Forschungsbericht 2025

Prozessbildgebung V-10

Leitung: Penn, Alexander
Oberingenieur: Benders, Stefan

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We pioneer magnetic resonance techniques that allow us to decipher the complex transport and reaction processes occuring in chemical engineering applications. With our work, we contribute to provide affordable and clean energy and engineer sustainable production patterns of the 21st century.

Publikationen

• NMR relaxometry probes solvent-polarity-dependent molecular interactions in stimuli-responsive lyogels - Journal Article
  Adrian, Muhammad; Eckert, Kathrin; Serial, Maria Raquel; Tsanda, Artyom; Rennpferdt, Lukas; Benders, Stefan; Trieu, Hoc Khiem; Knopp, Tobias; Smirnova, Irina; Penn, Alexander
  Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2025)
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• The hydrodynamics of pseudo-2D and 3D bubbling fluidized beds: a magnetic resonance imaging study - Journal Article
  Rennebaum, Hannah Sophie; Brummerloh, Daniel Lukas; Benders, Stefan; Penn, Alexander
  Chemical Engineering Science 322: 122977 (2026)
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• Enhancing swelling kinetics of pNIPAM lyogels: the role of crosslinking, copolymerization, and solvent - Journal Article
  Eckert, Kathrin; Bonsen, Christin Jelisa; Hajnal, Anja; Gmeiner, Johannes; Hasse, Jonah; Adrian, Muhammad; Karsten, Julian; Kißling, Patrick; Penn, Alexander; Fiedler, Bodo; Luinstra, Gerrit A.; Smirnova, Irina
  Fluid Phase Equilibria 597: 114462 (2025)
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• A novel method for quantifying enzyme immobilization in porous carriers using simple NMR relaxometry - Journal Article
  Serial, Maria Raquel; Schmidt, Luca; Adrian, Muhammad; Brauckmann, Grit; Benders, Stefan; Bueschler, Victoria; Liese, Andreas; Penn, Alexander
  Biochemical Engineering Journal 225: 109909 (2026)
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• Large scale MRI for imaging of processes - Conference Presentation
  Benders, Stefan; Lenczyk, Till; Özdemir, Melis; Penn, Alexander
  18th International Conference on Magnetic Resonance Microscopy, ICMRM 2025
  
  
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Structured Packings: Overcoming Spatial, Signal, and Geometric Challenges - Conference Presentation
  Rennebaum, Hannah Sophie; Dobschall, Alina; Benders, Stefan; Skiborowski, Mirko; Penn, Alexander
  18th International Conference on Magnetic Resonance Microscopy, ICMRM 2025
  
  
• Radiofrequency receive coil arrays for large-bore vertical 3T MRI in process engineering - Conference Presentation
  Adrian, Muhammad; Tsanda, Artyom; Benders, Stefan; Knopp, Tobias; Penn, Alexander
  18th International Conference on Magnetic Resonance Microscopy, ICMRM 2025
  
  
• NMR Relaxometry for Molecular Structure Analysis of Stimuli-Responsive Lyogels in Varied Solvent Polarities - Conference Poster
  Adrian, Muhammad; Eckert, Kathrin; Serial, Maria Raquel; Rennpferdt, Lukas; Tsanda, Artyom; Benders, Stefan; Trieu, Hoc Khiem; Knopp, Tobias; Smirnova, Irina; Penn, Alexander
  18th International Conference on Magnetic Resonance Microscopy, ICMRM 2025
  
  
• Vertical tubes in bubbling fluidized beds: A magnetic resonance imaging study of particle and bubble behavior - Journal Article
  Rennebaum, Hannah Sophie; Müller, Christoph; Penn, Alexander
  Powder Technology 457: 120870 (2025)
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• Measuring electrical conductivity using MRI - Conference Poster
  Benders, Stefan; Kaya, Tarik; Penn, Alexander
  Quantitative NMR Methods for Reaction and Process Monitoring, NMRPM 2025
  
  
• The TUHH process imaging system - Conference Poster
  Benders, Stefan; Rennebaum, Hannah Sophie; Özdemir, Melis; Lenczyk, Till; Penn, Alexander
  Jahrestreffen der DECHEMA/VDI-Fachgruppen Mischvorgänge, Hochdruckverfahrenstechnik und Mehrphasenströmungen 2025
  
  
• Magnetic resonance imaging of structured packings - Conference Poster
  Rennebaum, Hannah Sophie
  Jahrestreffen der DECHEMA/VDI-Fachgruppen Mischvorgänge, Hochdruckverfahrenstechnik und Mehrphasenströmungen 2025
  
  
• Advancing multiphase flow imaging with high-density receiver arrays: MRI velocity measurements in structured packing with Schwarz-Diamond-TPSf design - Conference Poster
  Adrian, Muhammad; Tsanda, Artyom; Merbach, Timo Alexander; Acikgöz, Serhan; Herzog, Dirk; Benders, Stefan; Kelbassa, Ingomar; Schlüter, Michael; Knopp, Tobias; Penn, Alexander
  Jahrestreffen der DECHEMA/VDI-Fachgruppen Mischvorgänge, Hochdruckverfahrenstechnik und Mehrphasenströmungen 2025
  
