Dipl.-Ing. Sara Claramunt
- Doctoral Researcher
- group: LIQ
- room: 403a
- phone: +49 721 608-24052
- sara claramunt ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
- Institut für Mikroverfahrenstechnik (IMVT)Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)KIT Campus NordGebäude 605Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 176344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
"Integrated vapour/liquid phase separation for the intensification of sugar reactions in a micro structured reactor"
Doctoral supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Roland Dittmeyer
Project: Technology Transfer Project
Research topics:
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Experimental investigation of the vapour/liquid phase separation at high temperatures
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Membrane technology for high temperature applications under pressure
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Surface functionalization for phase separation purposes
Publications
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Claramunt S, Völker F, Gerhards U, Kraut M, Dittmeyer R.
Membranes for the Gas/Liquid Phase Separation at Elevated Temperatures: Characterization of the Liquid Entry Pressure. Membranes. 2021; 11(12):907. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes11120907
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Claramunt S, Khurram M, Benzinger W, Kraut M, Dittmeyer R
Fabrication and Characterization of Hydrophobic Porous Metallic Membranes for High Temperature Applications.
Processes 2021; 9(5):809. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9050809
Presentations and Talks
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Claramunt S, Kraut M, Dittmeyer R
Membrane micro reactors for process intensification at high temperatures (Vortrag), Business and Innovation session of the 14th Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering (MeCCE-14), Barcelona, Spanien, 16. September 2021 -
Claramunt S, Völker F, Kraut M, Dittmeyer R
Characterisation of porous hydrophobic membranes for high-temperature conditions (Votrag), 13th European Congress of Chemical Engineering, Berlin, Deutschland, 20. -23. September 2021. - Claramunt S, Völker F, Kraut M, Dittmeyer R
Membranes for the gas/liquid phase separation at elevated temperatures in micro reactors: Characterization of the Liquid Entry Pressure (Vortrag)
Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet-Fachgruppen Extraktion und Membrantechnik, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland, 4.-5. Februar 2021 - Claramunt S, Kraut M, Dittmeyer R
Fabrication and characterisation of membranes for micro reactors for the intensification of condensation reactions (Vortrag)
14th Mediterranean Congress of Chemical Engineering, Barcelona, Spanien, 16. – 19.November 2020 - Claramunt S, Kraut M, Dittmeyer R
Steam removal using membrane micro reactors for the concentration of sugar solutions (Poster)
Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet-Fachgruppen Hochdruckverfahrenstechnik und Membrantechnik, Freising, Deutschland, 17.-19. Februar 2020
Curriculum Vitae
- Professional Background
| since 04/2019 |
Doctoral researcher, IMVT, KIT |
| 02/2017 - 03/2019 | Process Safety Engineer and Researcher, CSE Center of Safety Excellence |
| 06/2014 - 01/2017 |
Project Engineer Rembe GmbH SAFETY + CONTROL |
| 10/2013 - 05/2014 | Internship Rembe GmbH SAFETY + CONTROL |
- Academic education
| 07/2014 |
Chemical Engineering Degree (corresp. to Master), Universidad Politecnica de Valencia (UPV), Spain |
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Final thesis: Development of a model for sizing bursting discs for flashing two-phase vapour/liquid flow |
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| 09/2012-09/2013 |
Student exchange at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
Research interests
- Chemical Engineering
- Two-phase gas/liquid flow
- Membrane separation techniques
- Surface functionalization
| type | chair | person in charge | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Thesis | Experimental investigation of sweep gas membrane distillation for the separation of water vapour from a liquid flow | Michel Bartsch | ongoing |
| Master Thesis | Modelling of the Sweep Gas Membrane Distillation for the separation of water vapour from a liquid flow using MATLAB © | Jacqueline Nebel | ongoing |
| Bachelor Thesis | Fabrication and characterisation of hydrophobic coatings for metallic membranes for the gas/liquid phase separation in a micro structured device | Anubhav Vats | ongoing |
| Bachelor Thesis | Process Intensification by 3D-printed structured internals for the production of sugar derivatives | Paul Vincent Schell | completed |
| Bachelor Thesis | Characterisation of the Liquid Entry Pressure of hydrophobic membranes in a membrane test cell for the gas/liquid phase separation | Florian Völker | completed |
| Master Thesis | Fabrication and characterisation of hydrophobic coatings on metallic membranes for the gas/liquid phase separation at high temperatures | Muhammad Khurram | completed |
| type | chair | person in charge | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiwi | Contact angle measurements of sugar solutions on porous substrates | open position | by arrangement |
| Hiwi | Synthesis of sugar derivatives in reactors with 3D-printed structured internals | Paul Vincent Schell | completed |
| Hiwi | Membrane Characterization | Florian Völker | completed |
| Hiwi | Experimental investigation of the fabrication of polysaccharides in micro reactors | Ayca Akboyraz | completed |
| Hiwi | Construction and comissioning of a plant for the fabrication of polysaccharides in micro reactors | Sören Dübal | completed |
| Internship | Fabrication and characterisation of hydrophobic coatings on stainless steel membranes | Leandro Gliosca | completed |