International Workshop “Plasma, Catalysis and Thin Films for Conversion Processes”

Plasma Technology has a large potential to support catalytic processes in two respects. Firstly, plasmas enable chemical processes with high activation energies and can be used for the conversion of gases or the modification of liquids. The inclusion of catalytic surfaces in such plasma-chemical processes can enhance their selectivity and/or efficiency. Secondly, plasma surface engineering makes the deposition and tailoring of dedicated catalytic layers possible. To bring plasma and catalyst together, we have to learn more about the correlation between basic mechanisms of plasma-surface interaction, their interplay and to explore the possibilities of new materials. This international workshop aims to present the fundamentals of plasma and catalysis technology, in connection with emerging applications, such as gas cleaning, CO₂ conversion, plasma pyrolysis, nitrogen fixation and other chemical synthesis. Plasma processes for catalyst preparation will be the second topic. Thus, the workshop is addressed to catalysis and plasma experts, material specialists, process engineers, machine and component engineers, as well as decision-makers of the technology fields. Companies are encouraged to present their technical solutions in a digital conference booklet. PhD and postdoc researchers are encouraged to present their work as poster presentations. We thank our Program Committee as well as the company Evonik for support and the possibility for a company tour. Competitors could be excluded from the company tour.

Program Preview Shortly you will find here more information about the program.

program structure

1. Basics of Catalysis & Plasmas
2. Catalysis and Catalyst Design
3. Plasma Technology for Conversion Processes
4. Plasma and Catalysis for Energy Technologies / Gas Conversion Processes

First confirmed speakers

• Leon Lefferts, University Twente, The Netherlands
• Peter Bruggeman, University of Minnesota, USA
• Annemie Bogaerts, University of Antwerp, Belgium
• Ralf Jackstell, Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V. , Germany
• Eric Gaigneaux, Molecular Chemistry, Materials and Catalysis (MOST), Belgium
• Ursel Fantz, Max-Planch-Insitutu für Plasma Physik, Germany
• Klaus-Martin Baumgärtner, MUEGGE GmbH, Germany
• Christian Koch, enaDyne GmbH, Germany
• Bernd Glocker, PlasmaAir AG, Germany
• Chris Hardacre, Manchester University, United Kingdom
• Anthony Murphy, Particle and Catalysis Research Laboratory, Australia
• Jan Benedikt, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany
• Sirui Li, University of Eindhoven, The Netherlands
• Kevin Rouwenhorst, University of Twente, The Netherlands
• Jason Hicks, University of Notre Dame, USA
• Achim von Keudell, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Germany

further speakers are requested.

Program Committee

• Annemie Bogaerts, University of Antwerp, Belgium
• Ronny Brandenburg, Leibniz INP, Germany
• Robert Franke, Evonik, Germany
• Andreas Schulz, Matthias Walker, University Stuttgart, Germany

Posters and Product Presentations You would like to present your recent research results or your service or product to the community? Please contact us under info@efds.org. Further information to these options you will find here shortly.

• Informations for Sponsoring – deutsch [PDF]
• Booking Form for Sponsoring_deutsch [PDF]

Participation Please register online over the registration form on top of the website. The registration form will be available shortly.

• Early Bird – Standard Registration | 730,00 EUR (available until February 28, 2025)
• Standard Registration | 830,00 EUR (from March 01, 2025)
• Student Registration | 420,00 EUR

Hotel recommendations

• Feierabendhaus Marl | Lipper Weg 201, 45772 Marl | Tel. +49 2365-69668-0 | hotel@evonik.com
• Montana Parkhotel Marl | Eduard-Weitsch-Weg 2, 45768 Marl | Tel. +49 2365-102-0 | marl@montana-hotels.de
• Hotel-Restaurant Lipper Hof | Lipper Weg 86, 45770 Marl | Tel. +49 23 65 – 3 59 15 | info@lipper-hof.de