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Education
�Prof. Dr. Elsner, Martin Peter
Date & place of birth: August 29 th , 1970 in Zabrze, Poland
Nationality: German
Address (until 08/2011):
Max Planck Institute for
Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems
Physical and Chemical Foundations of
Process Engineering
Sandtorstraße 1
D-39106 Magdeburg
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 391 6110-438
Fax: +49 (0) 391 6110-626
E-mail: mpelsner@mpi-magdeburg.mpg.de
Address (from 09/2011):
Georg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences
Department for Applied Chemistry (Physical Chemistry)
Prinzregentenufer 47
D-90489 Nuremberg
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 911 5880-1587
Fax: +49 (0) 911 5880-5500
E-mail: martin.elsner@ohm-hochschule.de
09/1981 - 02/1988 Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gymnasium (Grammar School), Bochum
02/1988 - 06/1991 Heinrich-von-Kleist-Gymnasium (Grammar School), Bochum
Graduation: Abitur (A-level)
10/1991 - 11/1996 Ruhr University Bochum (Germany), Chemistry Department,
Diploma in Chemistry
05/1996 - 11/1996 Diploma thesis in the group of Prof. Dr. H.-J. Freund,
Physical Chemistry I, Ruhr University Bochum (Germany)
Postgraduate Education
„Elektronenspektroskopische Studien an reinen und adsorbat-
belegten V2O5(010)-Oberflächen“ (“Electron spectroscopic
studies of pure and adsorbate covered V2O5(010) surfaces”)
03/1997 – 12/2002 PhD Student at the University of Dortmund (Germany),
Chair for Reaction Engineering
Research assistant in the Department of Chemical Engineering
(Dortmund) in the group of Prof. Dr. D.W. Agar

01/2004 PhD defence
„Bewertung adsorptiver Reaktionsführung am Beispiel
des CLAUS-Prozesses“
(“Assessment of adsorptively-enhanced reactor operation
exemplified by the CLAUS process”)
01/2003 - 12/2003 Internship at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex
Technical Systems (Scholarship from the Max Planck Society)
Current Position
01/2004 - 08/2011 Research Associate (“Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter“) at the
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical
Systems (in the group Physical and Chemical Foundations of
Process Engineering of Prof. Dr. A. Seidel-Morgenstern)
from 09/2011 Professor for Physical Chemistry at Georg Simon Ohm
University of Applied Sciences in Nuremberg (Germany)
Grants
01/2004 Research grant from DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft,
“German Research Foundation“) for an 18 months stay at the
University of Pittsburgh (USA), Department of Chemical and
Petroleum Engineering (Prof. Dr. G. Veser) (for private reasons
withdrawn)
04/2008 ERASMUS grant for a stay as guest lecturer at the Technical
University of Rzeszów (Poland)
07/2008 Best paper of 2007 published in Computers & Chemical
Engineering; GANI, R. (2009): Computers & Chemical
Engineering: Best Paper of 2007 (Editorial). Comp. & Chem.
Eng. 33(12), 1905-1906
Third-Party Funded Projects
since 2008 “Modellbildung für die “Bevorzugte Kristallisation” zur Gewinnung
reiner Enantiomere” (DFG SE 586/15-1, DFG Paketantrag)
Funded: DFG (German Research Foundation)
2008-2009 Project Based Personnel Exchange Programme with Poland
(Technical University of Rzeszów), Funded: DAAD
“Evaluation and comparison of diastereomeric and preferential
crystallization for pharmaceutically active compounds”
Courses (for Graduate Students of Engineering, Biotechnology &
Chemistry)
Taught & Developed:
� Einführung in die Kristallisation (Introduction into Crystallisation)
� Technische Kristallisation (Technical Crystallisation)

� Crystallisation & Enantioseparation (compact courses on crystallisation
with emphasize on enantioseparation taught as guest lecture at the University
of Technology in Rzeszów, Poland, April 2008)
(1) Innovative Resolution Concepts for Chiral Substances: Theory, Methods &
Experimental Studies
(2) Crystallisation: Fundamentals and Classical & Novel Applications
(3) Why crystallisation as long-established thermal process is still interesting?
Wise old sayings and new insights!
� Anwendung numerischer Werkzeuge für technisch-chemische
Problemstellungen (Application of numerical tools for technical and chemical
problems)
� Innovative Reaktorkonzepte (Innovative Reactor Concepts)
Research Interests
� Crystallisation
� Separation of Enantiomers
� Modelling
� Process Design & Multifunctional Reactors
� Adsorption & Heterogeneous Catalysis
Collaborations
1. TU Berlin (Germany), Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences,
Control Systems (Fachgebiet Regelungssysteme), Dipl.-Ing. S. Hofmann, Prof. Dr. J. Raisch
2. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad (Pakistan), Department of
Mathematics, Prof. Dr. S. Qamar
3. Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg (Germany), Department of Mathematics,
Institute for Analysis and Numerics, Prof. Dr. G. Warnecke
4. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta (USA), School of Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering, Prof. Dr. Y. Kawajiri, Prof. Dr. R. Rousseau
