ExpertiseUpdated on 10 September 2025
Sustainable Electrification of Chemical Production – R&D
Research Group Leader @Fraunhofer UMSICHT at Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (UMSICHT)
Oberhausen, Germany
About
We offer R&D and consulting services in the field of sustainable transformation of the chemical industry towards CO₂-neutral and electrified production of basic and fine chemicals. Our expertise covers the entire value chain:
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Techno-economic analyses and feasibility studies of innovative electrochemical processes.
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Electrocatalyst development, including material synthesis, testing, and performance evaluation.
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Electrolyzer design and piloting, bridging lab-scale innovations to application-oriented demonstrators.
The range of targeted reactions goes beyond hydrogen production, including innovative fields such as CO₂ reduction from industrial off-gases and the electrochemical synthesis of fine chemicals.
Field
- Chemical & Plastic Industry
- Consulting
- Energy & Renewable Energies
- Equipment, Technologies, Instruments
- Green technology & Sustainability
- New Materials
- Recycling
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Organisation
Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (UMSICHT)
R&D Institution
Oberhausen, Germany
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