CERE Discussion Meeting & KT Consortium
Annual Meeting 2024

June 18 – 20, 2024

Invited Plenary Speakers

Christophe Benquet
Carbon Capture Technology Manager, Baker-Hughes

Vinicius Girardi
Technology Manager, ESSS

Bjørn Maribo Mogensen

Dr. Bjørn Maribo-Mogensen
co-founder, Hafnium Labs

Bjørn Maribo Mogensen

Assoc. Prof. Kyle Camarda, KansasUniversity (US)

Bjørn Maribo Mogensen

Dr. José Fonseca
Simulation Thermodynamics Specialist, AVEVA

Bjørn Maribo Mogensen

Matthew Turnbull
Senior Adviser Chemical Engineering Applied Science, bp

Prof. Xiaohua Lu, Nanjing Tech University (CN)

Venue

Comwell Borupgaard
Nørrevej 80
3070 Snekkersten 

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Early Bird until 17th May! After 17th May 2024
1200 € – Full Meeting 1400 € – Full Meeting
600 € – One day participation 700 € – One day participation

 

Oral Presentations

Posters

Invited Speakers

Opening & Plenary Lecture Session 1

Welcome
Prof. Nicolas von Solms, CERE Chairman & Prof. Georgios M. Kontogeorgis, KT Consortium Leader

BH positioning in CCUS value chain – Focus on carbon capture technologies
Christophe Benquet
Carbon Capture Technology Manager, Baker-Hughes

Uncertainty quantification in Thermodynamic modeling: an application in systems with H2S
Vinicius Girardi
Technology Manager, ESSS

Plenary Lecture Session 02

Moderator: Nicolas von Solms, CERE Chairman

An update on CCUS R&D in Denmark
Prof. Erling Halfdan Stenby, CERE

Electrolyte thermodynamics for use in CO2 capture and transport
Dr. Bjørn Maribo-Mogensen, co-founder, Hafnium Labs

Thermodynamics in green electricity of chemical engineering for carbon neutrality
Prof. Xiaohua Lu, Nanjing Tech University (CN)

Plenary Lecture Session 03

Software Updates
Software Manager Andre Vinhal, CERE & KT Consortium

Plenary Talk: Exploring Artificial Neural Network Applications in Real-Time PID Control
Assoc. Prof. Kyle Camarda, KansasUniversity (US)

Technical Challenges of the Energy Transition
Matthew Turnbull
Senior Adviser Chemical Engineering Applied Science, bp

Plenary Lecture Session 04

Moderator: Prof. Nicolas von Solms, CERE

Modeling and Scientific Computing for Simulation, Control and Optimization of Integrated Chemical and Power Systems with Renewable Energy
Prof. John Bagterp Jørgensen, CERE

The challenge of reliable property data for process modelling
Dr. José Fonseca, Simulation Thermodynamics Specialist, AVEVA

Closing of the CERE Discussion Meeting and KT Consortium Annual Meeting
Prof. Nicolas von Solms, CERE Chairman & Prof. Georgios M. Kontogeorgis, KT Consortium Leader

Parallel Session 1

Thermodynamics, Water and Electrolytes I
Moderator: Prof. Georgios M. Kontogeorgis, KT Consortium Leader

Towards first-principles prediction of emulsion formulation properties
Research Scientist I (Program Leader – Modelling Martin Andersson, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (SA)

Introduction of the two-state theory of water in SAFT
Researcher Nefeli Novak, CERE & KT Consortium

A new electrolyte classification to guide the development of electrolyte models
PhD Gabriel Silva, CERE & KT Consortium

Comprehensive evaluation of second-order properties by different thermodynamic models for non-polar compounds
PhD Javad Amanabadi, CERE & KT Consortium

Parallel Session 2

Environmental Aspects
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Alexander Shapiro, CERE

On the solution of COSMO-based models
Assoc. Prof. Wei Yan, CERE

Numerical Approach to Understanding Oil Droplet Dynamics in the Ocean
Postdoc Aleem Waqas, CERE

Oil and particle interaction in porous structures
Postdoc Tian Wang, CERE

An X-ray computed tomography view of CO2 storage study in sandstone saline aquifer
Postdoc Lijuan Shi, CERE

Parallel Session 3

Thermodynamics, Water and Electrolytes II
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Xiaodong Liang, CERE & KT Consortium

From theoretical reactions to experimentally accurate predictions of the thermodynamic properties of solids
PhD Rasmus Fromsejer, CERE & KT Consortium

Investigation of cross-association patterns in water/ethanol: Combining DFT and IR spectroscopy
PhD Evangelos Drougkas, CERE & KT Consortium

How NMR can be used to investigate water around chiral molecules
Senior Researcher Michael Bache, CERE & KT Consortium

Water content measurements in compressed fluids (CO2, N2, and H2) using Raman spectroscopy
PhD Gcinisizwe Dlamini, CERE

