Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISEFraunhofer ISE has been working in the field of sustainable synthesis products for over 25 years. We cover the entire process chain of sustainable synthesis products: from green hydrogen, the direct air capture of CO2 and the synthesis of Power-to-X (PtX) products (such as ammonia, dimethyl ether, methanol) to conversion and end applications. We develop and optimize processes and reactor concepts for the production of PtX products and for thermochemical hydrogen production from PtX products. We develop, test and characterize tailor-made catalysts.
Methanol mini-plant system with simulation interface in the Fraunhofer ISE technical centre.
Process Development and Material Characterization of Sustainable Synthesis Products
We provide support in the production, transportation and utilization of hydrogen-based chemicals, energy carriers and fuels.
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Sustainable Synthesis Products
We offer:
- Process development and optimization for the production of fuels, chemicals and energy sources such as ammonia, methanol, dimethyl ether (DME), oxymethylene ether (OME) and aviation fuels based on H2/CO2/CO or H2/N2 (Power to Liquids, PtL)
- Development of processes for thermochemical hydrogen production and new reactor concepts for sustainable synthesis products (e.g. ammonia, dimethyl ether, methanol, biofuels, e-fuels)
- Design, testing and characterization of catalysts using in-situ and ex-situ analysis for hydrogen-based synthesis products and direct air capture (DAC) processes
- NAP-XPS measurements of fresh and aged catalysts, in-situ measurements with gas mixtures at different catalyst temperatures
- In-house design, construction, programming and operation of fully automated, remotely operated mini and pilot plants for PtL production and thermochemical hydrogen production
- The CatVap® fuel preparation technology developed and patented by Fraunhofer ISE, to reduce emissions from internal combustion engines
- Precise process simulations of use cases for hydrogen-based synthesis products, using Aspen, to provide insights into catalytic process design and operation for the optimization of thermochemical processes
- Techno-economic feasibility studies and life cycle assessments to evaluate the potential of the hydrogen supply chain for your business case
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Recent Publications on the Topic "Sustainable Synthesis Products"
| Jahr Year | Titel/Autor:in Title/Author | Publikationstyp Publication Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Highly active and selective Ag/C catalysts for CO2 electrolysis to CO using 4-aminothiophenol as anchoring agent Seteiz, Khaled; Grammel, Hannes; Häberlein, Josephine N.; Heizmann, Philipp A.; Metzler, Lukas; Rusitov, Dennis; Günthel, Michael; Knäbbeler-Buß, Markus; Vierrath, Severin; Disch, Joey |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2025 | Sustainable Heat Generation in Flow from a Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage System Magson, Lucien; Maggiolo, Dario; Sasic Kalagasidis, Angela; Henninger, Stefan; Munz, Gunther; Knäbbeler-Buß, Markus; Hölzel, Helen; Mouth-Poulsen, Kasper; Funes-Ardoiz, Ignacio; Sampedro, Diego |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2025 | Tailoring porous N-doped carbon nanospheres for 3D bottom-up electrode design: A versatile synthesis toolbox for particle size independent pore size control Ortlieb, Niklas; Berestok, Taisiia; Elsässer, Patrick; Thomann, Ralf; Knäbbeler-Buß, Markus; Fischer, Anna |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2025 | Methanol in der Luftfahrt. Status: Zertifizierung von methanolbasiertem E-SAF Schaadt, Achim |
Vortrag Presentation |
| 2024 | The Clean Hydrogen Economy and Saudi Arabia. Domestic Developments and International Opportunities | Sammelband Anthology |
| 2024 | Schlüsselbausteine zur Entwicklung des künftigen Energiesystems und die Rolle von Wasserstoff Henning, Hans-Martin |
