M.Sc. Lars Wommer - Scientific Staff (external)
University of Applied Sciences Trier, Environmental Campus Birkenfeld
Institute for Biotechnical Process Design (IBioPD)
Campusallee
Building 9913 Room 122
55768 Hoppstädten-Weiersbach
Contact
Phone: +49(0)6782 17 1736
E-Mail: l.wommer(at)umwelt-campus.de
Personal Data
| Since 01/2019 | Scientific Staff in the project „development of a contour measurement method" at the Trier University of Applied Sciences, Environmental Campus Birkenfeld. Funded by: European Union out of the European Fund for Regional Development and the State of Rhineland-Palatinate in the InnoProm program |
| Since 04/2018 | Cooperative PhD studies at the University of Kaiserslautern at the Institute of Bioprocess Engineering |
| Since 06/2017 | Scientific Staff in the ZIM Project “Development of a technologically new single-use filter chamber for HGMS in the industrial scale” at the University of Applied Sciences Trier, Environmental Campus Birkenfeld |
| 2013– 2016 | Master studies Bioprocess and Process Engineering in the field of Bioprocess Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Trier, Environ-mental Campus Birkenfeld passed with distinction |
| Master thesis: “Influence of coalesce filter media on the „end-of-life“-performance of diesel water separators” | |
| 2009– 2013 | Bachelor studies Bioprocess, Environmental and Process Engineering in the field of Bioprocess Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Trier, Environmental Campus Birkenfeld |
| Bachelor thesis: “Sulphonation and characterisation of microgel particles for the application in electrodialysis membranes” |
Research Topic and Task Fielde
The high gradient magnetic separation (HGMS) permits selective separation of magnetizable microparticles from fluids and their reuse. A filter chamber is placed between two magnetic poles and the suspension to be purified flows through it. A steel filter matrix allows particle retention inside the filter chamber. In addition to the process conditions, the separation efficiency of a filter chamber is significantly influenced by its geometry. Different geometries are to be produced by 3D printing, tested for their functionality and optimized with regard to a high retention capacity for single use. In view of their use in bioprocess engineering, in which highly specific enzymatic processes are increasingly replacing energy-intensive chemical syntheses, there are a multitude of possible applications. Enzymes can be coupled to special magnetic particles, recovered by HGMS after the reaction and recycled. A potential field of application is the refining of wine, in which the desired properties can be specifically improved by these immobilized biocatalysts.