@incollection{AugensteinGuerzenichKuperjansetal.2004, author = {Augenstein, Eckardt and G{\"u}rzenich, D. and Kuperjans, Isabel and Wrobel, G.}, title = {TOP-Energy : softwaregest{\"u}tzte Analyse und Optimierung industrieller Energieversorgungssysteme}, series = {Entwicklungslinien der Energietechnik 2004}, booktitle = {Entwicklungslinien der Energietechnik 2004}, edition = {CD-ROM-Ausg.}, publisher = {VDI}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, year = {2004}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{AugensteinHerbergsKuperjans2006, author = {Augenstein, Eckardt and Herbergs, S. and Kuperjans, Isabel}, title = {Planung und Bewertung der Geb{\"a}udeenergieversorgung mit TOP-Energy}, series = {Heizungs- und Raumlufttechnik : 1. Fachtagung Leonberg, 31. Januar bis 1. Februar 2006. - (VDI-Berichte ; Nr. 1921)}, booktitle = {Heizungs- und Raumlufttechnik : 1. Fachtagung Leonberg, 31. Januar bis 1. Februar 2006. - (VDI-Berichte ; Nr. 1921)}, publisher = {VDI-Verl.}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, isbn = {3-18-091921-3}, pages = {57 -- 60}, year = {2006}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{AugensteinHerbergsKuperjans2005, author = {Augenstein, Eckardt and Herbergs, S. and Kuperjans, Isabel}, title = {TOP-Energy : softwaregest{\"u}tzte Analyse und Optimierung industrieller Energieversorgungssysteme ; Postershow}, series = {Optimierung in der Energiewirtschaft : Tagung Stuttgart, 27. und 28. Oktober 2005. - (VDI-Berichte ; 1908)}, booktitle = {Optimierung in der Energiewirtschaft : Tagung Stuttgart, 27. und 28. Oktober 2005. - (VDI-Berichte ; 1908)}, publisher = {VDI-Verl.}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, isbn = {3-18-091908-6}, pages = {279 -- 282}, year = {2005}, language = {de} } @article{AugensteinHerbergsKuperjans2006, author = {Augenstein, Eckardt and Herbergs, S. and Kuperjans, Isabel}, title = {TOP-Energy : ein Werkzeug zur Optimierung der Geb{\"a}udeenergieversorgung}, series = {KI : K{\"a}lte, Luft, Klimatechnik}, journal = {KI : K{\"a}lte, Luft, Klimatechnik}, number = {5}, issn = {1865-5432}, pages = {198 -- 201}, year = {2006}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{AugensteinHerbergsKuperjansetal.2005, author = {Augenstein, Eckardt and Herbergs, S. and Kuperjans, Isabel and Lucas, K.}, title = {Simulation of industrial energy supply systems with integrated cost optimization}, series = {Proceedings of ECOS 2005, the 18th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation, and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems : Trondheim, Norway, June 20 - 22, 2005. - Vol. 2}, booktitle = {Proceedings of ECOS 2005, the 18th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation, and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems : Trondheim, Norway, June 20 - 22, 2005. - Vol. 2}, editor = {Kjelstrup, Signe}, publisher = {Tapir Academic Press}, address = {Trondheim}, isbn = {82-519-2041-8}, pages = {627 -- 634}, year = {2005}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{AugensteinKuperjans2001, author = {Augenstein, Eckardt and Kuperjans, Isabel}, title = {Softwaregest{\"u}tzte Analyse und Konzeption betrieblicher Energieversorgungsanlagen}, series = {Fortschrittliche Energiewandlung und -anwendung : Schwerpunkt: dezentrale Energiesysteme ; Tagung Bochum, 13. und 14. M{\"a}rz 2001. - (VDI-Berichte ; 1594)}, booktitle = {Fortschrittliche Energiewandlung und -anwendung : Schwerpunkt: dezentrale Energiesysteme ; Tagung Bochum, 13. und 14. M{\"a}rz 2001. - (VDI-Berichte ; 1594)}, publisher = {VDI-Verl.}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, isbn = {3-18-091594-3}, pages = {313 -- 322}, year = {2001}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{AugensteinKuperjansLucas2002, author = {Augenstein, Eckardt and Kuperjans, Isabel and Lucas, K.}, title = {EUSEBIA - Decision-Support-System for Technical, Economical and Ecological Design and Evaluation of Industrial Energy Systems}, series = {ECOS 2002 : proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Berlin, Germany July 3 - 5, 2002. - Vol. 1}, booktitle = {ECOS 2002 : proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Berlin, Germany July 3 - 5, 2002. - Vol. 1}, editor = {Tsatsaronis,, Georgios}, publisher = {Techn. Univ., Inst. for Energy Engineering}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {3-00-009533-0}, pages = {446 -- 453}, year = {2002}, language = {en} } @incollection{BouvyKuperjans2004, author = {Bouvy, C. and Kuperjans, Isabel}, title = {Mikro-Gasturbinen : eine neue Technologie zur Kraft-W{\"a}rme-Kopplung in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen}, series = {Entwicklungslinien der Energietechnik 2004}, booktitle = {Entwicklungslinien der Energietechnik 2004}, edition = {CD-ROM-Ausg.