Courses

Dr. rer. nat. Jan Henrik Finke

Lecture content

The lecture " Industrielle Verfahren der Arzneiformung " is part of the module " Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik", which is held in cooperation with the Institute of Bioprocess Engineering and the Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy. An overview of the handling and manufacturing processes of various dosage forms in the pharmaceutical industry will be presented. Special emphasis will be placed on the fundamentals of the machinery and processes used. The lecture is held in german on a biweekly basis.

The lecture is structured as follows:

• Basic aspects and introduction to the pharmaceutical industry.

• Liquid forms (sterility, filling, disperse systems)
• Semi-solid forms
• Solid forms (particle size, granulation, extrusion, tableting, packaging)
• Special processes in the pharmaceutical industry

Prof. Dr. Georg Garnweitner, Prof. Dr. Andreas Dietzel

This lecture is intended to give students in B.Sc. study programs first insights into the exciting worlds of micro- and nanotechnology.

Contents of the lecture:

• Definition of microtechnology and nanotechnology, laws of scaling
• Design of microsystems
• Production of micro- and nanostructures
• Development stages of nanotechnology
• Types of nanomaterials and nanostructures
• General fields of application of micro- and nanotechnology, opportunities and risks

The lecture will not be held as weekly lecture throughout the semester, but after initial weekly meetings the students will work on special topics in small teams and elaborate a portfolio of lecture slides which will then be shortly presented.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sabrina Zellmer

Contents of the lecture:

• Lithium-Ion-Batteries and fuel cells
  • Introduction and comparison of the different technologies, areas of application
  • Design of batteries: Components (anode, cathode, separator, electrolyte), battery chemistries, materials and compositions
  • Design of fuel cells: Components (e.g. bipolar plates, membrane electrode assemblies), fuel cell types, materials and compositions
• Battery cell and fuel cell production
  • Batteries: Process chain from dry mixing of materials to electrode production and cell formation
  • Fuel Cells: Process chains including the individual components (bipolar plates, membrane electrode units, etc.) to the overall system
  • Influence of different process routes on the resulting properties
  • Determination of material and component properties along the process chain
• Circular Economy
  • Explanation of the material cycles
  • Recycling of batteries and fuel cells: e.g. Discussion of the different process steps, such as mechanical, pyro and hydrometallurgical treatments

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sabrina Zellmer

Module content

In this module, the basic working principle of batteries, the basic structure of battery systems, and their individual production steps are presented in detail. Not only established, but also novel battery systems and process technologies are discussed. In particular, process engineering principles concerning electrode production, system technology in electrode and cell production, and the different types of electrodes and cell structures are considered. Furthermore, their manufacturing process, the relationship between process and resulting product quality aspects, as well as diagnostic methods along the value chain, are discussed. Based on this content, students are introduced to the entire process chain of battery cell production and the influence of production technology on battery cell performance. The content taught is deepened in exercises accompanying the lectures, and the knowledge acquired is applied to practical problems

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Carsten Schilde

In this lecture, students develop a comprehensive understanding of the key principles and methods driving the digital transformation of process engineering. The course begins with fundamental concepts of process engineering and their integration with computer science approaches. The focus then shifts to systematic data generation, processing, and utilization - from plant and sensor design through inline measurement techniques to data management, databases, and pre-/postprocessing.

Students are introduced to various modelling and simulation methods, including Black-, Grey-, and White-Box approaches, as well as Discrete Element Method (DEM), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Molecular Dynamics (MD), and Population Balance Models (PB). A major part of the lecture is devoted to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), covering the foundations, historical context, and a range of supervised and unsupervised methods, such as Genetic Algorithms (GA), Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN), as well as Decision Trees, Support Vector Machines (SVM), and Fuzzy Logic. These approaches are applied to analyse and optimize complex process engineering systems.

