Samuel Kaufmann

S. J. Kaufmann et. al. (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/app13084839
Techno-Economic Potential of Plasma-Based CO2 Splitting in Power-to-Liquid Plants

S. Kaufmann et. al. (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2024.102892
Techno-economic potential of plasma-based calcium looping for CO ₂ capture and utilization in power-to-liquid plants

V. Seithümmer et. al. (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D4YA00246F
Powering the future: Germany‘s Wasserstoffstrategie in the transition to climate neutrality – case study on green hydrogen for the chemical industry

S. Kaufmann et. al. (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/catal14120864
Reaction-engineering approach for stable rotating glow-to-arc plasma – Key principles of effective Gas-conversion processes

V. Seithümmer et. al. (2025): http://doi.org/10.1002/cite.202400145
Direct air capture via counter-current NaOH Absorption system: evolution of pH for Subsesquent plasma-enhanced CO2 Utilization

B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering - University of Stuttgart

Bachelor thesis: Measurement and analysis of wall pressure fluctuations in the wake of a backward-facing step.

M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering - University of Stuttgart

Specialisations: Storage technology, electrical machines, thermal turbomachinery

Studienarbeit: Thermodynamic modelling of a cyclic process with stoichiometric combustion of hydrogen and oxygen in water vapour

Master's thesis: Modelling and techno-economic evaluation of a plasma-induced production of fuel from surplus electricity and process waste gases

Activities as student assistant & working student

Institute for Technical Thermodynamics: TT1&TT2 Tutor, Hiwi activity.

Mercedes Benz: Internship & working student activity in the field of exhaust gas aftertreatment & test bench support.

Electrical Energy Storage Systems

PlasmaFuel project (2018-2022): Collaborative project for the production of sulphur-free synthetic marine diesel using a combination of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, electrolysis and plasma-based CO2 splitting (BMWK funded).

BlueFire project (2021-2025): Project on the combination of plasma-based CO2 splitting with a lime burning process and CO2 recovery from ambient air (funded by the Vector Foundation).

PlasmaFly project (2023-2027): Collaborative project on the production of synthetic paraffin from biogas; development of a prototype for plasma-based synthesis gas production for the material utilisation of biogas (BMDV funded).

Supervision (exercise, organisation, substitution) of the lecture ‘Mobile Energy Storage (Prof. Birke)’

Part of the ipv-IT team: For questions/problems email to it@ipv.uni-stuttgart.de