}, publisher = {VDI-Verlag}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, year = {2004}, language = {de} } @article{CheenakulaHoffstadtKrafftetal.2022, author = {Cheenakula, Dheeraja and Hoffstadt, Kevin and Krafft, Simone and Reinecke, Diana and Klose, Holger and Kuperjans, Isabel and Gr{\"o}mping, Markus}, title = {Anaerobic digestion of algal-bacterial biomass of an Algal Turf Scrubber system}, series = {Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery}, volume = {13}, journal = {Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {2190-6823}, doi = {10.1007/s13399-022-03236-z}, pages = {15 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {This study investigated the anaerobic digestion of an algal-bacterial biofilm grown in artificial wastewater in an Algal Turf Scrubber (ATS). The ATS system was located in a greenhouse (50°54′19ʺN, 6°24′55ʺE, Germany) and was exposed to seasonal conditions during the experiment period. The methane (CH4) potential of untreated algal-bacterial biofilm (UAB) and thermally pretreated biofilm (PAB) using different microbial inocula was determined by anaerobic batch fermentation. Methane productivity of UAB differed significantly between microbial inocula of digested wastepaper, a mixture of manure and maize silage, anaerobic sewage sludge, and percolated green waste. UAB using sewage sludge as inoculum showed the highest methane productivity. The share of methane in biogas was dependent on inoculum. Using PAB, a strong positive impact on methane productivity was identified for the digested wastepaper (116.4\%) and a mixture of manure and maize silage (107.4\%) inocula. By contrast, the methane yield was significantly reduced for the digested anaerobic sewage sludge (50.6\%) and percolated green waste (43.5\%) inocula. To further evaluate the potential of algal-bacterial biofilm for biogas production in wastewater treatment and biogas plants in a circular bioeconomy, scale-up calculations were conducted. It was found that a 0.116 km2 ATS would be required in an average municipal wastewater treatment plant which can be viewed as problematic in terms of space consumption. However, a substantial amount of energy surplus (4.7-12.5 MWh a-1) can be gained through the addition of algal-bacterial biomass to the anaerobic digester of a municipal wastewater treatment plant. Wastewater treatment and subsequent energy production through algae show dominancy over conventional technologies.}, language = {en} } @article{HoffstadtCheenakulaNikolauszetal.2023, author = {Hoffstadt, Kevin and Cheenakula, Dheeraja and Nikolausz, Marcell and Krafft, Simone and Harms, Hauke and Kuperjans, Isabel}, title = {Design and construction of a new reactor for flexible biomethanation of hydrogen}, series = {Fermentation}, volume = {9}, journal = {Fermentation}, number = {8}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, issn = {2311-5637}, doi = {10.3390/fermentation9080774}, pages = {1 -- 16}, year = {2023}, abstract = {The increasing share of renewable electricity in the grid drives the need for sufficient storage capacity. Especially for seasonal storage, power-to-gas can be a promising approach. Biologically produced methane from hydrogen produced from surplus electricity can be used to substitute natural gas in the existing infrastructure. Current reactor types are not or are poorly optimized for flexible methanation. Therefore, this work proposes a new reactor type with a plug flow reactor (PFR) design. Simulations in COMSOL Multiphysics ® showed promising properties for operation in laminar flow. An experiment was conducted to support the simulation results and to determine the gas fraction of the novel reactor, which was measured to be 29\%. Based on these simulations and experimental results, the reactor was constructed as a 14 m long, 50 mm diameter tube with a meandering orientation. Data processing was established, and a step experiment was performed. In addition, a kLa of 1 h-1 was determined. The results revealed that the experimental outcomes of the type of flow and gas fractions are in line with the theoretical simulation. The new design shows promising properties for flexible methanation and will be tested.