Vortrag Presentation |
| 2024 | Methanol synthesis from sustainable feedstocks Nestler, Florian; Voß, Johannes Michael; Fastabend, Anna; Niemeier, Tammarat; Ruland, Holger; Hadrich, Max Julius |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2024 | Saudi Arabia's Clean Hydrogen Journey. Past, present, and future Shabaneh, Rami; Braun, Jan Frederik |
Aufsatz in Buch Book Article |
| 2024 | Synthesis and Characterization of Carbon-Based Heterogeneous Catalysts for Energy Release of Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage Materials Magson, Lucien; Hölzel, Helen; Aslam, Adil S.; Henninger, Stefan; Munz, Gunther; Moth-Poulson, Kasper; Knäbbeler-Buß, Markus; Funes-Ardoiz, Ignacio; Sampedro, Diego |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2024 | Hydrogen Delivery to the Curb. Case Study of Hydrogen and Derivatives Imports from Australia to Customers in Central Germany Groos, Ulf; Eißler, Tobias; Voglstätter, Christopher; Deringer, Patrick |
Vortrag Presentation |
| 2024 | Schlüsselbausteine zur Entwicklung des künftigen Energiesystems Henning, Hans-Martin |
Vortrag Presentation |
| 2024 | Ultrasmall and Highly Dispersed Pt Entities Deposited on Mesoporous N-doped Carbon Nanospheres by Pulsed CVD for Improved HER Küspert, Sven; Campbell, Ian E.; Zeng, Zhiqiang; Balaghi, S. Esmael; Ortlieb, Niklas; Thomann, Ralf; Knäbbeler-Buß, Markus; Allen, Christopher S.; Mohney, Suzanne E.; Fischer, Anna |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2024 | Saudi Aramco's Clean Hydrogen Efforts: Between economic diversification and effective climate action Krane, Jim; Braun, Jan Frederik |
Aufsatz in Buch Book Article |
| 2024 | Perspectives on Methanol to Jet Fuel - SAFari Project Schaadt, Achim |
Vortrag Presentation |
| 2024 | Reaction Kinetics for Ammonia Synthesis using Ruthenium and Iron based Catalysts under Low Temperature and Pressure Conditions Cholewa, Thomas; Steinbach, Benedikt; Heim, Constantin; Nestler, Florian; Nanba, Tetsuya; Güttel, Robert; Salem, Ouda |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2023 | Alternative Kraftstoff- und Antriebstrangtechnologien für mittlere Nutzfahrzeuge im Nahverteilerverkehr Bidart Sanchez, Christian; Götz, Benedict Johannes; Heim, Rüdiger; Kolb, Gunther; Kowarik, Haiko; Kraljevic, Ivica; Rümmele, Florian; Szolak, Robert |
Konferenzbeitrag Conference Paper |
| 2023 | The Minimum Cost and the Highest Energy Efficiency of Major PtX Products: A Potential Analysis under Ideal Conditions Salem, Ouda |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2023 | Optimized design and techno-economic analysis of novel DME production processes Semmel, Malte; Kerschbaum, Maximilian; Steinbach, Benedikt; Sauer, Jörg; Salem, Ouda |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2023 | Is Direct DME Synthesis Superior to Methanol Production in Carbon Dioxide Valorization? From Thermodynamic Predictions to Experimental Confirmation Kubas, Dustin; Gierse, Malte; Salem, Ouda; Krossing, Ingo |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2023 | Investigation of a RU catalyst for NH3 synthesis using an in situ sorption enhanced process Cholewa, Thomas; Salem, Ouda; Schaadt, Achim; Güttel, Robert |
Vortrag Presentation |
| 2023 | Suitable commercial catalysts for the synthesis of oxymethylene dimethyl ethers Mantei, Franz Kaspar; Kopp, Sebastian; Holfelder, Anna; Flad, Elisa; Kloeters, Daniela; Kraume, Matthias; Salem, Ouda |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2023 | Demonstration and experimental model validation of the DME synthesis by reactive distillation in a pilot-scale pressure column Semmel, Malte; Bogatykh, Innokentij; Steinbach, Benedikt; Sauer, Jörg; Repke, Jens-Uwe; Salem, Ouda |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2023 | Power-to-X Country Analyses. Site-specific, Comparative Analysis for Suitable Power-to-X Pathways and Products in Developing and Emerging Countries Hank, Christoph; Holst, Marius; Thelen, Connor; Kost, Christoph; Längle, Sven; Schaadt, Achim; Smolinka, Tom |
