M.Sc. Johannes Bürger
Pore Networks and Drying Group
Born 20.01.1996 in Bruchsal (Baden-Württemberg)
10/2015 - 09/2018
B.Sc. Lebensmittelwissenschaft und Biotechnologie, University of Hohenheim
Thesis: Analyse der Carotinoide in den Früchten der Korallen-Ölweide (Elaeagnus umbellata THUNB.) und ihre Anwendung als färbendes Lebensmittel.
10/2018 - 04/2022
M.Sc. Food Science and Engineering, University of Hohenheim
Thesis: Degradation of phycocyanin during spray drying: Determination of denaturation kinetics as a function of temperature and moisture content.
Since 05/2022
PhD Student, Chair of Thermal Process Engineering, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
Mechanism of agglomeration in spray drying with the fine particle recirculation
The primary aim of this project is to determine experimentally and numerically the mechanisms which are responsible for agglomeration in spray drying with a return of fines to the drying chamber. In this context two main questions are: Which configuration of the spray dryer can lead to the production of large agglomerates with stable structures? Under which operating process parameters can such agglomerates be produced? To answer these questions, we will develop a superior prediction tool within a CFD framework by means of spatially and temporally resolved single droplet measurements and models of pilot-scale experiments.