}, language = {en} } @article{HoffstadtPohenDickeetal.2020, author = {Hoffstadt, Kevin and Pohen, Gino D. and Dicke, Max D. and Paulsen, Svea and Krafft, Simone and Zang, Joachim W. and Fonseca-Zang, Warde A. da and Leite, Athaydes and Kuperjans, Isabel}, title = {Challenges and prospects of biogas from energy cane as supplement to bioethanol production}, series = {Agronomy}, volume = {10}, journal = {Agronomy}, number = {6}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, issn = {2073-4395}, doi = {10.3390/agronomy10060821}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Innovative breeds of sugar cane yield up to 2.5 times as much organic matter as conventional breeds, resulting in a great potential for biogas production. The use of biogas production as a complementary solution to conventional and second-generation ethanol production in Brazil may increase the energy produced per hectare in the sugarcane sector. Herein, it was demonstrated that through ensiling, energy cane can be conserved for six months; the stored cane can then be fed into a continuous biogas process. This approach is necessary to achieve year-round biogas production at an industrial scale. Batch tests revealed specific biogas potentials between 400 and 600 LN/kgVS for both the ensiled and non-ensiled energy cane, and the specific biogas potential of a continuous biogas process fed with ensiled energy cane was in the same range. Peak biogas losses through ensiling of up to 27\% after six months were observed. Finally, compared with second-generation ethanol production using energy cane, the results indicated that biogas production from energy cane may lead to higher energy yields per hectare, with an average energy yield of up to 162 MWh/ha. Finally, the Farm²CBG concept is introduced, showing an approach for decentralized biogas production.}, language = {en} } @article{JablonowskiKollmannNabeletal.2016, author = {Jablonowski, Nicolai David and Kollmann, Tobias and Nabel, Moritz and Damm, Tatjana and Klose, Holger and M{\"u}ller, Michael and Bl{\"a}sing, Marc and Seebold, S{\"o}ren and Krafft, Simone and Kuperjans, Isabel and Dahmen, Markus and Schurr, Ulrich}, title = {Valorization of Sida (Sida hermaphrodita) biomass for multiple energy purposes}, series = {GCB [Global Change Biology] Bioenergy}, volume = {9}, journal = {GCB [Global Change Biology] Bioenergy}, number = {1}, publisher = {Wiley-VCH}, address = {Weinheim}, issn = {1757-1707 (online)}, doi = {10.1111/gcbb.12346}, pages = {202 -- 214}, year = {2016}, abstract = {The performance and biomass yield of the perennial energy plant Sida hermaphrodita (hereafter referred to as Sida) as a feedstock for biogas and solid fuel was evaluated throughout one entire growing period at agricultural field conditions. A Sida plant development code was established to allow comparison of the plant growth stages and biomass composition. Four scenarios were evaluated to determine the use of Sida biomass with regard to plant development and harvest time: (i) one harvest for solid fuel only; (ii) one harvest for biogas production only; (iii) one harvest for biogas production, followed by a harvest of the regrown biomass for solid fuel; and (iv) two consecutive harvests for biogas production. To determine Sida's value as a feedstock for combustion, we assessed the caloric value, the ash quality, and melting point with regard to DIN EN ISO norms. The results showed highest total dry biomass yields of max. 25 t ha⁻¹, whereas the highest dry matter of 70\% to 80\% was obtained at the end of the growing period. Scenario (i) clearly indicated the highest energy recovery, accounting for 439 288 MJ ha⁻¹; the energy recovery of the four scenarios from highest to lowest followed this order: (i) ≫ (iii) ≫ (iv) > (ii). Analysis of the Sida ashes showed a high melting point of >1500 °C, associated with a net calorific value of 16.5-17.2 MJ kg⁻¹. All prerequisites for DIN EN ISO norms were achieved, indicating Sida's advantage as a solid energy carrier without any post-treatment after harvesting. Cell wall analysis of the stems showed a constant lignin content after sampling week 16 (July), whereas cellulose had already reached a plateau in sampling week 4 (April). The results highlight Sida as a promising woody, perennial plant, providing biomass for flexible and multipurpose energy applications.