Paul Kant, M. Sc.
- Doctoral Researcher
- Photo reactors and catalysts
- group: CCT
- room: 403a
- phone: +49 721 608-22732
- paul kant ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
- Institut für Mikroverfahrenstechnik (IMVT)Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)KIT Campus NordGebäude 605Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
Components and materials for compact and fully integrated small-scale solar fuel rooftop systems
Doctoral Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Roland Dittmeyer
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Michael Klumpp
Research topics:
- Fuels from CO2, water and sunlight (solar fuels)
- Simulation-based development of micro-structured photo reactors for solar fuels applications
- Photo catalysts for solar fuels process steps
Publications
- Crowd oil not crude oil, Roland Dittmeyer, Michael Klumpp, Paul Kant & Geoffrey Ozin, Nature Communications, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09685-x
- Shining light on CO2: from materials discovery to photocatalyst, photoreactor and process engineering, Dong et. al, Chemical Society Reviews, 2020, DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00597e
Curriculum Vitae
• Academic Education
| 11/2017 |
Master of Science (M. Sc.) Chemical Engineering, KIT |
| Master Thesis: Palladium composite membranes through suspension plasma spraying on planar substrates and their integration in compact membrane reactors, IMVT, KIT & TT, DLR Stuttgart & IEK-1, FZJ Jülich | |
| 9/2014 |
Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) Chemical Engineering, KIT |
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Bachelor Thesis: Exergetic analysis of an absorption heat transformer, ITTK, KIT |
• Professional Background
| Since 10/2018 |
Doctoral Researcher, IMVT at KIT & Geoffrey Alan Ozin Group at University of Toronto |
| 10/2017 – 1/2018 | Research assistant, IMVT, KIT |
| 10/2015 – 3/2016 | Work-study position at BASF, Ludwigshafen |
| 3/2015 – 9/2015 | Internship BASF, Ludwigshafen |
Research Interests
- CO2-based fuel synthesis
- Photo reactor design
- Photocatalysis
- Monte Carlo Ray Tracing and FEM methods in reactor design