Songlan Sun joins IBRE

Our new scientific associate introduces herself.

I am a new scientific associate at the Institute of Bioenergy and Resource Efficiency (IBRE), working on the Innosuisse project CatHydroGas. This project focuses on improving catalyst lifetime in TreaTech/PSI's catalytic hydrothermal gasification (cHTG) of liquid waste, addressing catalyst deactivation due to coking and sulfur poisoning—challenges common in many biomass conversion processes.

I recently completed my PhD at EPFL, Lausanne, in Prof. Jeremy Luterbacher’s group, where I focused on biomass valorization into bio-based materials and biofuels using heterogeneous catalysis. My PhD research inspired me to further explore the role of heterogeneous catalysts in biorefineries, which led me to FHNW. At IBRE, I focus on catalyst regeneration after deactivation, a solution that could benefit researchers and technology developers worldwide facing similar challenges in catalyst deactivation.

Songlan Sun
+41 56 202 85 18
songlan.sun@fhnw.ch

Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW
Hochschule für Technik
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