The project FINEST processes different residues in an optimized manner to generate value and to minimize hazards.

We aim to understand the micromechanical behavior of particle resuspension through experimental and numerical approaches.

We investigate the dynamic behavior of long elastic fibers interacting with bubbles or droplets

The transport, deposition and resuspension behaviour of carbonaceous dust in the primary circuit of a High Temperature Reactors (HTR) is a fundamental safety issue for the development and safety assessment of such a reactor.

In the froth flotation process the valuable hydrophobic particles attach to the fluidic interface of rising bubbles while the undesired hydrophilic particles settle down to eventually be discharged. A bet­ter understanding with the help of a three-phase flow model to simulate the particle capture and appropriate microscale experiments using the in-house optical process microscope could help to make the capture of hydrophobic mineral particles more efficient.

The mixing of two granular species is central to a variety of industrial processes. Notable examples include the mixing of dry granular products in the pharmaceutical, chemical and food processing industry using ap­paratuses such as mixing drums.

Aeroallergens, such as those derived from pollen grains, are known to trigger asthma epidemics. Outbreaks are highly seasonal and their frequency increases in summer. During prolonged urban heat wave, a significant portion of the pollen deposits on urban surfaces.

Airborne transmission of pathogens became known to a wider public in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently required applications in hospitals as well as preparedness for future global threats demand the development of efficient air cleaning ­techno­logies for se­parating and inactivating pathogenic aerosol particles.

Wet scrubbing is a simple and effective solution to remove nano- and micro-pollutants from gas. As individual gas bubbles rise in small channels, the suspended micro-pollutants bind to the liquid and hence se­parate.