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Wolfgang Marquardt

Wolfgang Marquardt

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Engineering and Technology
Germany
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
75
Citations
18284
World Ranking
764
National Ranking
16

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to process systems engineering and large-scale computations, and for national leadership in science/technology policy and management.
  • 2013 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Engineering Sciences
  • 2007 - Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC)

Overview

Wolfgang Marquardt is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany and works primarily in the field of engineering, with a strong focus on chemical engineering. Their research spans various subfields, including biomedical engineering, catalysis, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and fluid flow and transfer processes.

The scientist's recent publications include significant contributions to sustainable chemical processes and advanced combustion technologies. Notable papers are:

  • Renewable production of ammonia and nitric acid, 2020, AIChE Journal
  • Toward co-optimization of renewable fuel blend production and combustion in ultra-high efficiency SI engines, 2021, International Journal of Engine Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wolfgang Marquardt include:

  • Alexander Mitsos
  • Ganzhou Wang
  • Patrick Burkardt
  • Tamara Ottenwälder
  • Andrea König

The main topics of their work focus on:

  • Ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction
  • Carbon dioxide capture technologies
  • Green IT and sustainability
  • Biodiesel production and applications
  • Advanced combustion engine technologies
  • Catalysis for biomass conversion
  • Analytical chemistry and chromatography

Wolfgang Marquardt has been published in venues such as the AIChE Journal and the International Journal of Engine Research. These outlets reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their work across chemical and mechanical engineering domains.

Recognition for their contributions includes several awards and honors, notably:

  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2020) for contributions to process systems engineering and large-scale computations, along with leadership in science and technology policy
  • Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (2013) in Engineering Sciences
  • Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) (2007)

Wolfgang Marquardt's scholarly output and collaborations indicate a consistent engagement with cutting-edge research in sustainable chemical production processes, advanced engine technologies, and process systems engineering. Their multidisciplinary approach integrates analytical techniques, catalysis, and environmental sustainability within engineering frameworks.

Best Publications

  • Selective and flexible transformation of biomass-derived platform chemicals by a multifunctional catalytic system

    Frank M. A. Geilen;Barthel Engendahl;Andreas Harwardt;Wolfgang Marquardt

  • Separation of butanol from acetone–butanol–ethanol fermentation by a hybrid extraction–distillation process

    Korbinian Kraemer;Andreas Harwardt;Rob Bronneberg;Wolfgang Marquardt

  • Introduction to Model Based Optimization of Chemical Processes on Moving Horizons

    Thomas Binder;Luise Blank;H. Georg Bock;Roland Bulirsch

  • Perspectives for process systems engineering—Personal views from academia and industry

    Karsten-Ulrich Klatt;Wolfgang Marquardt

  • Dynamic optimization using adaptive control vector parameterization

    Martin Schlegel;Klaus Stockmann;Thomas Binder;Wolfgang Marquardt

  • A comparative analysis of distributed MPC techniques applied to the HD-MPC four-tank benchmark

    I. Alvarado;D. Limon;D. Muñoz de la Peña;J.M. Maestre

  • Trends in computer-aided process modeling

    W. Marquardt

  • An ontology-based approach to knowledge management in design processes

    Sebastian C. Brandt;Jan Morbach;Michalis Miatidis;Manfred Theißen

  • Shortcut methods for nonideal multicomponent distillation: 2. Complex columns

    J. Bausa;R. v. Watzdorf;W. Marquardt

  • A systematic synthesis framework for extractive distillation processes

    S. Kossack;K. Kraemer;R. Gani;W. Marquardt

  • Indirect Spectral Hard Modeling for the Analysis of Reactive and Interacting Mixtures

    Frank Alsmeyer;Hans-Jürgen Koß;Wolfgang Marquardt

  • OntoCAPE: A Re-Usable Ontology for Chemical Process Engineering

    Wolfgang Marquardt;Jan Morbach;Andreas Wiesner;Aidong Yang

  • Structural analysis of differential-algebraic equation systems—theory and applications

    J. Unger;A. Kröner;W. Marquardt

  • OntoCAPE - A large-scale ontology for chemical process engineering

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  • Efficient Optimization-Based Design of Distillation Columns for Homogenous Azeotropic Mixtures

    Korbinian Kraemer;Sven Kossack;Wolfgang Marquardt

  • The biorenewables opportunity ‐ toward next generation process and product systems

    Wolfgang Marquardt;Andreas Harwardt;Manuel Hechinger;Korbinian Kraemer

  • A two-layer architecture for economically optimal process control and operation

    Lynn Würth;Ralf Hannemann;Wolfgang Marquardt

  • Modeling of pore blocking and cake layer formation in membrane filtration for wastewater treatment

    A. Broeckmann;J. Busch;T. Wintgens;W. Marquardt

  • OntoCAPE—A (re)usable ontology for computer-aided process engineering

    Jan Morbach;Andreas Wiesner;Wolfgang Marquardt

  • Fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass using the OrganoCat process

    Philipp M. Grande;Philipp M. Grande;Jörn Viell;Nils Theyssen;Wolfgang Marquardt

  • Modeling submerged hollow-fiber membrane filtration for wastewater treatment

    Jan Busch;Andreas Cruse;Wolfgang Marquardt

  • Reaction network flux analysis: Optimization‐based evaluation of reaction pathways for biorenewables processing

    A. Voll;W. Marquardt

Frequent Co-Authors

André Bardow
André Bardow ETH Zurich
Arnold Reusken
Arnold Reusken RWTH Aachen University
Ernst Dieter Gilles
Ernst Dieter Gilles Max Planck Society
Dominique Bonvin
Dominique Bonvin École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Alexander Mitsos
Alexander Mitsos RWTH Aachen University
Walter Leitner
Walter Leitner Max Planck Society
Jochen Büchs
Jochen Büchs RWTH Aachen University
Juergen Hahn
Juergen Hahn Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Denis Dochain
Denis Dochain Université Catholique de Louvain
Wolfgang Dahmen
Wolfgang Dahmen University of South Carolina

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