Gerd Brunner

GERD H. BRUNNER

(Prof. em. of Chemical Engineering)

Institute for Thermal Separation Processes

Hamburg University of Technology

(Institut für Thermische Verfahrenstechnik Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg), Eissendrfer Strasse 38, D-21073 Hamburg, Germany.

Phone: 0049-40-42878-2007

FAX: 0049-40-42878-4072

e-mail: brunner@tuhh.de

Academic qualifications:

• 1968 degree in Chemical Engineering by Technische Universität München, Germany.
• 1972 doctoral degree (Dr.-Ing.) from Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.
• 1978 Habilitation (Dr.-Ing. habil.) in Technical Chemistry from Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.
• 1980 Assistant Professor at Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
• 1982 Full Professor of Chemical Engineering at Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg.
• 2008 retired from active service.

  Industrial experience:

• 1982 - 1990 Senior researcher Siemens-KWU (non-nuclear energy activities), from 1983 as consultant.
• 1989 - now: Consultant to F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG (supercritical fluids application)
• 1982 - now: Consultant to many industrial companies in the field of Supercritical Fluids.

Honorary positions:

• Chair Member of the Academy of Sciences in Hamburg
• Honorary Professor of Chemical Engineering, (Dr. h.c.), Technical University Sofia, 2008

Professional Position

1982 - March 2008 Full Professor, Head of Subdepartment Thermische Verfahrenstechnik

Various position in administration of research and teaching at the Hamburg University of Technology

Actual position:

Prof. em. of Chemical Engineering

Regional Editor of The Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Scientific interests

• Phase equilibria at elevated pressures and temperatures in complex systems
• Transfer processes at elevated pressures and temperatures in complex systems
• Separation processes with supercritical gases, i.e. extraction from solids, countercurrent separations, separation with chromatographic methods (SFC)
• Simulated-moving-bed-separations
• Hydrodynamic behaviour of countercurrent columns
• Pyrolysis of organic compounds
• Hydrolysis of bio-polymers
• Supercritical water: destruction of waste, cleaning of soil
• Enzymes at high pressures, in particular for separation processes
• Electro-Ultra-filtration for biotechnological systems
• Membrane separations of gases at high pressures
• Biodiesel, bio-refinery

Publications:

About 290 publications, including about 15 patents.