Swantje Pauer, M.Sc.

Swantje Pauer, M.Sc.

  • Institute for Applied Materials -
    Electrochemical Technologies (IAM-ET)
    Campus East
    Rintheimer Querallee 2
    Building 70.03
    R 024
    D-76131 Karlsruhe

Research

Sustainable alternatives to conventional processes are necessary to cope with the increasing depletion of fossil resources in energy production, the strong industrial demand for chemical feedstocks, and thus to reduce the greenhouse effect. The electrification of organic synthesis processes and the optimization of the sustainable production of hydrogen are two crucial measures in this respect with regard to the energy transition.

For knowledge-based optimization of catalysts and electrode properties and for efficient continuous operation, a detailed understanding of the individual reaction steps and transport processes at the interface between electrode and electrolyte is essential. 

My research focuses on the model-based analysis of electro-organic synthesis processes, mainly the electrolysis of bio-based substances. 
The approach of dynamic micro- and macrokinetic modeling provides essential insights into the reaction and transport processes and enables the identification of efficiency-limiting processes.
 

Conferences & Publications


Pauer, S.; Röse, P.; Shimizu, Y.; Harada, J.; Shida, N.; Atobe, M.; Krewer, U. (2024, May). Reaction Kinetics of Cyclohexanone Reduction in a Proton Exchange Membrane Cell. Annual Meeting on Reaction Engineering and Electrochemical Processes (2024), Würzburg, Germany, May 6–8, 2024.
Pauer, S.; Röse, P.; Shimizu, Y.; Harada, J.; Shida, N.; Atobe, M.; Krewer, U. (2024, July). Identifying the Reaction Mechanism of the Cyclohexanone Reduction in a PEM Cell via Model-based Kinetic Analysis. 18th International Congress on Catalysis (ICC 2024), Lyon, France, July 14–19, 2024.
Pauer, S.; Röse, P.; Shimizu, Y.; Harada, J.; Shida, N.; Atobe, M.; Krewer, U. (2023). Model-based Kinetic Analysis and Reaction Mechanism Identification of the Cyclohexanone Reduction in a PEM-Cell. 74th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE 2023), Lyon, France, September 3–8, 2023.
Pauer, S.; Röse, P.; Shimizu, Y.; Harada, J.; Atobe, M.; Krewer, U. (2023). Model-based Kinetic Analysis of the Cyclohexanone Reduction in a PEM-Reactor. 10th German-Japanese Symposium on Electrosynthesis (GJSE 2023), Yokohama, Japan, June 14–15, 2023.
Krewer, U.; Röse, P.; Pauer, S.; Oppel, N.; Dorner, I. (2023, June). Revealing Potential and Limitations of Electrochemical Synthesis Processes via Model-based Kinetic Analysis. 10th German-Japanese Symposium on Electrosynthesis (GJSE 2023), Yokohama, Japan, June 14–15, 2023.
Geppert, J.; Röse, P.; Pauer, S.; Krewer, U. (2022). Microkinetic Barriers of the Oxygen Evolution on the Oxides of Iridium, Ruthenium and their Binary Mixtures. ChemElectroChem, 9 (20), Art.Nr. e202200481. doi:10.1002/celc.202200481