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{KasparGroebelKuperjansetal.2013, author = {Kaspar, K. and Groebel, Simone and Kuperjans, Isabel and Dielmann, Klaus-Peter and Selmer, Thorsten}, title = {Charakterisierung der Bioz{\"o}nose von Biogasfermentern in Abh{\"a}ngigkeit verschiedener Substrate}, series = {Biogas 2013 : 6. Innovationskongress, 23. - 24.05.2013, Osnabr{\"u}ck, Tagungsband}, booktitle = {Biogas 2013 : 6. Innovationskongress, 23. - 24.05.2013, Osnabr{\"u}ck, Tagungsband}, publisher = {Profair Consult+Project}, address = {Hildesheim}, issn = {978-3-9813776-3-7}, pages = {69 -- 74}, year = {2013}, language = {de} } @incollection{KnocheKruskaWeberetal.2001, author = {Knoche, K. F. and Kruska, Martin and Weber, P. and Kuperjans, Isabel}, title = {Energiemanagement}, series = {Lexikon Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften. - (Lehr- und Handb{\"u}cher zur {\"o}kologischen Unternehmensf{\"u}hrung und Umwelt{\"o}konomie)}, booktitle = {Lexikon Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften. - (Lehr- und Handb{\"u}cher zur {\"o}kologischen Unternehmensf{\"u}hrung und Umwelt{\"o}konomie)}, editor = {Schulz, Werner F.}, publisher = {Oldenbourg}, address = {M{\"u}nchen [u.a.]}, isbn = {3-486-24523-6}, pages = {88 -- 92}, year = {2001}, language = {de} } @incollection{KruskaKuperjans1999, author = {Kruska, Martin and Kuperjans, Isabel}, title = {An{\´a}lisis Thermodin{\´a}micos : [Cap{\´i}tulo 3.3]}, series = {Uso racional de energ{\´i}a : eficiencia energ{\´e}tica y energ{\´i}as renovables. - (Manual para consultores y expertos)}, booktitle = {Uso racional de energ{\´i}a : eficiencia energ{\´e}tica y energ{\´i}as renovables. - (Manual para consultores y expertos)}, publisher = {Ministerio de Energ{\´i}a y Minas}, address = {Lima}, pages = {3.3-1 -- 3.3-15}, year = {1999}, language = {es} } @inproceedings{KumaranGopinathanRazalietal.2013, author = {Kumaran, P. and Gopinathan, M. and Razali, N. M. and Kuperjans, Isabel and Hariffin, B. and Hamdan, H.}, title = {Preliminary evaluation of atomization characteristics of improved biodiesel for gas turbine application}, series = {IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)}, volume = {16}, booktitle = {IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)}, number = {1}, publisher = {Institute of Physics Publishing (IOP)}, address = {London [u.a.]}, issn = {1755-1315}, doi = {10.1088/1755-1315/16/1/012014}, pages = {012014/1 -- 012014/4}, year = {2013}, language = {en} } @article{Kuperjans1996, author = {Kuperjans, Isabel}, title = {Exergetische und exergo{\"o}konomische Analyse thermischer Prozesse}, series = {Arbeitsbericht / Institut f{\"u}r Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Rheinisch-Westf{\"a}lische Technische Hochschule Aachen}, journal = {Arbeitsbericht / Institut f{\"u}r Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Rheinisch-Westf{\"a}lische Technische Hochschule Aachen}, number = {06}, year = {1996}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Kuperjans2000, author = {Kuperjans, Isabel}, title = {Verfahren zur Analyse und Bewertung industrieller Energieanlagen}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {Getr. Z{\"a}hlung : graph. Darst.}, year = {2000}, language = {de} } @article{Kuperjans2011, author = {Kuperjans, Isabel}, title = {Gute Planung ist alles : Energieeffizienz in der Pharmaproduktion}, series = {Pharma + Food}, volume = {2011}, journal = {Pharma + Food}, number = {2}, publisher = {H{\"u}thig}, address = {Heidelberg}, issn = {1434-8942}, pages = {8 -- 10}, year = {2011}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{KuperjansAugenstein2001, author = {Kuperjans, Isabel and Augenstein, Eckardt}, title = {„EUSEBIA - Software zur Analyse und Verbesserung der betrieblichen Energiewirtschaft}, series = {Optimierung in der Energieversorgung : Tagung Veitsh{\"o}chheim, 9. und 10. Oktober 2001. - (VDI-Berichte ; 1627)}, booktitle = {Optimierung in der Energieversorgung : Tagung Veitsh{\"o}chheim, 9. und 10. Oktober 2001. - (VDI-Berichte ; 1627)}, publisher = {VDI-Verl.}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, isbn = {3-18-091627-3}, pages = {267 -- 268}, year = {2001}, language = {de} }