Studie Study |
| 2023 | Eckpunkte der Entwicklung des Energiesystems und eine mögliche Rolle der Kernfusion Henning, Hans-Martin |
Vortrag Presentation |
| 2023 | Dimethyl ether/CO2 - a hitherto underestimated H2 storage cycle Schühle, P.; Stöber, R.; Semmel, Malte; Schaadt, Achim; Szolak, Robert; Thill, S.; Alders, M.; Hebling, Christopher; Wasserscheid, P.; Salem, Ouda |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2023 | Catalyst screening and reaction kinetics of liquid phase DME synthesis under reactive distillation conditions Semmel, Malte; Steiner, Leon; Bontrup, Max; Sauer, Jörg; Salem, Ouda |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2023 | Applied NAP-XPS on Sensitive Materials Günthel, Michael; Knäbbeler-Buß, Markus; Szolak, Robert; Schaadt, Achim |
Vortrag Presentation |
| 2023 | CCU in the Context of Hydrogen Storage and Synthetic Fuels Nestler, Florian; Szolak, Robert; Schaadt, Achim; Hebling, Christopher |
Vortrag Presentation |
| 2023 | A novel process towards the industrial realization of large-scale oxymethylene dimethyl ether production - COMET Mantei, Franz Kaspar; Schwarz, Christian; Elwalily, Ali; Fuchs, Florian; Pounder, Andrew Michael; Stein, Hendrik; Kraume, Matthias; Salem, Ouda |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2022 | Hydrogen and Fuel Cells for Our Energy Transition Groos, Ulf |
Vortrag Presentation |
| 2022 | Prozessintensivierung der Ammoniaksynthese im Kontext der Power-to-X Technologie: Das Potential aktiverer Katalysatormaterialien Cholewa, Thomas; Salem, Ouda; Schaadt, Achim; Güttel, Robert |
Meeting Abstract |
| 2022 | Kinetic investigations of DME synthesis at catalytic distillation conditions Semmel, Malte |
Vortrag Presentation |
| 2022 | Entwicklung eines Power-to-Liquid-Verfahrens zur Herstellung von Dimethylether in einer Reaktivdestillationskolonne Semmel, Malte |
Vortrag Presentation |
| 2022 | CO2-based Methanol Synthesis - From Reaction Kinetics to Optimized Plant Economics Nestler, Florian |
Vortrag Presentation |
| 2022 | Kinetische Untersuchungen der DME-Synthese bei Reaktivdestillationsbedingungen. Verwirklichung effizienter Power-to-DME Prozesse Semmel, Malte; Salem, Ouda; Schaadt, Achim; Sauer, Jörg |
Vortrag Presentation |
| 2022 | Improved Energy Efficiency of Power-to-X Processes Using Heat Pumps Towards Mobility Sector Defossilization Mantei, Franz Kaspar; Kraume, Matthias; Salem, Ouda |
Review |
| 2022 | Echtzeit-Einblicke in die Methanolsynthese und Validierung eines kinetischen Modells mit Realgasversuchen Nestler, Florian; Hadrich, Max Julius; Full, Johannes; Schaadt, Achim |
Vortrag Presentation |
| 2022 | Process Intensification strategies for Power-to-X Technologies Cholewa, Thomas; Semmel, Malte; Mantei, Franz Kaspar; Güttel, R.; Salem, Ouda |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2022 | Experimental validation of methanol synthesis from steel mill gases using a miniplant setup Nestler, Florian; Full, Johannes; Jäckle, Jan-Marc; Linsenmeier, Johannes; Roob, Johanna; Hadrich, Max J.; Schaadt, Achim |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2022 | Techno-Economic Assessment and Carbon Footprint of Processes for the Large-Scale Production of Oxymethylene Dimethyl Ethers from Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Mantei, Franz Kaspar; Ali, Ramy Essam; Baensch, C.; Voelker, S.; Haltenort, P.; Burger, J.; Dietrich, R.-U.; Assen, Niklas von der; Schaadt, Achim; Sauer, J.; Salem, Ouda |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2021 | Power-to-DME: A Cornerstone Towards a Sustainable Energy System Gierse, Malte; Essam, Ramy; Ouda, Mohamed; Schaadt, Achim; Sauer, Jörg; Hebling, Christopher |
Aufsatz in Buch Book Article |
| 2021 | Power-to-Methanol. Schlussbericht Hadrich, Max; Roth, Arne; Apfelbacher, Andreas |
Bericht Report |
