The Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e) has the following vacancy Post Doc "Optimal Conversion Technologies Waste to Biofuels" (V37.572) at The Environmental Technology Group (SET), Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry.
The Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry (ST) is one of the nine departments of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). It was established in 1957. The department has approximately 390 employees (360 fte), 13 full professors, 370 undergraduate students (bachelor and masterstudents) and about 170 graduate students (140 Ph.D. and 30 design engineers).
The department aspires to be an academic institution for education and research in chemical science and engineering that meets the highest international standards. The aim is to generate and to develop technology and scientific knowledge relevant for the long-term needs of society. Scientific curiosity and the use of newly generated
knowledge are the main driving forces for the continuing enhancements of the three chosen fields of expertise: molecular, materials, and process engineering.
The vacant Post Doc position is in the Environmental Technology Group SET, part of the Chemical Reactor Engineering Group. The mission of the SET group is to achieve sustainable chemical process by design. Sustainable process routes include not only processes to make chemical products but also processes leading to sustainable energy carriers as biofuels and hydrogen. The research projects are carried out in three
areas: design of sustainable chemical processes, energy and fuels from biomass, and environmental chemical engineering. Current research items include thermodynamics of sustainable processes (thermodynamic efficiency and exergetic optimalization), development of multidimensional sustainability metrics (combining thermodynamics,
economy and ecology), and thermochemical biomass conversion (biomass gasification, torrefaction, catalytic and plasma catalysis biogas cleaning).
Tasks
For a collaborative project between TU/e and Cartesius Institute, we are looking for suitable candidates for a two-year Post Doc project. Cartesius Institute is the knowledge centre for sustainable innovations, particularly in the areas of sustainable energy and water. This Centre is a cooperation of The Netherlands Technical Universities, primary in the North of the Netherlands. Biomass wastes are attractive feedstock to produce renewable energy carriers such as electricity, heat and transportation fuels. However, significant diversification in feedstocks quality (chemical composition and moisture content) and their availability ask for the
optimal selection of technologies to convert a given biowaste into the desired biofuel product. The general question of this research is what technologies are the most suitable to convert specified biowastes into biofuels on the industrial scale.
The study will identify the most attractive technology chains, seen as biomass resource (biowaste) – conversion technology - end product (biofuel) – application. The proposed technology assessment will take into consideration varying qualities of feedstocks and possible uniformity of biowastes by their mixing in order to develop robust processes. The necessary investments, costs, risk analysis and social acceptance will be evaluated for the selected technologies. The final result is a model that enables to draw scenario's for large scale use of biofuels on regional level and necessary interactions between various feedstocks and optimal conversion technologies. About a half of this research will be carried in the Province of Friesland.
Requirements
We are looking for a candidate who meets the following requirements: Candidates should have a PhD degree in Chemical Engineering, or in fields as Chemistry, Applied Physics, Mechanical Engineering or Technology Management with background in energy technology.
Appointment and Salary
We offer: A full-time contract for 2 years, with an intermediate evaluation after 1 year. Attractive secondary job conditions.
Information
More information can be obtained from: Dr.ir. Krzysztof Ptasinski
( ( +31 40 247 3689 / +31 40 247 2850 (secretary)
* k.j.ptasinski@ tue.nl
:
http://w3.chem. tue.nl/nl/ de_faculteit/ capaciteitsgroep en/milieu_ technologie/
Application
Please send your curriculum vitae with motivation, and a list of courses (with grades) to:
drs. M.A.J. Roefs
Eindhoven University of Technology
Chemical Engineering Department, STW 2.26
P.O. Box 513
5600 MB Eindhoven
The Netherland
email: sollicitaties. st@tue.nl
You can apply for this job before 15-10-2006
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