• Digital transformation in process engineering – objectives, challenges, and applications
• Fundamentals of process engineering in the context of computer science and digitalization
• Data generation and processing – from sensor design to structured data utilization
• Modeling and simulation of physical and technical processes
• Introduction to artificial intelligence and machine learning in process engineering

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sabrina Zellmer

Contents of the lecture:

• Properties of Hydrogen (e.g. Chemical properties, energy density, storage possibilities, Compression and Liquidation)
• Hydrogen economy
• Power and Hydrogen Generation
• Hydrogen Conversion
• Hydrogen storage and transportation
• Hydrogen Usage (e.g. Steel industry, fabric transformation, fuel cells in different applications)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Carsten Schilde

Lecture contents

The lecture " Hybrid modeling and dynamic simulation of single and interconnected solid processes" is part of the module "Process simulation" and provides an overview of the various simulation and AI-supported control and modeling approaches for process engineering processes and process chains. Classical numerical methods such as population balance and flow diagram simulation methods, but above all the methods of machine learning, which are increasingly coming to the fore in the course of digitalization, are taught as basics.

The lecture is structured as follows:

• Overview of various modeling methods in particle technology
• Population balances methods
• Flow sheet simulation methods
• Methods of machine learning

Part of the module "Process Simulation" is also a practical course in which, in addition to the flow sheet simulation of solid processes, process modeling using machine learning algorithms is practiced in group work under supervison.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sabrina Zellmer

Contents of the lecture:

• Ressource – General and Economy
• Dismantling and processing
• Materials - Utilisation / areas of application
• Recycling (End-of-Life)
• Recycling (Scrap recycling)
• Recirculation/Resynthesis
• Characterisation / traceability

Prof. Dr. Georg Garnweitner, Dr. Peter Michalowski

Die Vorlesung „Materialien und Prozesse für moderne Batteriesysteme“ ist ein Bestandteil des Moduls „Neue Technologien“ und findet als Blockveranstaltung jedes Sommersemester statt. Diese Vorlesung gibt eine Einführung über die verwendeten Materialien in modernen Batteriesystemen mit ihren wichtigsten Eigenschaften, sowie in die Prozesskette zur Herstellung einzelner Batteriekomponenten und deren Zusammenbau zu Zellen. Ein starker Fokus liegt dabei auf Lithium-Ionen-Batterien.

Vorlesungsinhalt

Der erste Teil der Vorlesung behandelt die Grundlagen der Elektrochemie und die Definitionen der wichtigsten Batterietypen mit ihren Eigenschaften und Leistungsparametern. Anschließend werden die Hauptkomponenten (Elektrolyt, Kathode, Anode, Separator) von Lithium-Ionen-Batterien vorgestellt, wobei der Schwerpunkt auf den zugrundeliegenden Materialien, ihren Eigenschaften und ihrer allgemeinen Synthese liegt. Die Vorlesung bietet zudem einen Einblick in die wichtigsten elektrochemischen Untersuchungsmethoden, sowie einen Ausblick auf mögliche zukünftige Batteriesysteme, wobei die Vor- und Nachteile im Vergleich zu Lithium-Ionen-Batterien diskutiert werden.

Im zweiten Teil der Vorlesung steht die gesamte Prozesskette vom Material bis zur fertigen Batteriezelle im Fokus. Die einzelnen Prozessschritte werden mit ihren wesentlichen Einflussparametern und den notwendigen Maschinen ausführlich diskutiert, wobei die Vor- und Nachteile von Prozessvariationen bewertet werden. Von besonderer Bedeutung sind die Prozess-Struktur-Eigenschaftsbeziehungen, die den Einfluss der Prozessierung auf die resultierenden Strukturen und die Korrelation zwischen Gefügeeigenschaften und der endgültigen Zellleistung definieren. Darüber hinaus werden wichtige, aktuelle Trends wie der Einsatz von Festkörperelektrolyten und deren Auswirkungen und Anforderungen an die Prozesskette diskutiert.