Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB
Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB

Roth, Arne Dr.

Head of Innovative Synthesis Processes Division

Arne Roth has been working at Fraunhofer IGB since 2019. He started as Head of Sustainable Catalytic Processes Innovation Field and became Head of the Innovative Synthesis Processes Division in 2026. 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.

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    • Power-to-X technologies yielding methanol, ammonia and other platform chemicals
    • Synthetic liquid fuels for aviation and other transport sectors
    • Power-to-X-to-Y process cascades: combination of power-to-X with fermentation of C1 substrates to value-added products
    • Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction processes

  • Professional career
    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
    AmmonVektor Green ammonia as a decentralized, cross-sector energy vector for the German energy transition Fraunhofer flagship project January 2024 – December 2026
    POWER2HYPE Electrochemical synthesis of hydrogen peroxide from water, air and renewable electric energy EU January 2023 – December 2026
    SynergyFuels Synergies by integrating the use of biomass and power-to-X in the production of renewable fuels Federal Ministry of Transport (BMV) January 2023 – December 2026
    ZENK Center for Sustainable Fuels Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development, and Energy January 2023 – September 2026
    DiMeFu Dimethylfuran as a sustainable derivative of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural: production and applications of a bio-based solvent Fraunhofer / German Research Foundation Cooperation Program November 2022 – October 2025
    CoalCO₂-X™ Conversion of CO2 from South African coal-fired power plants into multiple commodity streams using green ammonia and hydrogen German Federal Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF) and Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), South Africa September 2022 – August 2025
    ShaPID Shaping the Future of Green Chemistry by Process Intensification and Digitalization Fraunhofer flagship 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