A comprehensive approach to incorporating intermolecular dispersion into COSMO-RS model
PhD Daria Grigorash, CERE

Parallel Session 4

CO2 Storage Science
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Wei Yan, CERE

A Simulation Study of Salt Precipitation during CO2 Storage in a Depleted Oil Reservoir
Assoc. Prof. Wei Yan, CERE

Investigation of the chalk dissolution rates under CO2 storage conditions by high-pressure pH measurements
Postdoc Marc Cassiede, CERE

CompReact – Enhancing CO2 Storage Simulation with Advanced Geochemical Modeling
PhD Maximilian Wirth, CERE

Evaluating the EoS-based modelling of the CO2-water equilibrium for CO2 storage
Postdoc Sonja Smith, CERE

Parallel Session 5

CCUS (I)
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Philip L. Fosbøl, CERE

 

Solvent-based technologies for CO2 capture
Prof. Xiaoyan Ji, Luleå Univeristy (SE)

Pilot-scale CO2 capture at a Waste-to-Energy facility: Advanced configurations
Postdoc Sai Hema Bhavya Vinjarapu, CERE

CO2 capture pilot campaigns using the CESAR1 solvent at a waste-to-energy plant
Postdoc Randi Neerup, CERE

Combined experimental and simulation work for CO2 capture: Pilot absorber studies with blends of PZ-promoted MDEA
PhD Can Demir, CERE

Parallel Session 6

Biotechnology & PSE
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Hariklia N. Gavala, CERE

Modelling the dynamic variation of mass transfer in a trickle bed reactor for the biological water-gas shift reaction: A comparative analysis with CSTR
PhD Sambit Dutta, CERE

Adaptation of mixed microbial consortia to CO-rich gas stream for acetic acid production in a trickle bed reactor
PhD Berivan Tunca, CERE

Towards a combined, integrated, and adaptable bioethanol and -ethylene process leveraging hybrid production
Senior Researcher Merlin Alvarado-Morales, PROSYS & KT Consortium

Parallel Session 7

CCUS (II)
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Philip L. Fosbøl, CERE

Electrochemical regeneration of solvents for carbon capture: Mini-Pilot Scale Demonstration
PhD Rasmus Juel Friis, CERE

Pilot demonstration of a Power-to-X biogas cleaning technology
PhD Sebastian Borgquist, CERE

Influence of acid wash on gas purification in a biomass-based post combustion unit
PhD Maria Dimitriadi, CERE

Parallel Session 8

PSE, Modelling & Control
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Jakob Huusom; PROSYS & KT Consortium

Optimization with uncertainty for pharmaceutical process design – Ibuprofen synthesis
PhD Tuse Asrav, PROSYS & KT Consortium

Modelling chromatography using the Discontinuous Galerkin method in CADET-Julia
PhD Jesper Frandsen, PROSYS & KT Consortium

Energy- and process real-time optimization through hybrid modeling – A case from Viking Malt
PhD Peter Jul-Rasmussen, PROSYS & KT Consortium

 

Parallel Session 9

Gas Hydrates and Thermodynamics
Moderator: Prof. Nicolas von Solms, CERE

Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Measurements and Cubic-Plus-Association (CPA) Modeling of Triethylene Glycol Systems
PhD Julia Trancoso, CERE

From deep sea to dinner table: Harnessing gas hydrates for gas storage and food processing application
Researcher Jyoti Shanker Pandey, CERE

Geological CO2 storage in subsurface tested in microfluidics coupled with microscope and Raman spectroscopy
Postdoc Qian Ouyang, CERE

Parallel Session 10

PSE, ML & AI
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Seyed Soheil Mansouri, PROSYS & KT Consortium

 

Quantum Machine Learning for Bioprocess Development
PhD Shawn Gibford, PROSYS & KT Consortium

MLEEP: towards energy optimization of the processing industry using first principles and machine learning
Postdoc Adem R.N. Aouichaoui, PROSYS & KT Consortium

Development of soft-sensor to reduce CO2 footprint: A case study in industrial batch crystallization from a sugar factory
PhD Mohammad Reza, PROSYS & KT Consortium

POSTER SESSION

Thermodynamics, Water and Electrolytes

 

TWE-01 Nefeli Effrosyni Novak
Introduction of the two-state theory of water in SAFT

TWE-02 Gabriel Moraes Silva
The importance of ion pairing to electrolyte models and how to implement it

TWE-03 Evangelos Drougkas
Investigation of cross-association patterns in water/ethanol: Combining DFT and IR spectroscopy

TWE-04 Rasmus Fromsejer
From Theoretical Reactions to Experimentally Accurate Predictions of the Thermodynamic Properties of Solids

TWE-05 Javad Amanabadi
Benchmark and development of predictive molecular thermodynamic models

