Johan van den Bergh (DCT) awarded with ''Nederlandse Gas Industrie Prijs''
11 July 2008 by TNWToday | DCTThe first prize of the ''Nederlandse Gas Industrie Prijs'' is awarded to Johan van den Bergh for his master thesis ''Permeation of permanent gases through DD3R membranes''.
This prize is awarded by the ''Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen'' (KHMW) to stimulate promising, young students to write a remarkable, special and innovative thesis relevant for the gas industry.
The prize consists of a certificate and €6000,- and will be handed out September 30, 2008.
Johan wrote his thesis in the Catalysis Engineering group under supervision of dr. Weidong Zhu and prof.dr. Freek Kapteijn. In his thesis he demonstrated how natural gas fields can be purified from carbon dioxide and nitrogen by using zeolite (ceramic) membrane technology. After his graduation work, he continued his research within the Catalysis Engineering group as a PhD student.