5. Research Centre Jülich (Germany), Institute of Biotechnology 2, Prof. (em.) Dr. C.
Wandrey, Dipl.-Ing. K. Würges and University of Basel (Switzerland), Dr. S. Lütz
6. Rzeszów University of Technology (Poland), Chemical Faculty, Chemical Engineering
Department, Prof. Dr. D. Antos
7. IANUS Simulation GmbH Dortmund (Germany), Dr.-Ing. F. Platte
8. ICN Polfa Rzeszów S.A. (Poland)
Students (Advisor in Bachelor & Master Thesis Projects)
1. Udo Teßmer: Diploma Thesis (University of Dortmund, completed 1998)
Title: Untersuchung der H2O-Adsorption im Rahmen adsorptiver Reaktionsführung beim
Claus-Prozeß
2. Michael Droll: Diploma Thesis (University of Dortmund, completed 1998)
Title: Aufbau eines Differentialkreislaufreaktors und experimentelle Studien zur Bestimmung
der Kinetik der Claus-Reaktion

3. Georg Tisborn: Student research project (University of Dortmund, completed 1998)
Title: Experimentelle Studien zur Charakterisierung der H2O-Adsorptionsfähigkeit spezieller
Zeolithe
4. Tim Weber: Diploma Thesis (University of Dortmund, completed 1999)
Title: Experimentelle Studien zur Charakterisierung der H2O-Adsorptionsfähigkeit spezieller
Zeolithe
5. Şebnem Doğueri: Diploma Thesis (University of Dortmund, completed 1999)
Title: Experimentelle Studien zur Aufklärung der chemisch-physikalischen Wechselwirkungen
zwischen Katalysator und den an der Claus-Reaktion partizipierenden Komponenten
6. René Schöbel: Student research project (University of Dortmund, completed 2001)
Title: Aufbau und Inbetriebnahme einer Pilotanlage für den adsorptiven Claus-Prozess
7. Daniel Polenske: Diploma Thesis (Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal & MPI Magdeburg,
completed 2003)
Title: Untersuchungen zur Racemattrennung von Threonin mit Hilfe der „Preferential Crystallisation
8. Eva Alonso Muslera: Diploma Thesis (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg &
University of Oviedo, Spain, completed 2003)
Title: Experimentelle Untersuchungen zur Trennung racemischer Gemische mittels „Preferential
Crystallisation“ im quasi-kontinuierlichen Betrieb
9. Dimas Fernández Menéndez: Research work (MPI Magdeburg, finished 2005)
Title: Simulation of preferential crystallisation for the separation of enantiomers
10. Lucía Iglesias Díaz: Master Thesis (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg & University
of Oviedo, Spain, completed 2005)
Title: Experimentelle und modellbasierte Studien zur Untersuchung von Einflussfaktoren auf
die Kinetik bei der "Bevorzugten Kristallisation" von Threonin
11. Ana Martínez Sáenz de Jubera: Master Thesis (Otto von Guericke University
Magdeburg & University of Oviedo, Spain, completed 2006)
Title: Dissolution Kinetics of Threonine in H2O: Experimental Investigation, Parameter
Estimation and Statistical Data Analysis
12. Mladen Bijelić: Bachelor Thesis (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg & University
of Sofia, Bulgaria, completed 2006)
Title: Statistische Analyse von Datensätzen zur bevorzugten Kristallisation sowie experimentelle
Untersuchung des Einflusses von CH3OH und Pufferzusätzen auf die Löslichkeit
und metastabile Breite von Methionin/H2O
13. Anna Pietrasz: Master Thesis (MPI Magdeburg & University of Rzeszów, Poland,
completed 2007)
Title: Effect of initial enantiomeric excess on productivity of coupled preferential crystallization
14. Lucía Fernández López: Master Thesis (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg &
University of Oviedo, Spain, completed 2007)
Title: Theoretical and experimental study on polythermal operation for enantioselective
crystallization

15. Polina Peeva: Master Thesis (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg & University of
Sofia, Bulgaria, completed 2007)
Title: Bestimmung der optimalen Bedingungen für die Trennung racemischer Mischungen
von ausgewählten Aminosäuren mittels Prozesskopplung der Flüssigchromatographie,
Kristallisation und Racemisierung
16. Noelia Melero Pereira: Master Thesis (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg &
University of Oviedo, Spain, 2008)
Title: Experimentelle Studien zur Untersuchung von Einflussfaktoren auf die Kristallisationskinetik
von Asparagin in H2O
17. Ewelina Płoszaj: Master Thesis (MPI Magdeburg & University of Rzeszów, Poland,
2008)
Title: Separation of pharmacologically active substances by means of crystallization
18. Jenny Eilers: Student research project (MPI Magdeburg & Otto von Guericke University
Magdeburg, 2008)
Title: Seeding strategies for (preferential) crystallization
19. Tobias Gey: Student research project (MPI Magdeburg & Otto von Guericke University
Magdeburg together with DOMO Caproleuna GmbH, 2010)
