{"id":5026,"date":"2022-07-06T14:22:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T14:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pruefer.eu\/team\/dr-christian-gaertner\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T10:26:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T10:26:36","slug":"dr-christian-gaertner","status":"publish","type":"teammitglieder","link":"https:\/\/pruefer.eu\/en\/team\/dr-christian-gaertner\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Christian G\u00e4rtner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Christian G\u00e4rtner<\/h1>\n
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Dr.-Ing., Dipl.-Ing. (Process Engineering)
\nMaster of Science in Chemical Engineering (Univ. of Wisconsin)
\nPatent Attorney, European Patent Attorney,
\nEuropean Trademark & Design Attorney
\nRegistered Representative before the Unified Patent Court
\nRegistered Representative before the Austrian Patent Office<\/p>\n

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Professional career <\/h2>\n

BIOGRAPHY<\/b>:
\nDr. Christian G\u00e4rtner has been working as a patent professional at Pr\u00fcfer & Partner since December 2013, and he has been German Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney since 2017.
\nPreviously, he was a research associate at Chair 2 for Technical Chemistry at the Technical University of Munich and was responsible for a co-operation project for the dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons with Solvay SA in Brussels.
\nPrior to that, Dr. Christian G\u00e4rtner worked with Prof. James A. Dumesic as a research associate at the Heterogeneous Catalysis Group at the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, USA, and worked on the conversion of biomass to fuels. He graduated his studies in Chemical Engineering as Master of Science.
\nDr. Christian G\u00e4rtner has gained practical experience in the industry through internships at BASF SE (technical development, acid gas scrubbing) and at Robert Bosch GmbH, department of polymer technology technology in Waiblingen.
\nDr. Christian G\u00e4rtner graduated with distinction in process engineering at the University of Stuttgart. <\/b><\/p>\n

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\nGerman, English, Spanish<\/p>\n

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  • Patent drafting and patent prosecution before the German Patent Office (DPMA) and the EPO<\/li>\n
  • Opposition and appeal proceedings<\/li>\n
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    • heterogeneous catalysis<\/li>\n
    • process engineering<\/li>\n
    • chemical processes<\/li>\n
    • materials<\/li>\n
    • reaction technology<\/li>\n
    • thermodynamics<\/li>\n
    • food technology<\/li>\n
    • medical technology<\/li>\n
    • formulations<\/li>\n
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      Publications<\/h3>\n

      C.A. G\u00e4rtner, A.C. van Veen, J.A. Lercher: “Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane on dynamically rearranging supported chloride catalysts”, Journal of the American Chemical Society 136 (36), 12691-12701<\/p>\n

      C.A. G\u00e4rtner, A.C. van Veen, J.A. Lercher: “Highly Selective Supported Alkali Chloride Catalysts for the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane”, Topics in Catalysis 57 (14-16), 1236-1247<\/p>\n

      C.A. G\u00e4rtner, A.C. van Veen, J.A. Lercher: “Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane: Common Principles and Mechanistic Aspects”, ChemCatChem 5 (11), 3177\u20133403<\/p>\n

      C.A. G\u00e4rtner, J.C. Serrano-Ruiz, D.J. Braden, J.A. Dumesic: “Ketonization Reactions of Carboxylic Acids and Esters over Ceria \u2013 Zirconia as Biomass-Upgrading Processes”, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 49 (13), 6027-6033<\/p>\n

      C.A. G\u00e4rtner, J.C. Serrano-Ruiz, D.J. Braden, J.A. Dumesic: “Catalytic Upgrading of Bio-Oils by Ketonization”, ChemSusChem 2 (12), 1121-1124<\/p>\n

      C.A. G\u00e4rtner, J.C. Serrano-Ruiz, D.J. Braden, J.A. Dumesic: “Catalytic coupling of carboxylic acids by ketonization as a processing step in biomass conversion”, Journal of Catalysis 266 (1), 71-78<\/p>\n

      E.L. Kunkes, D.A. Simonetti, R.M. West, J.C. Serrano-Ruiz, C.A. G\u00e4rtner, J.A. Dumesic: “Catalytic conversion of biomass to monofunctional hydrocarbons and targeted liquid-fuel classes”, Science 322 (5900), 417-421<\/p>\n

      R.M. West, Z.Y. Liu, M. Peter, C.A. G\u00e4rtner, J.A. Dumesic: “Carbon\u2013carbon bond formation for biomass-derived furfurals and ketones by aldol condensation in a biphasic system”, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 296 (1), 18-27<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n

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      Memberships<\/h3>\n

      epi – European Patent Institute
      \nChamber of Patent Attorneys
      \nFICPI – International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys
      \nVDI – Association of German Engineers
      \nDECHEMA – Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
      \nAIPLA – American Intellectual Property Law Association<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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