Dirk van den Bekerom
Functie:
Senior scientist plasma technology
Dirk van den Bekerom is Lead Scientist of the development of plasma technology for electrification of the chemical industry. He emphasizes scale-up of the technology from lab to industrial scale, with the goal of rapidly reaching industrial deployment.
This is achieved by combining technological developments of the reactor technology, i.e. optimization of product yield and energy requirement, with feasibility studies such as life-cycle assessments (LCA) and techno-economical analyses (TEA), to ensure viable business cases for future plasma processes.
Areas of expertise:
- Development of plasma technology
- Optical and Laser diagnostics
- Chemical kinetics
- Technology scale-up
- Electrification of chemical industry