uni-koeln.deResearch interests
- Origin of organic matter in ancient rocks; discrimination of biogenic and abiogenic organic matter
- Abiotic synthesis of organic molecules under hydrothermal conditions
- Preservation of organic signatures under extreme conditions
Analytical expertise
- GC–MS analysis of ancient and recent organics (including pyrolysis, thermodesorption, solid phase micro extraction and in-situ derivatization methods)
- Catalytic hydropyrolysis (HyPy)
- Experimental methods using high-T and high-P reactors (e.g. Fischer-Tropsch-type synthesis, hydrous pyrolysis)