| 2021 | Rapid Wet-Chemical Oxidative Activation of Graphite Felt Electrodes for Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries Shanahan, Brian; Seteiz, Khaled; Heizmann, Philipp A.; Koch, Susanne; Büttner, Jan; Ouardi, Siham; Vierrath, Severin; Fischer, Anna; Breitwieser, Matthias |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2021 | Life Cycle Assessment of an Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle using Renewable Electricity for Fuel and Vehicle Production Sternberg, André; Hank, Christoph; Schaadt, Achim |
Konferenzbeitrag Conference Paper |
| 2021 | Flexible Aufheizung und Konditionierung für die Abgasnachbehandlung der Zukunft Szolak, Robert; Danckert, B.; Rümmele, Florian; Beutel, Paul |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2021 | A Novel Approach for Kinetic Measurements in Exothermic Fixed Bed Reactors: Advancements in Non-Isothermal Bed Conditions Demonstrated for Methanol Synthesis Nestler, Florian; Müller, Viktor Paul; Salem, Ouda; Hadrich, Max Julius; Schaadt, Achim; Bajohr, Siegfried; Kolb, T. |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2021 | LCA of a Battery Electric Vehicle using Renewable Electricity in the Entire Supply Chain Sternberg, André; Schaadt, Achim |
Aufsatz in Buch Book Article |
| 2021 | Urbane Energiesysteme und Ressourceneffizienz - ENsource | Bericht Report |
| 2021 | Synthetische Kraftstoffe - Ökonomie, Gesellschaft und Nachhaltigkeit Matschoss, P.; Hauser, E.; Müller-Langer, F.; Schröder, J.; Brand, U.; Dietrich, R.-U.; Eggemann, L.; Peters, R.; Theiss, Lara; Dittmeyer, R.; Rösch, C.; Haase, M.; Millinger, M.; Terrapon-Pfaff, J.; Fuchs, A.-L.; Schmidt, M. |
Konferenzbeitrag Conference Paper |
| 2021 | Production, Utilisation and Distribution of Hydrogen Hadrich, Max Julius |
Vortrag Presentation |
| 2021 | Light-off Investigation of Oxymethylene Ether (OME) Considering the Presence of the Exhaust Components Heptane, Carbon, and Nitrogen Monoxide Rümmele, Florian; Susdorf, Alexander; Haider, S.M.S.; Szolak, Robert |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2021 | Upgrading the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste by Low Temperature Hydrothermal Processes Sailer, G.; Knappe, V.; Poetsch, J.; Paczkowski, S.; Pelz, S.; Oechsner, H.; Bosilj, Monika; Ouardi, Siham; Müller, J. |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2021 | Entwicklung eines neuartigen Power-to-Liquid-Verfahrens zur Herstellung von Dimethylether Semmel, Malte |
Vortrag Presentation |
| 2020 | Energy Efficiency and Economic Assessment of Imported Energy Carriers Based on Renewable Electricity Hank, Christoph; Sternberg, André; Köppel, N.; Holst, Marius; Smolinka, Tom; Schaadt, Achim; Hebling, Christopher; Henning, Hans-Martin |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2020 | New Routes for Efficient and Sustainable Oxymethylene Ethers Synthesis Salem, Ouda |
Dissertation Doctoral Thesis |
| 2020 | Functionalising hydrothermal carbons for catalysis-investigating solid acids in esterification reactions Bosilj, Monika; Bozoglu, Mustafa; Schmidt, Johannes; Aguiar, Pedro M.; Fischer, Anna; White, Robin J. |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2020 | The role of synthetic fuels in an integrated energy system Schaadt, Achim; Szolak, Robert; Hebling, Christopher; Rümmele, Florian; Hadrich, Max Julius; Ouda, Mohamed; Danckert, Bernd |
Konferenzbeitrag Conference Paper |
| 2020 | Environmental Assessment of OME3-5 Synfuel Production via the Power-to-Liquid Pathway Hank, Christoph; Lazara, L.; Mantei, Franz Kaspar; Salem, Ouda; White, Robin J.; Smolinka, Tom; Schaadt, Achim; Hebling, Christopher; Henning, Hans-Martin |
Konferenzbeitrag Conference Paper |
