Dr. G. Straczewski Straczewski

Dr. Grazyna Straczewski

  • Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
    Institut für Technische Chemie (ITC)
    Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
    76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen

Department of Pyrolysis and Gas Treatment

Main Activities:

  • Online analysis of pyrolysis gases in pyrolysis processes using µ-GC and FTIR
  • Analysis of hereoatom components in pyrolysis products
  • Characterization of pyrolysis oil
  • Catalytic treatment of synthesis gases under high temperature conditions
  • Ni-based low-temperature catalysts with noble metal doping for NH3- and tar converion
  • Integration of catalysts in ceramic high temperature high pressure filter media

Scientific CV:

since  06.2014

Research associate at the Institute for Technical Chemistry of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
01.2010 – 03.2014 Research associate at the Institute for Micro Process Engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
06.2006 – 05.2007 Head of chemical polishing process of Alux ● Luxar GmbH & Co.KG, Korschenbroich
08.2002 – 07.2004 Postdoc, Marie Curie Fellowship at the Surface and Thermal Engineering Department of the Robert Bosch GmbH, Schwieberdingen
10.1996 – 09.2001 PhD at the Faculty of Chemistry of the N. Copernicus University in Torun (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hab. Przemysław Kita) „Kinetics and mechanism of chromium (VI) reduction by pyridine derivatives of alcohols and aldehydes”
10.-12.1997 Research student at the Chemical Center of Lund University, (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Lars Ivar Elding) „Fast kinetics studies of redox processes“

Publications:

 


