Dechema Prize

The Dechema Prize of the Max Buchner Research Foundation is awarded annually by DECHEMA for outstanding work in the field of technical chemistry . The prize is endowed with 20,000 euros (as of 2020).

Award winners

year	person	Merit
1951	Oskar Dorschner	thermodynamic and heat dissipation problems in synthesis reactions
1952	Ernst Bartholomé	Production of acetylene through incomplete oxidation of hydrocarbons ( Sachsse-Bartholomé process )
1953	Hans Rumpf	Development and research in the field of grinding and classifying technology
1954	Werner Matz	Work on calculating the lining of steel vessels
1955	Julius Schierenbeck	Schierenbeck winding process from BASF for the production of high-pressure hollow bodies
1956	Erwin W. Becker	Separation of evaporated uranium isotopes at supersonic speed with the help of the nozzles and diaphragms developed by him
1957	Theodor Gast	Development of the electric microbalance based on the principle of automatic load balancing
1958	Ernst Ulrich Franck	fundamental work in the field of solutions in supercritical gases at high temperatures and densities
1959	Friedrich Endter	Development of a high temperature reactor for the synthesis of hydrogen cyanide from ammonia and methane ( BMA process )
1960	Klaus Clusius	Pure representation of isotopes with the help of the separating tube
1961	Joachim Schmidt	Countercurrent crystallization as a new separation process
1962	Jürgen Smidt , Walter Hafner	Discovery of the direct oxidation of ethene to acetaldehyde ( Wacker-Hoechst process )
1963	Fritz Horn	Optimization of chemical reaction apparatus and systems
1964	Ewald Katzschmann	Process for the production of aromatic polycarboxylic acids and their esters by catalytic oxidation of alkyl aromatics with oxygen ( Katzschmann process )
1965	Heinz Spähn	Work on vibration corrosion cracking of metallic materials
1966	Ernst-Dieter Gilles	Work on the dynamic behavior and control of chemical reactors
1967	Helmar Krupp	theoretical and experimental work on the adherence of particles to solid surfaces
1968	Peter Hugo	experimental and theoretical investigations on the relationship between mass transport in the gas phase and chemical reactions in the form of gas / solid and heterogeneous catalysis
1969	Jogindar Mohan Chawla	Finding new laws for the representation of the two-phase flow with new knowledge about the heat exchange and pressure drop in the gas / liquid flow
1970	Kurt Kirchner	Work in the field of the kinetics of homogeneous reactions, in particular for the elucidation of the purely thermal styrene polymerization and for the conversion of gaseous reactants at extremely low concentrations
1971	Lothar Reh	Investigations of combustion processes in fluidized beds, work in the field of highly expanded fluidized beds and their application to endothermic reactions between gases and fine-grained solids, in particular the large-scale development of a new process for the calcination of aluminum hydroxide in circulating fluidized beds
1972	Ulrich Wagner , Hans Martin Weitz	joint investigations into a process for obtaining high-purity butadiene from C4 cuts by means of extraction with N -methylpyrrolidone and for the development of this process up to large-scale plants
1973	Walter Nitsch	Work on the transport mechanism of the heat and mass transfer between liquid phases with special consideration of the molecular kinetic processes
1974	Gerhard Luft , Rudolf Steiner	kinetic and thermodynamic investigations for the management of high pressure reactions
1975	Cornelis van Heerden	Work on the theory of the autothermal reactor and its application in practice as well as its contribution to the development of chemical reaction engineering in Europe
1976	Werner Stahl	Fundamental work on the separation of liquids / solids, through which an engineering-based increase in the performance of large decanter centrifuges was achieved
1977	Gerhard Eigenberger	Investigations into the optimal and safe process control for strongly exothermic reactions
1978	Nils Claussen	Work to improve the fracture resistance, strength and thermal shock resistance of ceramic materials through controlled phase changes of finely dispersed inclusions
1979	Arno Singwald , Günter Fricke	Joint development of the process for the electrostatic processing of crude potash salts, which significantly reduces the amount of environmentally harmful salt solutions
1980	Gerhard Kreysa	Work in the field of the fundamentals and the application of fixed-bed electrolysis cells and fluidized-bed cells
1981	Karl Heinrich van Heek	Work on the kinetics of hard coal pyrolysis, with which the reaction technology bases for the design of reactors for coal refinement were created
1982	Erhard Sirtl	fundamental work in the field of the production of pure silicon, especially for use in solar technology
1983	Axel Schönbucher	Investigation of the coherent vortex structures in tank flames. The investigations have led to new knowledge about radiation processes and thus made a significant contribution to the safety of chemical plants
1984	Helmut Tiltscher	Work on high-pressure reaction technology in heterogeneous systems, which opens up new ways to increase selectivity and improve the service life of catalysts
1985	Hermann Sahm	Development of an ethanol production plant with Zymomonas mobilis from microorganism to technical maturity
1986	Hermann Riedel	Contribution to the research of crack propagation under creep conditions and the development of methods based on this for the safe and economical construction of warming apparatus
1987	Friedrich Vock	Development of a centrifugal fluidized bed mill, through which product quality, throughput and energy consumption are significantly improved during fine grinding
1988	Friedrich Götz , Herbert Märkl	Genetic development of a new bacterial system as well as the construction of a novel membrane bioreactor for such systems for the production of high quality proteins
1989	Michael Buback	fundamental investigations using excimer lasers at high pressures, which open up new insights into the course of polymerizations, as well as for work in the field of copolymerization, which forms the access to the production of new materials