Title: Ermittlung der kinetischen Parameter eines kontinuierlichen Kristallisationsprozesses
mit kontinuierlicher Impfung und Prozesssimulation mit ASPEN CrySim
20. Imran Rasheed: Master Thesis (MPI Magdeburg & Otto von Guericke University
Magdeburg, 2010)
Title: Numerical investigation of seeding strategies in continuous crystallization
Advisor in PhD Thesis Projects
1. Grzegorz Ziomek: PhD Thesis (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, in preparation)
Title: Evaluation of different operation modes for chromatographic and crystallization modes
2. Katerina Petruševska-Seebach: PhD Thesis (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg,
in preparation)
Title: Productivity enhancement of amino acids by combination of chromatography and/or
crystallization with racemization
3. Matthias Eicke: PhD Thesis (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, started in 2008)
Title: Process strategies for preferential crystallization
4. Kamila Gałan: PhD Thesis (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, started in 2010)
Title: Experimental investigation of continuous preferential crystallization

I. Revised Papers
Publications
[1] HERMANN, K.; WITKO, M.; DRUZINIC, R.; CHAKRABARTI, A.; TEPPER, B.; ELSNER, M.;
GORSCHLÜTER, A.; KUHLENBECK, H.; FREUND, H.-J. (1999): Properties and Identification of
Oxygen Sites at the V2O5(010) Surface: Theoretical Cluster Studies and Photoemission
Experiments. J. Electr. Spectr. Rel. Phen. 98-99, 245-256
[2] ELSNER, M.P.; DITTRICH, C.; AGAR, D.W. (2001): Adsorptive Reactors for Enhancing Equilibrium
Gas-phase Reactions – Two Case Studies. Chemie Ingenieur Technik 73(6), 765
[3] ELSNER, M.P.; DITTRICH, C.; AGAR, D.W. (2002): Adsorptive reactors for enhancing
equilibrium gas-phase reactions – Two case studies. Chem. Eng. Sci. 57(9), 1607-1619
[4] ELSNER, M.P.; MENGE, M.; AGAR, D.W. (2002): Bewertung adsorptiver Reaktorkonzepte am
Beispiel der CLAUS-Reaktion. Chemie Ingenieur Technik 74(5), 604-605
[5] ELSNER, M.P.; MENGE, M.; MÜLLER, C.; AGAR, D.W. (2003): The CLAUS Process: teaching an
old dog new tricks?! Catalysis Today 79-80, 487-494
[6] ELSNER, M.P.; POLENSKE, D.; FERNÁNDEZ MENÉNDEZ, D.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2004): Die
"Bevorzugte Kristallisation" zur Auftrennung von racemischen Gemischen. Chemie Ingenieur
Technik 76(9), 1381
[7] ELSNER, M.P.; FERNÁNDEZ MENÉNDEZ, D.; ALONSO MUSLERA, E.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A.
(2005): Experimental study and simplified mathematical description of preferential crystallisation.
Chirality 17, S183-S195
[8] ÖNÇÜL, A.A.; ELSNER, M.P.; THÉVENIN, D.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2005): Numerische
Untersuchung der Kristallisation zur Enantiomerentrennung in komplexen Strömungen.
Chemie Ingenieur Technik 77(8), 1040-1041
[9] ZIOMEK, G.; ELSNER, M.P.; ANTOS, D.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2005): Comparison of
different algorithms for process optimization in chemical engineering. Chemie Ingenieur
Technik 77(8), 1094
[10] ANGELOV, I.; RAISCH, J.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2006): Optimization of the
initial conditions for preferential crystallization. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 45(2), 759-766
[11] QAMAR, S.; ELSNER, M.P.; ANGELOV, I.; WARNECKE, G.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2006): A
Comparative Study of High Resolution Schemes for Solving Population Balances in Crystallization.
Comp. Chem. Eng. 30(6-7), 1119-1131
[12] LORENZ, H.; PERLBERG, A.; SAPOUNDJIEV, D.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2006):
Crystallization of enantiomers. Chem. Eng. Process. 45(10), 863-873
[13] POLENSKE, D.; ELSNER, M.P.; LORENZ, H.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2006): Alternative
Einsatzmöglichkeiten der „Bevorzugten Kristallisation“ zur Enantiomerentrennung. Chemie
Ingenieur Technik 78(8), 1101-1110
[14] ZIOMEK, G.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2006): Enantiomerentrennung durch
simultane bevorzugte Kristallisation. Chemie Ingenieur Technik 78(9), 1325-1326
[15] POLENSKE, D.; ELSNER, M.P.; LORENZ, H.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2006): Ermittlung
relevanter Wachstumsparameter für die Racemattrennung am Beispiel des verbindungsbildenden
Systems Mandelsäure/Wasser. Chemie Ingenieur Technik 78(9), 1353
[16] ELSNER, M.P.; LORENZ, H.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2006): Kristallisation von Enantiomeren.
Jahrbuch 2006 der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
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[17] QAMAR, S.; ASHFAQ, A.; WARNECKE, G.; ANGELOV, I.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A.
