Arne Roth has been working as Head of the Innovation Field Sustainable Catalytic Processes at Fraunhofer IGB since 2019. His research focuses on the development of catalytic power-to-X-to-Y process cascades. In this context, he is fascinated by the possibility of sustainably producing fuel and chemical products by utilizing renewable electric energy, CO2 and water – products that form the basis of our economy and our daily lives.
Professional career |
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| Since 2019 | Head of Innovation Field Sustainable Catalytic Processes at Fraunhofer IGB |
| 2010 – 2019 | Lead of Research Focus Alternative Fuels at Bauhaus Luftfahrt e.V. |
| 2008 – 2010 | Postdoc researcher Institute of Nanotechnology at the KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany, in the field of chemical hydrogen storage materials |
| 2003 – 2008 | PhD at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany, in the field of Bioinorganic Chemistry |
| 2001 | Semester abroad at the University of Notre Dame, USA |
| 1997 – 2003 | Degree in chemistry at the Bielefeld University, Germany |
| Project title | Project title long | Funding source | Period |
| ShaPID | Shaping the Future of Green Chemistry by Process Intensification and Digitalization | Fraunhofer lighthouse project | January 2021 – December 2023 |
| EcoFuel | Renewable electricity-based, cyclic and economic production of fuel | EU | January 2021 – December 2023 |
| CO2XIDE | CO2-based electrosynthesis of ethylene oxide | EU | January 2018 – December 2020 |
| Green Ammonia | Production of green ammonia in Morocco | Fraunhofer | November 2018 – July 2020 |
Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB