616–8626
2016
ISSN: 1520-5045