1990	Frank Janowski	porous glasses - manufacture, properties and application
1991	Henning Bockhorn	quantitative studies of the interaction between turbulent flow and chemical reactions
1992	Hans Schuler , Rudibert King	Pioneering work on the mathematical modeling of the dynamic behavior of chemical and biotechnological processes with the aim of a safe process management based on product quality
1993	Thomas-Helmut Scheper	excellent work in the field of bio- and chemosensors development
1994	Martin Stratmann	groundbreaking work in the fields of interface research and electrochemistry, which has made a decisive contribution to the understanding of atmospheric corrosion and the development of adhesive polymer coatings
1995	Josefin Mesinger	excellent work in the field of zeolite catalysis, in particular optimized erionite-containing catalyst systems to increase the selectivity in the production of environmentally friendly carburetor fuels (with high octane numbers) through shape-selective reforming
1996	Martin Sommerfeld	Pioneering experimental and numerical work in the promising field of two-phase flows, with particular emphasis on the further development of the calculation methods phase Doppler anemometry and the development of modeling particle movements in turbulent flows
1997	Lothar Willmitzer	Groundbreaking work in the promising field of the development of molecular biological methods for plant biotechnology and their application in the targeted breeding of transgenic crops
1998	Martin Muhler	Pioneering work on the understanding of the mode of operation, the characterization and the theoretical modeling of heterogeneous catalysts, which have opened up new possibilities for increasing the efficiency of industrial raw material synthesis
1999	Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern	Pioneering work on the modeling and dynamic simulation of the integration of chemical reactions and material separation, especially for the experimental and theoretical development of chromatographic separation processes for industrial applications
2000	Peter Wasserscheid	groundbreaking work on the development of ionic liquids and their application in the field of catalysis and biotechnology
2001	Jürgen Rühe	Pioneering experimental, theoretical and application-oriented work on the functionalization of interfaces using surface-fixed macromolecules
2002	Andreas Gutsch	groundbreaking work, with which the gas phase synthesis of nanoparticles was moved from interdisciplinary basic research to industrial application
2003	Bernhard Hauer	pioneering experimental work on the promising use of biocatalysts for the synthesis of chiral compounds and their application on an industrial scale
2004	Olaf Deutschmann	Groundbreaking work in the field of fluid dynamic modeling of complex reactive systems on the basis of detailed, physically based approaches
2005	Pieter Jansens	Pioneering work on crystallization and the development of integrated separation processes, which range from molecular understanding to process design
2006	Steven M. Howdle	"In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the innovative use of supercritical fluids for the synthesis and processing of polymers with a wide range of applications including bioactive materials"
2007	Bert M. Weckhuysen	"In recognition of his excellent developments of combined in-situ spectroscopic methods and their application to industrial catalytic processes"
2008	Wolfgang Wiechert	groundbreaking work in the field of modeling metabolic processes, which leads to a quantitative and experimentally secured description of biological systems and their industrial use
2009	Lutz Mädler	outstanding achievements in the production of nanomaterials by spray pyrolysis for applications in sensor technology, catalysis and medical technology
2010	Rolf Mueller	outstanding research on the discovery and biosynthesis of microbial active ingredients for pharmaceutical applications
2011	Andreas Hierlemann	Groundbreaking interdisciplinary work on the development of innovative sensor systems by linking microelectronics with chemical and biological systems
2012	Joachim Gross	Development of efficient methods for the thermodynamic description of complex fluid multicomponent systems on the basis of equations of state and molecular dynamic simulations
2013	Thomas Scheibel	outstanding research on the biotechnological production and characterization of spider silk proteins
2014	Frank Hollmann	"For his pioneering work on the development of environmentally friendly light- and electricity-driven enzymatic redox processes for organic synthesis"
2014	Karl Mayrhofer	"For his pioneering work on the analysis and development of corrosion-resistant electrocatalysts for energy conversion systems"
2016	Stefan Heinrich	"For his groundbreaking experimental and theoretical work on the formulation of particles by fluidized bed granulation"
2017	Regina Palkovits	"For her fundamental work on the development of heterogeneous catalytic processes that enable the selective conversion of renewable raw materials in the liquid phase into basic chemicals and tailor-made fuels"
2017	Timothy Noël	"In recognition of his groundbreaking work on continuous photo-chemical conversion in microfluidic systems"
2018	Dörte Rother	"For their pioneering achievements in the development of efficient synthetic enzyme cascades for the production of high-quality chiral substances"
2019	Harun Tüysüz	"For his outstanding work on the development of catalysts that can be used both in chemical syntheses and in energy conversion"

Web links

• DECHEMA Prize from the Max Buchner Research Foundation

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Christine Dillmann: DECHEMA Prize goes to catalysis researcher PD Dr. Harun Tüysüz. DECHEMA Society for Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, press release of March 18, 2020 from the Science Information Service (idw-online.de), accessed on March 18, 2020.