(2007): Adaptive High Resolution Schemes for Multidimensional Population Balances in
Crystallization Processes. Comp. & Chem. Eng. 31(10), 1296-1311
[18] CZAPLA, F.; LORENZ, H.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2007): Einfluss der
Prozessführungsstrategie auf Produktivität und Produkteigenschaften einer „Bevorzugten
Kristallisation“. Chemie Ingenieur Technik 79(3), 281-286
[19] ELSNER, M.P.; ZIOMEK, G.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2007): Simultaneous preferential
crystallization in a coupled, batch operation mode. Part I: Theoretical analysis and
optimization. Chem. Eng. Sci. 62(17), 4760-4769
[20] LORENZ, H.; CZAPLA, F.; POLENSKE, D.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2007): Gut
kombiniert – Online-Monitoring kristallisationsbasierter chiraler Trennungen. Process 07/08,
40-41
[21] LORENZ, H.; ELSNER, M.P.; POLENSKE, D.; CZAPLA, F.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2007):
Crystallization based separation of enantiomers (Review), Journal of the University of
Chemical Technology and Metallurgy 42(1), 5-16
[22] ANGELOV, I.; RAISCH, J.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2008): Optimal Operation of
Enantioseparation by Batch-Wise Preferential Crystallization. Chem. Eng. Sci. 63(5), 1282-
1292
[23] QAMAR, S.; ASHFAQ, A.; ANGELOV, I.; ELSNER, M.P.; WARNECKE, G.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A.
(2008): Numerical solutions of population balance models in preferential crystallization.
Chem. Eng. Sci. 63(5), 1342-1352
[24] QAMAR, S.; WARNECKE, G.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2008): A Laplace
transformation based technique for reconstructing crystal size distributions regarding size
independent growth. Chem. Eng. Sci., 63(8), 2233-2240
[25] QAMAR, S.; ANGELOV, I.; ELSNER, M.P.; ASHFAQ, A.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A.; WARNECKE, G.
(2008): Numerical approximations of a population balance model for coupled batch
preferential crystallizers. Appl. Num. Math. 59(3-4), 739-753
[26] CZAPLA, F.; HAIDA, H.; ELSNER, M.P.; LORENZ, H.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2009): Parameterization
of population balance models for polythermal auto seeded preferential
crystallization of enantiomers. Chem. Eng. Sci. 64(4), 753-763
[27] ELSNER, M.P.; ZIOMEK, G.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2009): Efficient separation of
enantiomers by preferential crystallization in two vessels. AIChE Journal 55(3), 640-649
[28] WÜRGES, K.; PETRUSEVSKA, K.; SERCI, S.; WILHELM, S.; WANDREY, C.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN,
A.; ELSNER, M.P.; LÜTZ, S. (2009): Enzyme-assisted physicochemical enantioseparation
processes – part I: Production and characterization of a recombinant amino acid racemase.
Journal of Mol. Cat. B 58(1-4), 10-16
[29] QAMAR, S.; WARNECKE, G.; ELSNER, M.P. (2009): On the solution of population balances for
nucleation, aggregation and breakage processes. Chem. Eng. Sci. 64(9), 2088-2095
[30] PETRUŠEVSKA-SEEBACH, K.; WÜRGES, K; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A.; LÜTZ, S.; ELSNER, M.P.
(2009): Enzyme-assisted physicochemical enantioseparation processes – part II: Solid-liquid
equilibria, crystallization, chromatography and racemisation. Chem Eng. Sci. 64(10), 2473-
2482
[31] EICKE, M.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A.; ELSNER, M.P. (2009): Effect of fines dissolution on the
performance of preferential crystallization for the production of pure enantiomers. Chemical
Engineering Transactions 17, 651-656
[32] QAMAR, S.; MUKHTAR, S.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A.; ELSNER, M.P. (2009): An efficient
numerical technique for solving one-dimensional batch crystallization models with sizedependent
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[33] WÜRGES, K.; PETRUŠEVSKA-SEEBACH, K.; ELSNER, M.P.; LÜTZ, S. (2009): Enzyme-assisted
physicochemical enantioseparation processes – part III: Overcoming yield limitations in the
preferential crystallization of asparagine by enzymatic in situ racemization. Biotechnology &
Bioengineering 104(6), 1235-1239
[34] ELSNER, M.P.; ZIOMEK, G.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2011): Simultaneous preferential
crystallization in a coupled, batch operation mode. Part II: Experimental study and model
refinement. Chem. Eng. Sci. 66(6), 1269-1284
[35] PETRUŠEVSKA-SEEBACH, K.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A.; ELSNER, M.P. (2011): Preferential
