Fritz Winkler (chemist)
Fritz Winkler (born June 22, 1888 in Zeil am Main , † April 10, 1950 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein ) was a German chemist.
life and work
After completing his studies, Winkler began his career at BASF , where he worked from 1916 to 1950. During investigations to optimize the Haber-Bosch process, Winkler discovered the principle of fluidized bed gasification of fine-grained brown coal in the Winkler generator . The gases hydrogen and carbon monoxide mainly obtained in this process are used in the synthesis of ammonia and methanol . The first large-scale fluidized bed gasification was put into operation as early as 1926. Using a modified high-temperature Winkler process (HTW process), other organic substances, such as municipal waste, are now gasified under pressure.
He was buried in the cemetery in Ludwigshafen-Friesenheim.
literature
- Feiler, Paul: The fluidized bed: A new aggregate state , BASF 9, Publisher: Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik AG, 1972.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Multiphase flow handbook , by Clayton T. Crowe
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Winkler, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zeil am Main |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1950 |
| Place of death | Ludwigshafen am Rhein |