Robert Peters
PhD candidate
Eindhoven University of Technology
Department
Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
Contact information
Room
Helix STW 3.31
Email address
r.l.peters@tue.nl
Key expertises
Catalyst synthesis, heterogeneous catalysis, characterization, reaction testing, surface chemistry.
About me
After an academically uneventful youth in my hometown of Zevenaar, I pursued a bachelor’s degree in biotechnology in Leeuwarden. After graduation, I worked as an R&D chemist at Carbogen Amcis before moving to Norway to pursue a master’s degree in Biochemical Engineering at NTNU. Now, I’m back in the Netherlands for my PhD in Eindhoven at the IMC group. When I’m not mixing chemicals in the laboratory, I’m mixing ingredients in the kitchen, as I enjoy cooking, baking, and brewing beer
About my research
During this research, catalysts for the hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of waste oils will be developed, where specific emphasis lies on finding and understanding catalysts resistant to water vapour at process conditions as well as performing these reactions without the presence of sulphur in neither catalyst nor feed. Various metal oxides will be synthesised and analysed under process conditions to study deactivation mechanisms of the catalysts, surface species and HDO reactions mechanisms and eventually influence of water on isomerisation of the products.
Academic career
PhD Candidate
2025 – Present: Doctoral candidate at the Inorganic Materials and Catalysis group, Eindhoven University of Technology (TUe), Eindhoven
Post graduate academic year
2023 – 2024: MSc Sustainable Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
Attended an additional academic year to attend courses out of personal interest.
Master’s Degree
2021 – 2023: MSc Sustainable Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
Master thesis on “vapour phase conversion of acetic acid over metal oxide catalysts at hydropyrolysis conditions” under supervision of Dr. Petter Tingelstad and Prof. De Chen.
R&D Scientist
2020 - 2021: Researcher, Carbogen Amcis B.V; Veenendaal.
Extraction and purification of sterols from biomass.
Bachelor’s Degree
2015 - 2020: BSc. Biotechnology, van Hall Larenstein, Leeuwarden
Specialised in organic chemistry and process engineering
Bachelor thesis on “the enzymatic extraction of sterols from waste biomass” under supervision of Dr. Mieke Sibeijn
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