Crystallization of L-Asparagine in Water. Crystal Growth & Design 11(6), 2149-2163
[36] BALAWEJDER, M.; GALAN, K.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A.; PIATKOWSKI, W.; ANTOS,
D. (2011): Multi-stage crystallization for resolution of enantiomeric mixtures in a solid
solution forming system. Chem. Eng. Sci. DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.07.051 (in press)
II. Conference Contributions
[1] ELSNER, M.P.; AGAR, D.W. (2001): Umsatzsteigerung mittels eines adsorptiven Reaktorkonzeptes
am Beispiel der CLAUS-Reaktion. XXXIV. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker,
21.-23. March 2001, Weimar (Germany)
[2] ELSNER, M.P.; DITTRICH, C.; AGAR, D.W. (2001): Adsorptive reactors for enhancing
equilibrium gas-phase reactions – Two case studies. International Symposium on
Multifunctional Reactors (ISMR-2), 26.-28. June 2001, Nuremberg (Germany)
[3] ELSNER, M.P.; MENGE, M.; TLATLIK, S.; AGAR, D.W. (2002): Assessment of Adsorption-
Enhanced Reaction Exemplified by the CLAUS Process. International Congress on the
Process Industries (AIChE), 18.-20. March 2002, Mexico City (Mexico)
[4] ELSNER, M.P.; MENGE, M.; AGAR, D.W. (2002): Bewertung adsorptiver Reaktorkonzepte am
Beispiel der CLAUS-Reaktion. XXXV. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker, 20.-22. March
2002, Weimar (Germany)
[5] ELSNER, M.P.; MENGE, M.; AGAR, D.W. (2002): Bewertung adsorptiver Reaktorkonzepte am
Beispiel der CLAUS-Reaktion. GVC/DECHEMA-Jahrestagungen, 11.-13. June 2002,
Wiesbaden (Germany)
[6] ELSNER, M.P.; MENGE, M.; AGAR, D.W. (2002): Assessment of Adsorption-Enhanced
Reaction Exemplified by the CLAUS Process. 15 th International Congress of Chemical and
Process Engineering (CHISA 2002), 25.-29. August 2002, Prague (Czech Republic)
[7] ELSNER, M.P.; MENGE, M.; AGAR, D.W. (2002): Assessment of Adsorption-Enhanced
Reaction Exemplified by the CLAUS Process. 4 th International Symposium on Catalysis in
Multiphase Reactors (CAMURE-4), 22.-25. September 2002, Lausanne (Switzerland)
[8] ELSNER, M.P.; MENGE, M.; AGAR, D.W. (2003): CLAUS Reaction – an Old Process in a New
Guise. 4 th International Conference on Unsteady-State Processes in Catalysis (USPC-4), 26.
- 29. October 2003, Montreal (Canada)
[9] ELSNER, M.P.; LORENZ, H.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2003): Enantioseparation using
crystallisation by entrainment – some engineering aspects. Annual Meeting des American
Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), 16.-21. November 2003, San Francisco (USA)
[10] ELSNER, M.P.; LORENZ, H.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2003): Preferential crystallisation for
enantioseparation - New experimental insights indispensable for a theoretical approach and
an industrial application. 10 th Bremen International Workshop on Industrial Crystallization
(BIWIC-10), 03.-05. September 2003, Rouen (France)
[11] ELSNER, M.P.; FERNÁNDEZ MENÉNDEZ, D.; POLENSKE, D.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2004):
Preferential Crystallisation as a promising application for the separation of chiral systems?!
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16 th [12]
International Symposium on Chirality (ISCD 16), 11.-14. Juli 2004, New York (USA)
ELSNER, M.P.; POLENSKE, D.; FERNÁNDEZ MENÉNDEZ, D.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2004): Die
"Bevorzugte Kristallisation" zur Auftrennung von racemischen Gemischen. GVC/Dechema-
Jahrestagungen 2004, 12.-14. October 2004, Karlsruhe (Germany)
[13] ÖNÇÜL, A.A.; THÉVENIN, D.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2005): Numerical
analysis of the preferential crystallisation of enantiomers. Proceedings, 11 th Workshop on
Two-Phase Flow Predictions, 05.-08. April 2005, Halle (Saale) (Germany)
[14] ZIOMEK, G.; ELSNER, M.P.; ANTOS, D.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2005): Comparison of
different algorithms for process optimization in chemical engineering. GVC/Dechema-
Jahrestagungen 2005, 06.-08. September 2005, Wiesbaden (Germany)
[15] ÖNÇÜL, A.A.; ELSNER, M.P.; THÉVENIN, D.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2005): Numerical
Analysis of the Preferential Crystallization of Enantiomers in Complex Flows. 12 th Bremen
International Workshop on Industrial Crystallization (BIWIC-12), 07.-09. September 2005,
Halle (Saale) (Germany)
[16] ÖNÇÜL, A.A.; ELSNER, M.P.; THÉVENIN, D.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2005): Numerische
Untersuchung der Kristallisation zur Enantiomerentrennung in komplexen Strömungen.
