Dr. Markus Kraus

Dr. Markus Kraus

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Dr. Markus Kraus


Helmholtz Centre
for Environmental Research - UFZ 
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany

Tel:  0341 6025 1585 (office)
        0341 6025 1695 (lab)

markus.kraus@ufz.de

The necessary decarbonization of the economy opens up the possibility of completely rethinking routine processes. First and foremost, solid-state heating using oil or gas should be mentioned here. This could be replaced by particularly fast and efficient heating using high-frequency fields. Researching sensible applications of this alternative, developing and testing corresponding concepts and putting them into practice is the fundamental goal of my work, which I pursue in various areas.
 

since 2023 Teaching position at the CJD Christopherus School in Droyßig
since 2021 Founding member and managing director of RWInnoTec GmbH
since 2016 Scientist at Department of Technical Biogeochemistry , Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
2015 Scientist in division Knowledge and Technology Transfer
2014 IP-Manager IP T14 EnergyLandUse
2011 - 2015 Scientist at Department of Bioenergy and Department of Environmental Engineering , Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
2010 - 2015 Scientist at Department of Environmental Engineering, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
2007 - 2010 PhD Student at Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ

Thesis title:
Dynamic adsorption phenomena in microporous host/guest systems under the influence of high-frequency electromagnetic fields

Funded by
Deutschen Bundesstiftung Umwelt
2006 Diploma in physics, University of Leipzig, Germany

Dielectric heating

  • Conception, construction, and optimization of technical systems from laboratory to field scale in the area of ​​dielectric energy input
  • Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) of electrical systems
  • Heating, drying and/or decontamination of solids in practice (e.g. buildings with a cultural-historical focus, wooden structures or soil)
  • Drying and decontamination of gases (e.g. hydrogen, biogas, industrial exhaust gases) using the combination of adsorption and dielectrically supported regeneration of adsorbers
  • Crack and pothole repair of asphalt roads using dielectric heating processes

Simulation of electromagnetic fields

  • Simulation of electromagnetic fields with a focus on the optimization of electrotechnical parameters
  • Simulation of thermal effects as a result of electromagnetic field coupling
  • Simulation of dynamically coupled heating processes due to unstable dielectric material parameters under the influence of high-frequency fields

Materials and their properties in high-frequency fields

  • Measurement/determination dielectric properties of (mixed) materials and bulk materials (Focus: materials in the construction industry and adsorbers)
  • Energy input into solid materials using electromagnetic fields and waves (Focus: materials in the construction industry and adsorbers)
  • Selective heating of a wide variety of materials (e.g. adsorbents and catalysts) using dielectric processes
  • Changes in the dielectric material parameters due to external influences such as temperature and humidity


High frequency plasma in the liquid phase

  • Water splitting to produce hydrogen in salt water
  • Process concepts for the realization of high frequency plasmas

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