  
• NMR relaxometry for molecular structure analysis of stimuli-responsive lyogels in varied solvent polarities - Conference Poster
  Adrian, Muhammad; Eckert, Kathrin; Serial, Maria Raquel; Rennpferdt, Lukas; Tsanda, Artyom; Benders, Stefan; Trieu, Hoc Khiem; Knopp, Tobias; Smirnova, Irina; Penn, Alexander
  Quantitative NMR Methods for Reaction and Process Monitoring, NMRPM 2025
  
  
• Advancements in Application of a 3T Vertical MRI System for Analyzing Hydrodynamics in Stirred Tank Reactors - Conference Poster
  Lenczyk, Till; Benders, Stefan; Penn, Alexander
  Quantitative NMR Methods for Reaction and Process Monitoring, NMRPM 2025
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• Novel insights into the liquid distribution in structured packings - Conference Presentation
  Rennebaum, Hannah Sophie; Dobschall, Alina; Conje, Fin; Skiborowski, Mirko; Penn, Alexander
  Jahrestreffen der DECHEMA/VDI-Fachgruppe Fluidverfahrenstechnik 2025
  
  
• Magnetic resonance imaging in granular flows: An overview of recent advances - Review Article
  Clarke, Daniel; Hogendoorn, Willian; Penn, Alexander; Serial, Maria Raquel
  Particuology 101: 18-32 (2025)
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Forschungsdaten

• Dataset on NMR Relaxometry Probes Solvent-Polarity-Dependent Molecular Interactions in Stimuli-Responsive Lyogels - Compiled Data
  Adrian, Muhammad
  Open Access
  
  
• NMR Dataset from "A novel method for quantifying enzyme immobilization in porous carriers using simple NMR relaxometry" - Experimental Data
  Serial, Maria Raquel; Schmidt, Luca; Adrian, Muhammad; Brauckmann, Grit; Benders, Stefan; Bueschler, Victoria; Liese, Andreas; Penn, Alexander
  Open Access
  
  

Projekte

• EXC 3120 BlueMat - Cross Area Imaging
  Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Laufzeit 2026-2032
  Projektleitung: Lehmkühler, Felix; Zeller-Plumhoff, Berit
  Co-Projektleitung: Burger, Martin; Greving, Imke; Kramer, Denis; Madsen, Anders; Penn, Alexander; Ritter, Martin; Vagovic, Patrik
  Mitarbeitende: Özdemir, Melis; McPeak, Joseph; Silja Flenner; Malte Bruhn; Sina Röper
  Externe beteiligte Einrichtungen: Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon; Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY; Helmut-Schmidt-Universität; European X Ray Free Electron Laser Facility GmbH
  
  
• I³-Junior-Project – Investigation of gas-solid fluidized bed hydrodynamics using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Electrical Capacitance Volume Tomography (ECVT)
  Technische Universität Hamburg; Laufzeit 2025-2026
  Projektleitung: Özdemir, Melis; Lindmüller, Lennard
  
  
• SCOPE-MRI - Entwurf von strukturierten Packungen mittels CFD-basierter Optimierung, Absorptionsexperimenten und Magnetresonanztomographie
  Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Laufzeit 2024-2027
  Projektleitung: Penn, Alexander; Skiborowski, Mirko
  
  
• SFB 1615 - Teilprojekt B03: Magnetresonanzbildgebung von großräumigen mehrphasigen und reaktiven Strömungssystemen
  Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Laufzeit 2023-2027
  Projektleitung: Knopp, Tobias; Penn, Alexander
  Mitarbeitende: Grosser, Mirco; Tsanda, Artyom; Benders, Stefan; Adrian, Muhammad
  
  
• MaMoHy - Magnetresonanztomographie und numerische Modellierung der Hydrodynamik in vibrierten blasenbildenden Wirbelschichten
  Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Laufzeit 2022-2026
  Projektleitung: Heinrich, Stefan; Penn, Alexander
  
  

Großgeräte

• High-Performance Vertical Magnetic Resonance Imaging System
  Hersteller: Tesla Engineering (United Kingdom)
  DOI: 10.15480/882.13958
  DFG-Geräteklassifikation: 1742 -- NMR-Spektrometer für Imaging-Anwendung (außer 3231)
  
  
• IMV Schwingprüfsystem
  Hersteller: IMV EUROPE LIMITED
  DOI: 10.15480/882.13950
  DFG-Geräteklassifikation: 2920 -- Schwingungs-Prüfstände und -Anlagen
  
  
• Spinsolve 60
  Hersteller: Magritek GmbH
  DOI: 10.15480/882.13951
  DFG-Geräteklassifikation: 1740 -- NMR (Nuklearmagnetische Resonanz)-Spektrometer
  
  
  • Spinsolve 60 - Erweiterung: Feldgradientensystem
    Hersteller: Magritek GmbH
    DOI: 10.15480/882.14037