GVC/Dechema-Jahrestagungen 2005, 06.-08. September 2005, Wiesbaden (Germany)
[17] ANGELOV, I.; RAISCH, J.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2005): Optimal control
strategies for batch-wise operation for gaining high-purity enantiomers. GVC/Dechema-
Jahrestagungen 2005, 06.-08. September 2005, Wiesbaden (Germany)
[18] ELSNER, M.P.; ALONSO MUSLERA, E.; ANGELOV, I.; FERNÁNDEZ MENÉNDEZ, D.; LORENZ, H.;
POLENSKE, D.; VOLLMER, U.; RAISCH, J.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2005): Analysis of different
crystalliser configurations to perform preferential crystallisation. 16 th International Symposium
on Industrial Crystallization (ISIC-16), 11.-14. September 2005, Dresden (Germany)
[19] ZIOMEK, G.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2005): Analysis and optimization of
different configurations for preferential crystallization. Annual Meeting of the American
Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), 30. Oktober - 04. November 2005, Cincinnati
(USA)
[20] QAMAR, S.; ELSNER, M.P.; ANGELOV, I.; WARNECKE, G.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2005): High
Resolution Schemes for Solving Population Balances in Crystallization. Proceedings of 8
days of numerical analysis and optimization, Edited by R. Aboulaich, B. Achchab, Z. Mgazli,
A. Souissi, ENIM-Rabat, Morocco (Morocco)
[21] CZAPLA, F.; LORENZ, H.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2006): Einfluss unterschiedlicher
Prozessführungsstrategien auf die Produktivität und die Produkteigenschaften
bei der "Bevorzugten Kristallisation". 3. Symposium "Produktgestaltung in der Partikeltechnologie",
21.-23. June 2006, Pfinztal (Germany)
[22] POLENSKE, D.; ELSNER, M.P.; LORENZ, H.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2006): Ermittlung
relevanter Wachstumsparameter für die Racemattrennung am Beispiel des
verbindungsbildenden Systems Mandelsäure/Wasser. GVC/Dechema-Jahrestagungen
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2006, 26.-28. September 2006, Wiesbaden (Germany)
ZIOMEK, G.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2006): Increase in productivity for
enantioseparation by simultaneous preferential crystallization. GVC/Dechema-Jahrestagungen
2006, 26.-28. September 2006, Wiesbaden (Germany)
[24] CZAPLA, F.; LORENZ, H.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2006): Model based
experimental analysis for crystallization of DL-threonine in the presence of a chiral additive.
13 th Bremen International Workshop on Industrial Crystallization (BIWIC-13), 13.-15.
September 2006, Delft (The Netherlands)
[25] ANGELOV, I.; RAISCH, J.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2006): Optimal operation of
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02. November 2006, Harrison Hot Springs (Canada)
[26] QAMAR, S.; ASHFAQ, A.; WARNECKE, G.; ANGELOV, I.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A.
(2006): Adaptive high resolution schemes for multidimensional population balances in
crystallization processes. Control of Particulate Processes VII. Intelligent Sensing and
Control – the Path to Manufacturing Excellence, 29. October - 02. November 2006, Harrison
Hot Springs (Canada)
[27] ELSNER, M.P.; ZIOMEK, G.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2006): Investigation of simultaneous
preferential crystallization for enantioseparation. Annual Meeting of the American Institute of
Chemical Engineers (AIChE), 12. - 17. November 2006, San Francisco (USA)
[28] ZIOMEK, G.; ELSNER, M.P.; KASPEREIT, M.; ANTOS, D.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2007):
Theoretical and experimental investigations of coupling chromatography and preferential
crystallization for enantioseparation. 19. Ogólnopolska Konferencja Inżynierii Chemicznej i
Procesowej (XIX. OKIChiP), 3.-7. September 2007, Rzeszów (Poland)
[29] ELSNER, M.P.; ZIOMEK, G.; PETRUŠEVSKA, K.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2007): Possibilities of
process improvement with regard to preferential crystallization. 19. Ogólnopolska
Konferencja Inżynierii Chemicznej i Procesowej (XIX. OKIChiP), 3.-7. September 2007,
Rzeszów (Poland)
[30] PETRUŠEVSKA, K.; ELSNER, M.P.; WÜRGES, K.; LÜTZ, S.; WANDREY, C.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN,
A. (2007): Productivity Enhancement of Amino Acids by Crystallization and Racemization.
19. Ogólnopolska Konferencja Inżynierii Chemicznej i Procesowej (XIX. OKIChiP), 3.-7.
September 2007, Rzeszów (Poland)
[31] ZIOMEK, G.; ELSNER, M.P.; KASPEREIT, M.; ANTOS, D.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2007):
Coupling of chromatography with preferential crystallization for enantioseparation. 6 th
European Congress of Chemical Engineering (ECCE-6), 16.-21. September 2007, Copenhagen
(Denmark)
[32] ZIOMEK, G.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2007): Experimental study on different
configurations for preferential crystallization for enantioseparation. 6 th European Congress of
Chemical Engineering (ECCE-6), 16.-21. September 2007, Copenhagen (Denmark)
[33] ELSNER, M.P.; ZIOMEK, G.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2007): Effect of initial crystal size
distributions of seeds on simultaneous preferential crystallization. 3 rd International
Conference on Population Balance Modelling (PBM 2007), 19.-21. September 2007,
Québec City (Canada)
[34] QAMAR, S.; WARNECKE, G.; ELSNER, M.P. (2007): Numerical Simulation of Population
Balances for Combined Particulate Processes. 3 rd International Conference on Population
Balance Modelling (PBM 2007), 19.-21. September 2007, Québec City (Canada)
[35] CZAPLA, F.; ELSNER, M.P.; LORENZ, H.; JOSHI, M.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2007):
Parameterization of population balance models for polythermal auto seeded “preferential
crystallization” of enantiomers. 3 rd International Conference on Population Balance Modelling
(PBM 2007), 19.-21. September 2007, Québec City (Canada)
[36] ELSNER, M.P.; LORENZ, H.; PERLBERG, A.; GRANDEURY, A.; QAMAR, S.; WARNECKE, G.; SEIDEL-
MORGENSTERN, A. (2007): Investigating the influence of the presence of counter-enantiomers
on the growth rate of enantiomers. 3 rd International Conference on Population Balance
Modelling (PBM 2007), 19.-21. September 2007, Québec City (Canada)
[37] ELSNER, M.P.; ZIOMEK, G.; PETRUŠEVSKA, K.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2008): Productivity
enhancement of preferential crystallization by racemization. Particulate Processes in the
Pharmaceutical Industry II, 3.-7. February 2008, San Juan (Puerto Rico)
[38] ELSNER, M.P. (2008): Improvement of preferential crystallization by racemization. Indo-
German Workshop on Advances in Reaction and Separation Processes, 18.-20. February
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2008, Madras (India)
[39] ANGELOV, I.; RAISCH, J.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2008): Optimal operation of
enantioseparation by batch-wise preferential crystallization. Indo-German Workshop on
Advances in Reaction and Separation Processes, 18.-20. February 2008, Madras (India)
[40] CZAPLA, F.; ELSNER, M.P.; LORENZ, H.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2008): Sensitivity analysis
and parameter estimation for preferential crystallization processes. Indo-German Workshop
on Advances in Reaction and Separation Processes, 18.-20. February 2008, Madras (India)
[41] CZAPLA, F.; HAIDA, H.; ELSNER, M.P.; LORENZ, H.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2008):
Sensitivitätsanalyse und Parameterschätzung am Beispiel der bevorzugten Kristallisation.