| 2020 | Combination of Refractometry and Densimetry - A Promising Option for Fast Raw Methanol Analysis Martens, M.; Hadrich, Max Julius; Nestler, Florian; Salem, Ouda; Schaadt, Achim |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2020 | Kinetic modelling of methanol synthesis over commercial catalysts Nestler, Florian; Schütze, Arif Reiner; Salem, Ouda; Hadrich, Max Julius; Schaadt, Achim; Bajohr, Siegfried; Kolb, Thomas |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2019 | One pot conversion of glucose to ethyl levulinate over a porous hydrothermal acid catalyst in green solvents Bosilj, Monika; Schmidt, Johannes; Fischer, Anna; White, Robin J. |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2019 | Oxidative Fluorination of Cu/ZnO Methanol Catalysts Dybbert, V.; Fehr, S.M.; Klein, F.; Schaadt, Achim; Hoffmann, Anke; Frei, E.; Erdem, E.; Ludwig, T.; Hillebrecht, H.; Krossing, Ingo |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2019 | Gas permeation properties of NaA zeolite membranes: Effect of silica source on hydrogel synthesis and layer thickness Lee, S.M.; Lee, Y.H.; Grace, John R.; Li, A.; Lim, C.J.; Fotovat, F.; Schaadt, Achim; White, Robin J.; Kim, S.S. |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2018 | Ecological Assessment of Liquid Energy Carriers. Power-to-Methanol and Oxymethylene Ethers Hank, Christoph; Lazar, L.; Schaadt, Achim; White, Robin J. |
Vortrag Presentation |
| 2018 | Structure, stability and permeation properties of NaA zeolite membranes for H2O/H2 and CH3OH/H2 separations Moon Lee, S.; Xu, N.; Grace, John R.; Li, A.; Lim, C.J.; Kim, S.S.; Fotovat, F.; Schaadt, Achim; White, Robin J. |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2018 | Pathways to an Integrated Energy System Henning, Hans-Martin |
Vortrag Presentation |
| 2018 | Methanol synthesis - industrial challenges within a changing raw material landscape Nestler, Florian; Krüger, Matthias; Full, Johannes; Hadrich, Max Julius; White, Robin J.; Schaadt, Achim |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2018 | Base Catalysed Hydrothermal Reformation of Kraft Lignin Otromke, Malte |
Dissertation Doctoral Thesis |
| 2017 | The power-to-methanol process chain - a life cycle assessment and CO2 avoidance cost analysis Hank, Christoph; Hömberg, J.; White, Robin J.; Schaadt, Achim |
Vortrag Presentation |
| 2017 | Methodical design and operation of membrane distillation plants for desalination Hagedorn, A.; Fieg, G.; Winter, Daniel; Koschikowski, Joachim; Mann, T. |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2017 | Highly correlated ab initio thermodynamics of oxymethylene dimethyl ethers (OME). Formation and extension to the liquid phase Himmel, D.; White, Robin J.; Jacob, E.; Krossing, Ingo |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2017 | Palladium/ruthenium composite membrane for hydrogen separation from the off-gas of solar cell production via chemical vapor deposition Sang Moon, L.; Xu, N.; Kim, S.S.; Li, A.; Grace, John R.; Lim, C.J.; Boyd, T.; Ryi, S.-K.; Susdorf, Alexander; Schaadt, Achim |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2016 | An interesting class of porous polymer - revisiting the structure of mesoporous a-D-Polysaccharide gels White, Robin J.; Shuttleworth, Peter S.; Budarin, Vitaliy L.; Bruyn, Mario de; Fischer, Anna; Clark, James H. |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2016 | Catalytic decomposition of biomass tars: The impact of wood char surface characteristics on the catalytic performance for naphthalene removal Nestler, Florian; Burhenne, Luisa; Amtenbrink, Meike Juliane; Aicher, Thomas |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
| 2016 | Characteristic low frequency time constants derived from impedance spectra of fuel cell stacks Keller, Stefan; Özel, Tansu; Scherzer, Anne-Christine; Gerteisen, Dietmar; Groos, Ulf |
Vortrag Presentation |
| 2016 | Comparability of developed test procedures at normal operating conditions for PEM fuel cell stacks and modules analyzed in Round-Robin-Tests Jungmann, Thomas; Nürnberg, K.; Harms, C. |
Vortrag Presentation |
| 2014 | The influence of the precipitation/ageing temperature on a Cu/ZnO/ZrO2 catalyst for methanol synthesis from H2 and CO2 Frei, E.; Schaadt, Achim; Ludwig, T.; Hillebrecht, H.; Krossing, Ingo |
Zeitschriftenaufsatz Journal Article |
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