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Sascha R.A. Kersten

Sascha R.A. Kersten

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Chemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
13449
World Ranking
7757
National Ranking
170

Overview

Sascha R.A. Kersten is affiliated with the University of Twente in the Netherlands. Their primary research area falls within Engineering, with a significant number of publications concentrated in subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Catalysis, Materials Chemistry, and Control and Systems Engineering.

Their recent publication record includes work on renewable energy, catalysis, and material recovery. Notable papers feature topics related to methanol production, catalytic modeling, metal recovery, and plastic waste processing. Recent papers include:

  • Wind power to methanol: Renewable methanol production using electricity, electrolysis of water and CO2 air capture (2020, Applied Energy)
  • Critical assessment of steady-state kinetic models for the synthesis of methanol over an industrial Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • Recovery of metals from spent lithium-ion batteries using ionic liquid [P8888][Oleate] (2020, Separation and Purification Technology)
  • Pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste (DKR-350): Effect of washing pre-treatment and fate of chlorine (2022, Fuel Processing Technology)
  • Clarifying European terminology in plastics recycling (2023, Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry)

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including M. Pilar Ruiz, Jean-Paul Lange, Aloijsius G.J. van der Ham, Boelo Schuur, and Yordi Slotboom. These collaborations have contributed to a diverse array of publications.

The venues where Sascha R.A. Kersten publishes often include:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Energy & Fuels
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas including:

  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science

Best Publications

  • Biomass gasification in near- and super-critical water: Status and prospects

    Yukihiko Matsumura;Tomoaki Minowa;Biljana Potic;Sascha R.A. Kersten

  • Hydrothermal Treatment (HTT) of Microalgae: Evaluation of the Process As Conversion Method in an Algae Biorefinery Concept

    Laura Garcia Alba;Cristian Torri;Chiara Samorì;Jaapjan van der Spek

  • Production of advanced biofuels: Co-processing of upgraded pyrolysis oil in standard refinery units

    F. de Miguel Mercader;M.J. Groeneveld;S.R.A. Kersten;N.W.J. Way

  • Catalytic and Non-catalytic Supercritical Water Gasification of Microalgae and Glycerol

    Anand G. Chakinala;Derk Willem Frederik Brilman;Willibrordus Petrus Maria van Swaaij;Sascha R.A. Kersten

  • Effect of biomass ash in catalytic fast pyrolysis of pine wood

    Güray Yildiz;Frederik Ronsse;Robbie Venderbosch;Ruben van Duren

  • Wind power to methanol: Renewable methanol production using electricity, electrolysis of water and CO2 air capture

    M.J. Bos;S.R.A. Kersten;D.W.F. Brilman

  • Biomass Pyrolysis in a Fluidized Bed Reactor. Part 1: Literature Review and Model Simulations

    Sascha R.A. Kersten;X. Wang;W. Prins;Willibrordus Petrus Maria van Swaaij

  • Biomass Pyrolysis in a Fluidized Bed Reactor. Part 2: Experimental Validation of Model Results

    X. Wang;Sascha R.A. Kersten;W. Prins;Willibrordus Petrus Maria van Swaaij

  • Effect of cellulose crystallinity on the formation of a liquid intermediate and on product distribution during pyrolysis

    Zhouhong Wang;Armando G. McDonald;Roel Johannes Maria Westerhof;Sascha R.A. Kersten

  • Controlling the Water Content of Biomass Fast Pyrolysis Oil

    Roel Johannes Maria Westerhof;N.J.M. Kuipers;Sascha R.A. Kersten;Willibrordus Petrus Maria van Swaaij

  • Hydrodeoxygenation of pyrolysis oil fractions: process understanding and quality assessment through co-processing in refinery units

    Ferran de Miguel Mercader;Michiel J. Groeneveld;Sascha R. A. Kersten;Christophe Geantet

  • Microalgae growth on the aqueous phase from Hydrothermal Liquefaction of the same microalgae

    Laura Garcia Alba;Cristian Torri;Daniele Fabbri;Sascha R.A. Kersten

  • Fractional Condensation of Biomass Pyrolysis Vapors

    Roel J. M. Westerhof;D. Wim F. Brilman;Manuel Garcia-Perez;Zhouhong Wang

  • Hydrothermal Conversion of Biomass: I, Glucose Conversion in Hot Compressed Water

    D. Knežević;W. P. M. van Swaaij;S. R. A. Kersten

  • Gasification of Model Compounds and Wood in Hot Compressed Water

    Sascha R.A. Kersten;B. Potic;W. Prins;Willibrordus Petrus Maria van Swaaij

  • Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass in a Fluidized Bed Reactor: In Situ Filtering of the Vapors

    Elly Hoekstra;Kees J.A. Hogendoorn;Xiaoquan Wang;Roel J.M. Westerhof

  • Effect of Temperature in Fluidized Bed Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass: Oil Quality Assessment in Test Units

    Roel Johannes Maria Westerhof;Derk Willem Frederik Brilman;Willibrordus Petrus Maria van Swaaij;Sascha R.A. Kersten

  • Pyrolysis oil upgrading by high pressure thermal treatment

    F. de Miguel Mercader;M.J. Groeneveld;S.R.A. Kersten;R.H. Venderbosch

  • Adsorption of H2O and CO2 on supported amine sorbents

    Rens Veneman;Natalia Frigka;Wenying Zhao;Zhenshan Li

  • Demineralization of wood using wood-derived acid: Towards a selective pyrolysis process for fuel and chemicals production

    Stijn Oudenhoven;Roel Johannes Maria Westerhof;N. Aldenkamp;Derk Willem Frederik Brilman

  • Hydrothermal Conversion Of Biomass. II. Conversion Of Wood, Pyrolysis Oil, And Glucose In Hot Compressed Water

    D. Knezevic;Sascha R.A. Kersten;Willibrordus Petrus Maria van Swaaij

Frequent Co-Authors

W.P.M. van Swaaij
W.P.M. van Swaaij University of Twente
Manuel Garcia-Perez
Manuel Garcia-Perez Washington State University
Anton A. Kiss
Anton A. Kiss Delft University of Technology
Xun Hu
Xun Hu University of Jinan
Frederik Ronsse
Frederik Ronsse Ghent University
Hero J. Heeres
Hero J. Heeres University of Groningen
Chun-Zhu Li
Chun-Zhu Li Curtin University
Kulathuiyer Seshan
Kulathuiyer Seshan University of Twente
Franco Berruti
Franco Berruti University of Western Ontario
Leonardus Lefferts
Leonardus Lefferts University of Twente

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