2025
Chemical characterization of mixed plastic pyrolysis oils relevant for cracker reintegration by advanced two-dimensional gas chromatography
Netsch, N.; Weigel, L.; Schmedding, T.; Zeller, M.; Bergfeldt, B.; Straczewski, G.; Tavakkol, S.; Stapf, D.
2025. Fuel Processing Technology, 280, 108359. doi:10.1016/j.fuproc.2025.108359
Chemical recycling of refrigerator plastic waste by pyrolysis: Yields, product composition, and potential applications
Vogt, J.; Renno, A. D.; Fuchs, M.; Kurtz, T.; Netsch, N.; Richter, F.; Straczewski, G.; Bergfeldt, B.; Madriz-Diaz, Y. C.; Ribeiro, A. de L.; Ebert, D.; Tavakkol, S.; Raatz, S.; Stapf, D.
2025. Fuel, 400, Art.-Nr.: 135776. doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2025.135776
Plastic Waste-to-Olefins Using a Two-Stage Reactor Concept With Catalytic Upgrading
Vogt, J.; Dorner, M.; Straczewski, G.; Mihan, S.; Fraaije, V.; Tavakkol, S.; Stapf, D.
2025, September 1. 16th European Congress on Catalysis (EuropaCat 2025), Trondheim, Norway, August 31–September 5, 2025
Chemical recycling of flame-retarded Plastics: Reducing the bromine content in the pyrolysis oil using calcium-based sorbents
Alsharqawi, R.; Bergfeldt, B.; Merz, D.; Richter, F.; Straczewski, G.; Netsch, N.; Tavakkol, S.; Stapf, D.
2025, June 5. 20th European Meeting on Fire Retardant Polymeric Materials (FRPM 2025), Madrid, Spain, June 3–6, 2025
Vergleich von chemischen Recyclingoptionen mit der thermischen Abfallverwertung
Hennig, M.; Dreising, T.; Reeves, A.; Gehrmann, H.-J.; Richter, F.; Bergfeldt, B.; Straczewski, G.; Tavakkol, S.; Stapf, D.
2025, January 28. Berliner Konferenz Abfallwirtschaft und Energie (BKAWE 2025), Berlin, Germany, January 28–29, 2025
Vergleich von chemischen Recyclingoptionen mit der thermischen Abfallverwertung
Hennig, M.; Dreising, T. M.; Reeves, A.; Gehrmann, H.-J.; Richter, F.; Bergfeldt, B.; Straczewski, G.; Tavakkol, S.; Stapf, D.
2025. Abfallwirtschaft und Energie. Bd.: 2. Hrsg.: S. Thiel, 559–570, Thomé-Kozmiensky Verlag (TK)
2024
Advanced analytical methods for characterization of condensable pyrolysis products from plastic waste
Netsch, N.; Schmedding, T.; Pöplow, A.; Zeller, M.; Bergfeldt, B.; Straczewski, G.; Tavakkol, S.; Stapf, D.
2024, September. KNT-Symposium “Chemical Engineering for a Sustainable World” (2024), Karlsruhe, Germany, September 30–October 2, 2024
Advanced analytical methods for characterization of condensable pyrolysis products from plastic waste
Netsch, N.; Schmedding, T.; Pöplow, A.; Zeller, M.; Bergfeldt, B.; Straczewski, G.; Tavakkol, S.; Stapf, D.
2024, September. KNT-Symposium “Chemical Engineering for a Sustainable World” (2024), Karlsruhe, Germany, September 30–October 2, 2024
The influence of brominated flame-retardants on the pyrolysis behavior of plastics via TGA and Py-GC-MS
Alsharqawi, R.; Merz, D.; Bergfeldt, B.; Straczewski, G.; Tavakkol, S.; Stapf, D.
2024, August 22. 10th International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation (WasteEng 2024), Sendai, Japan, August 20–23, 2024
Optimierung der Pyrolyseprodukte aus Kunststoffabfällen durch ein zweistufiges Reaktorkonzept mit katalytischer Nachbehandlung
Vogt, J.; Richter, F.; Netsch, N.; Straczewski, G.; Mihan, S.; Fraaije, V.; Tavakkol, S.; Stapf, D.
2024, March 20. Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet Fachgruppe Hochtemperaturtechnik (2024), Lindlar, Germany, March 19–20, 2024
2023
Plastic pyrolysis: an experimental study on the circularity of organic-rich fraction from mechanical recycling of refrigerators
Tavakkol, S.
2023, June 13. Helmholtz Energy Conference (2023), Koblenz, Germany, June 12–13, 2023
Chemical Recycling of Polyolefinic Waste to Light Olefins by Catalytic Pyrolysis
Netsch, N.; Vogt, J.; Richter, F.; Straczewski, G.; Mannebach, G.; Fraaije, V.; Tavakkol, S.; Mihan, S.; Stapf, D.
2023. Chemie Ingenieur Technik, 95 (8), 1305–1313. doi:10.1002/cite.202300078
2021
Total oxidation of carbon monoxide, VOC and reduction of NO₂ with catalytic ceramic filter media
Straczewski, G.; Vargas, C.; Zampieri, A.; Garbev, K.; Leibold, H.; Dahmen, N.
2021. Fuel communications, 9, Article no: 100038. doi:10.1016/j.jfueco.2021.100038
Catalytic Tar Conversion in Two Different Hot Syngas Cleaning Systems
Straczewski, G.; Mai, R.; Gerhards, U.; Garbev, K.; Leibold, H.
2021. Catalysts, 11 (10), Article no: 1231. doi:10.3390/catal11101231
Development of catalytic ceramic filter candles for tar conversion
Straczewski, G.; Koutera, K.; Gerhards, U.; Garbev, K.; Leibold, H.
2021. Fuel communications, (7), Article no: 100021. doi:10.1016/j.jfueco.2021.100021
2020
Totaloxidation von Kohlenmonoxid und VOCs mit katalytischen Keramik-Filterkerzen
Straczewski, G.; Garbev, K.; Leibold, H.; Vargas, C.; Zampieri, A.; Dahmen, N.
2020, March 10. Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet-Fachgruppen Computational Fluid Dynamics und Gasreinigung (2020), Bamberg, Germany, March 10–11, 2020
2016
Low-temperature catalyst for biomass tars decomposition and conversion in fuel gas
Straczewski, G.; Leibold, H.
2016. Green Solvents Conference, Kiel, October 16-19, 2016
Low-temperature catalyst for biomass tars decomposition and conversion in fuel gas
Leibold, H.; Straczewski, G.
2016. Symposium on Thermal and Catalytic Sciences for Biofuels and Biobased Products, Chapel Hill, NC, November 1-4, 2016