Event description
The International Flame Research Foundation is organising a Topic Oriented Technical Meeting (TOTeM) on Oxy-fuel combustion and CCUS.
Oxy-fuel combustion is widely studied and applied in industrial combustion processes: it is well established in high-temperature processing industries as a means to improve process efficiency and reduce pollutant emissions and is also being investigated as a preparation to facilitate carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS).
This TOTeM will be hosted by GWI in Essen, Germany, and will take place over two days. The event will cover all aspects of adding oxygen in a combustion process, for gaseous, liquid or solid fuels, to partially or totally replace air, as well as carbon capture, utilisation and storage in practical applications, in particular in hard-to-abate sectors such a cement, glass, steel or power generation.
GWI guided tour
One highlight of the TOTeM will be a guided tour of GWI’s experimental facilities. GWI operates several semi-industrial combustion test rigs specifically designed to experimentally investigate industrial combustion processes, with firing rates of up to 1.2 MW and maximum furnace temperatures reaching 1 600 °C. The test rigs can be operated with a wide range of fuel gases, from natural gas to hydrogen (up to 1 MW) and ammonia (up to 300 kW). To realistically reproduce conditions in industrial furnaces, preheated air at temperatures of up to 1 200 °C can be supplied. Alternatively, experiments can be conducted with oxygen-enriched air or pure oxygen, with a maximum firing rate of approximately 400 kW in oxy-fuel operation. GWI’s combustion test rigs are designed for optimum accessibility with measurement probes or optical measurement techniques, as well as state-of-the-art emissions measurement systems. Over the years, these facilities have been used extensively in publicly funded research projects—most recently the EU project H2AL—as well as in direct cooperation with industrial partners.
Key dates
- 27 February 2026: Call for abstract extended deadline
- 13 May 2026: Deadline to send the files (presentations & poster)
- 27-28 May 2026: Event
Keynote speakers
- Jörg Leicher, Research Engineer / Combustion Specialist | Gas- und Wärme-Institut Essen e. V.
- Mario Ditaranto, chief Scientist at SINTEF Energy Research
- Patrice Font, R&I Project Manager at IFP Energies nouvelles (France)
- Prof Martin Schiemann, Ruhr-University Bochum, Managing Director of the DVV
Programme
Keynote lectures
- Oxy-fuel combustion and Carbon Capture: concepts, applications and potentials in industry and power generation, Jörg Leicher, GWI, Essen
- Oxy-fuel combustion capture in selected industrial and gas power processes, Mario Ditaranto, SINTEF Energy Research, Trondheim
- Exploring CCUS: Chemical Looping Combustion as a Step Towards a Carbon-Free Energy, Patrice Font, IFP Energies nouvelles, Solaize
- Solid fuels in oxy-fuel applications, Martin Schiemann, Ruhr-University Bochum
Call for speakers
Authors are invited to submit a max 300-word abstract for oral or poster presentations addressing either of the two topics, or both combined. Researchers, engineers, PhD students from industry and universities are encouraged to present their work in progress on any of these questions. Please submit any abstracts to administration@ifrf.net, using this template: IFRF-TOTeM-Author-Name-Abstract-Template.