TWE-06 Cleiton de Souza Beraldo
Methodologies for Modeling Ionic Liquid Behavior – Integrating SAFT-VR Mie and COSMO to predict
the density, CO2 or CH4 solubility, heat capacity, and speed of sound of ILs

TWE-07 Daria Grigorash
A comprehensive approach to incorporating intermolecular dispersion into COSMO-RS model

TWE-08 Sonja Smith
Evaluating the EoS-based modelling of the CO2-water equilibrium for CO2 storage

Biotechnology

BIO-01 Sambit Dutta
Modeling the Dynamic Variation of Mass Transfer in a Trickle Bed Reactor for the Biologi cal Water-Gas Shift Reaction:
A Comparative Analysis with CSTR

BIO-02 Berivan Tunca
Adaptation of mixed microbial consortia to CO-rich gas stream for acetic acid production in a trickle bed reactor

BIO-03 Postdoc Abhishek Sivaram
Generative Modelling for Scale-up of a Photobioreactor

BIO-04 Tuse Asrav

Optimization with Uncertainty for Pharmaceutical Process Design-Ibuprofen Synthesis

Process Systems Engineering

PSE-01 Jesper Frandsen
Hybrid modelling of chromatography processes in CADET-Julia

PSE-02 Peter Jul-Rasmussen
Artificial Intelligence in Process Systems Simulation

PSE-03 Mads Stevnsborg
Applying a Modified DevOps Workflow to Address Challenges in
Developing Digitalisation Tools for Chemical and Biochemical Manufacturing

PSE-04 Adem Rosenkvist Nielsen Aouichaoui
SGreen: a Tool for Screening Green Solvents for separation processes

Transport Properties & Modelling

TP-01 Andre Vinhal
Evaluation of the Impact of Different Approaches for Unified Modeling of Diffusion and Ther modiffusion Coefficients

TP-02 Julia Trancoso
Advanced modeling of filtering and reinjection of the produced water containing
dispersed oil droplets

TP-03 Aleem Waqas
Numerical Approach to Understanding Oil Droplet dynamics in the Ocean

TP-04 Tian Wang
Oil and particle interaction in porous structures

TP-05 Pedro Prats Román MOFs based Pollutant Removals from liquid Phase

TP-06 Jyoti Shanker Pandey
CH4/H2O Competitive adsorption in Nanoporous materials under clathrate hydrate
formation conditions

CO2 Capture Utilisation & Storage

CCUS-01 Randi Neerup
CO2 capture pilot campaigns using the CESAR1 solvent at a waste-to-energy plant

CCUS-02 Sai Hema Bhavya Vinjarapu
Pilot-scale CO2 Capture at a Waste-to-Energy facility: Advanced configurations

CCUS-03 Maria Dimitriadi
Influence of acid wash on gas purification in a biomass-based post combustion unit

CCUS-04 Rasmus Juel Friis
Electrochemical Regeneration of Solvents for Carbon Capture: Mini-Pilot Scale
Demonstration

CCUS-05 Sebastian Borgquist
Pilot demonstration of a Power-to-X biogas cleaning technology

CCUS-06 Can Demir
Biogas conversion to methanol in a container-sized module

CCUS-07 Tessa Lund Biel-Nielsen
Advances in PtX Carbon Capture: Exploring Fast KOH Reaction Rates

CCUS-08 Kalle Øbro

Degradation Dynamics of the CESAR1 Solvent for Carbon Capture at a Cement Factory, Aalborg Portland:
Learnings from 200-Day Operation

CCUS-09 Andreas Juhl Sørensen
Methyl mercaptan removal with PtX scrubber

CCUS-10 Isaac Løge

Scale formation

CCUS-11 Sebastian Nis Bay Villadsen
Holistic Odor Nullification with Oxidative Removal by Electrochemistry (HONORE)

CCUS-12 Gcinisizwe Msimisi Dlamini
CO2 conditioning: process optimisation, thermodynamic modelling, and impurity measurements

CCUS-13 Lijuan Shi
An X-ray computed tomography study of CO2 storage investigation in the saline aquifer

CCUS-14 Marc Cassiede
Investigation of chalk dissolution rates under CO2 storage conditions by in-situ pH
measurements

CCUS-15 Maximilian Wirth CompReact
Enhancing CO2 Storage Simulation with Advanced Geochemical Modeling

CCUS-16 Omofolasewa Hillary Jayeola
CO2Plus: Phase behaviour of CO2 + X in CO2 storage

CCUS-17 Matin Bagheri
The Potential and Demonstration Feasibility of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage

CCUS-18 Qian Ouyang
Geological CO2 storage in subsurface tested in microfluidics coupled with microscope and Raman spectroscopy

CCUS-19 Magnus Banke Johansen

Performance evaluation of small-scale carbon capture plant

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