Multiscale modeling of reaction and diffusion in Zeolites [Elektronische Ressource] / von Niels Hansen

Multiscale Modeling ofReaction and Diffusion inZeolitesVom Promotionsausschuss derTechnischen Universit¨at Hamburg-Harburgzur Erlangung des akademischen GradesDoktor-Ingenieur (Dr.-Ing.)genehmigte DissertationvonNiels HansenausHamburg20101. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Frerich J. Keil2. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Andreas Liese3. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Alexis T. BellTag der mu¨ndlichen Pru¨fung: 23.02.2010AcknowledgmentsThis work has been carried out with the Department of Chemical ReactionEngineering (Prof. Frerich J. Keil) at the Hamburg University of Techno-logy in Germany. The project entailed joint work with the Department ofChemical Engineering (Prof. Alexis T. Bell) at the University of Californiain Berkeley, USA.First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to my supervisors. ToProf. Keil who gave me the possibility to work in this field of research. Hehas been an outstanding advisor and teacher. The faithful atmosphere inthe group as well as the possiblity to carry out part of the work abroad hasbeen a rewarding and enjoyable experience. To Prof. Bell, I am thankful forgiving me the opportunity to work in his group as a visiting scholar and foroffering invaluable assistance, support and guidance.Next I would like to thank Prof. Rajamani Krishna for his advice andthe discussions about modeling multicomponent adsorption and diffusion inzeolites.I am grateful to Prof.