ProcessNet-Fachausschuss “Kristallisation”, 5.-7. March 2008, Halle/ Saale (Germany)
[42] PETRUŠEVSKA, K.; ELSNER, M.P.; WÜRGES, K.; LÜTZ, S.; WANDREY, C.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN,
A. (2008): Process improvement for conglomerate forming systems using crystallization and
racemization. ProcessNet-Fachausschuss “Kristallisation”, 5.-7. March 2008, Halle/Saale
(Germany)
[43] ELSNER, M.P.; ZIOMEK, G.; KAWAJIRI, Y.; ANGELOV, I.; RAISCH, J.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A.
(2008): Analysis, optimisation and control strategies of different operation modes for
preferential crystallisation. ProcessNet-Fachausschuss “Kristallisation”, 5.-7. March 2008,
Halle/Saale (Germany)
[44] CZAPLA, F.; LORENZ, H.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2008): Einstellen der
Partikelgrößenverteilung bei der bevorzugten Kristallisation unter Berücksichtigung von
Produktivitäts- und Reinheitsanforderungen. 4. Symposium "Produktgestaltung in der
Partikeltechnologie", 12.-13. June 2008, Pfinztal (Germany)
[45] PETRUŠEVSKA, K.; ELSNER, M.P.; WÜRGES, K.; LÜTZ, S.; WANDREY, C.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN,
A. (2008): Enantioseparation Processes Involving Racemization Step. 20 th International
Symposium on Chirality (ISCD 20), 6.-9. Juli 2008, Geneva (Switzerland)
[46] WÜRGES, K.; PETRUŠEVSKA, K.; ELSNER, M.P.; LÜTZ, S. (2008): Enzyme supported preferential
crystallization of enantiopure amino acids. 15 th Bremen International Workshop on Industrial
Crystallization (BIWIC-15), 10.-12. September 2008, Magdeburg (Germany)
[47] HAIDA, H.; CZAPLA, F.; ELSNER, M.P.; LORENZ, H.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2008): Effect of
the modeling approach on the quality of estimated kinetic parameters for a crystallization
case study. 15 th Bremen International Workshop on Industrial Crystallization (BIWIC-15),
10.-12. September 2008, Magdeburg (Germany)
[48] PETRUŠEVSKA, K.; ELSNER, M.P.; WÜRGES, K.; LÜTZ, S.; WANDREY, C.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN,
A. (2008): Productivity Enhancement of Amino Acids by Crystallization and Racemization.
17 th International Symposium on Industrial Crystallization (ISIC-17), 14.-17. September
2008, Maastricht (The Netherlands)
[49] ELSNER, M.P.; ZIOMEK, G.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2008): Coupled Preferential Crystallisation:
Pros and Cons. 17 th International Symposium on Industrial Crystallization (ISIC-17),
14.-17. September 2008, Maastricht (The Netherlands)
[50] CZAPLA, F.; LORENZ, H.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2008): Efficient design of
preferential crystallization processes. 17 th International Symposium on Industrial Crystallization
(ISIC-17), 14.-17. September 2008, Maastricht (The Netherlands)
[51] WÜRGES, K.; PETRUŠEVSKA, K.; ELSNER, M.P.; LÜTZ, S.; WANDREY, C.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN,
A. (2008): Preferential crystallization of L-amino acids from racemic solutions : Overcoming
yield limitations by enzymatic racemization in a continuous reactor system. European
BioPerspectives, 07.-09. October 2008, Hanover (Germany)
[52] ELSNER, M.P.; PETRUŠEVSKA, K.; ZIOMEK, G.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2008): Novel
Integrated Concepts for Preferential Crystallization. Annual Meeting of the American Institute
of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), 16.-21. November 2008, Philadelphia (USA)

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[53] KAWAJIRI, Y.; ANGELOV, I.; ZIOMEK, G.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2008):
Parameter Estimation of Preferential Crystallization Using a Detailed Mathematical Model.
Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), 16.-21. November
2008, Philadelphia (USA)
[54] EICKE, M.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A.; ELSNER, M.P. (2009): Effect of fines dissolution on the
performance of preferential crystallization for the production of pure enantiomers. 9 th Int.
Conference on Chemical & Process Engineering (ICheaP-9), 10.-13. May 2009, Rome (Italy)
[55] PETRUŠEVSKA-SEEBACH, K.; WÜRGES, K.; WANDREY, C.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A.; LÜTZ, S.;
ELSNER, M.P. (2009): Productivity enhancement of enantioseparation processes in
combination with enzymatic reaction. 2 nd European Process Intensification Conference
(EPIC-2), 14.-17. June 2009, Venice (Italy)
[56] WÜRGES, K.; PETRUŠEVSKA-SEEBACH, K.; ELSNER, M.P.; LÜTZ, S. (2009): Enzyme-assisted
preferential crystallization: Yield improvement of L-asparagine by enzymatic in situ racemezation.
Biotrans 2009, 05.-09. July 2009, Bern (Switzerland)
[57] EICKE, M.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A.; ELSNER, M.P. (2009): Polythermal coupled preferential
crystallisation (PCPC): An easy and efficient way for the resolution of conglomerates. 40 th
Anniversary Meeting of the British Association for Crystal Growth (BACG-40), 6.-8. September
2009, Bristol (Great Britain)
[58] QAMAR, S.; MUKHTAR, S.; NOOR, S.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A.; ELSNER, M.P. (2009):
Numerical techniques for solving multi-dimensional batch crystallization models. 16 th
Bremen International Workshop on Industrial Crystallization (BIWIC-16), 9.-11. September
2009, Lappeenranta (Finland)
[59] HOFMANN, S.; RAISCH, J.; EICKE, M.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A.; ELSNER, M.P. (2010):
Innovative Control Strategies for Coupled Preferential Crystallization. 6 th World Congress on
Particle Technology (WCPT-6), 26.-29. April 2010, Nuremberg (Germany)
[60] BALAWEJDER, M.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A.; ANTOS, D. (2010): Separation of a
pseudoracemate by fractional crystallization combined with chromatographic enrichment
step. 13 th Symposium on Preparative and Industrial Chromatography and Allied Techniques
(SPICA), 12.-15. September 2010, Stockholm (Sweden)
[61] EICKE, M.J.; ANGELOV, I.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A.; ELSNER, M.P. (2010): Combining
polythermal operation and fines destruction to increase the efficiency of simple batch
preferential crystallization. 4 th International Conference on Population Balance Modelling
(PBM 2010), 15.-17. September 2010, Berlin (Germany)
[62] SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A.; ELSNER, M.P. (2010): Coupled Isothermal Continuous Preferential
Crystallization (CIC-PC) – A Novel Promising Technology for Gaining Pure Enantiomers with
High Productivity. Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE),
7.-12. November 2010, Salt Lake City (USA)
[63] EICKE, M.J.; HOFMANN, S.; RAISCH, J.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2010):
Separation of Enantiomers by Coupled Preferential Crystallization – Impact of Initial
Conditions on Process Performance. Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical
Engineers (AIChE), 7.-12. November 2010, Salt Lake City (USA)
[64] HOFMANN, S.; EICKE, M.; ELSNER, M.P.; RAISCH, J.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2011): A Worst-
Case Observer for Impurities in Enantioseparation by Preferential Crystallization. 21 st
European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE-21), 29. May-01.
June 2011, Chalkidiki (Greece)
[65] QAMAR, S.; ELSNER, M.P.; HUSSAIN, I.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2011): Numerical Simulation
of crystallization processes. 18 th International Symposium on Industrial Crystallization (ISIC-
18), 13.-16. September 2011, Zurich (Switzerland), accepted
[66] GALAN, K.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2011): Enantioseparation by continuous
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preferential crystallization. 18 th International Symposium on Industrial Crystallization (ISIC-
18), 13.-16. September 2011, Zurich (Switzerland), accepted
[67] EICKE, M.J.; ELSNER, M.P.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A. (2011): Possibilities and limitations of
polythermal coupled preferential crystallization. 18 th International Symposium on Industrial
Crystallization (ISIC-18), 13.-16. September 2011, Zurich (Switzerland), accepted
III. Monographs & Book Chapters
[1] ELSNER, M.P. (2004): Experimentelle und modellbasierte Studien zur Bewertung des adsorptiven
Reaktorkonzeptes am Beispiel der CLAUS-Reaktion. Logos Verlag Berlin, ISBN 3-8325-
0565-2, 1-256
[2] REßLER, S., ELSNER, M.P. et al. (2006): Reactive gas adsorption. In: SCHMIDT-TRAUB, H.;
GÓRAK, A. (EDS.), Integrated Reaction and Separation Operations. Modelling and experimental
validation. Springer-Verlag Berlin, ISBN 3-540-30148-8, 149-190
IV. Patents
[1] LÜTZ, S.; WANDREY, C.; SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN, A.; ELSNER, M.P. (2006): Verfahren zur
Herstellung chiraler Substanzen durch selektive Kristallisation unterstützt durch eine enzymatische
Racemisierungsreaktion. DE 10 2006 013 725.6 (24.03.2006)