Dr. Raphael Heck
- IIP / DFIU
- Research Associate
- group: Sustainable Value Chains
- office hours: on request
- room: 013
- phone: +49 721 608-44463
- raphael heck ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Arias of activity
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Systematic investigation and evaluation of measures, concepts, technologies, and business models that can be used to motivate stakeholders to participate in bio-based value chains, with the aim of establishing the bioeconomy as an integral part of a society that is sustainable in terms of sustainability
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Optimization of bio-based value networks, taking into account economic, environmental, and social criteria
Projects
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December 2024–November 2026 BioCyclesRN - Bioeconomy in the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region - Circular Use of Biogenic Waste Materials [further information]
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September 2022–August 2025 ReBioBW - The Potential of Agricultural Residues for the Bioeconomy in Baden-Württemberg [further Information]
- February 2020–December 2022 CoBiVal – Cooperation and Competition in Bioeconomy Value Chains, The Bioeconomy as a Force for Social Change [further information]
- 2020/12–2021/08 BiomaBW – Feasibility Study for a Digital Biomass Marketing Platform [further Information]
Teaching
- Supervision of theses by arrangement; see current calls for thesis proposals
- Seminar "Production Management I"
- Team project "Economics and Technology"
- Teaching assistant for “Design and Operation of Industrial Plants and Processes”
Publications
Towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy: An Investigation on Biorefinery Adoption and System Design for Germany. PhD dissertation
Heck, R.
2026, June 10. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Heck, R.
2026, June 10. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
A georeferenced agent-based model for farmer’s decision-making to adopt biorefineries
Heck, R.; Hahn, P.; Schultmann, F.
2025. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000187812
Heck, R.; Hahn, P.; Schultmann, F.
2025. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000187812
Will electric vehicle battery reconditioning succeed? – A flexible simulation approach considering stakeholders’ interests
Huster, S.; Heck, R.; Rudi, A.; Rosenberg, S.; Schultmann, F.
2025. Journal of Environmental Management, 389, 125783. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125783
Huster, S.; Heck, R.; Rudi, A.; Rosenberg, S.; Schultmann, F.
2025. Journal of Environmental Management, 389, 125783. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125783
Simulation modelling in bioeconomy: Unraveling trends, gaps, and insights through bibliometric analysis
Heck, R.; Frei, L.; Rudi, A.; Schultmann, F.
2024. Journal of Cleaner Production, 473, 143497. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143497
Heck, R.; Frei, L.; Rudi, A.; Schultmann, F.
2024. Journal of Cleaner Production, 473, 143497. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143497
An Estimation of Biomass Potential and Location Optimization for Integrated Biorefineries in Germany: A Combined Approach of GIS and Mathematical Modeling
Heck, R.; Rudi, A.; Lauth, D.; Schultmann, F.
2024. Sustainability, 16 (16), Art.-Nr.: 6781. doi:10.3390/su16166781
Heck, R.; Rudi, A.; Lauth, D.; Schultmann, F.
2024. Sustainability, 16 (16), Art.-Nr.: 6781. doi:10.3390/su16166781
An Assessment of Biomass Potentials for Decentral Biorefineries in Germany, Based on a Geoinformation System Model
Heck, R.; Rudi, A.; Schultmann, F.
2023. European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings, 30 – 36, ETA-Florence Renewable Energies
Heck, R.; Rudi, A.; Schultmann, F.
2023. European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings, 30 – 36, ETA-Florence Renewable Energies
MCDA for sustainability assessment – insights to Helmholtz Association activities
Mesa Estrada, L. S.; Haase, M.; Wulf, C.; Baumann, M.; Zeug, W.; Ball, C.; Bezama, A.; Brand-Daniels, U.; Buchgeister, J.; Heck, R.; Kopfmüller, R.; Müller, T.; Naegler, T.; Oswald, M.; Rudi, A.; Siekmann, F.
2022. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7273635
Mesa Estrada, L. S.; Haase, M.; Wulf, C.; Baumann, M.; Zeug, W.; Ball, C.; Bezama, A.; Brand-Daniels, U.; Buchgeister, J.; Heck, R.; Kopfmüller, R.; Müller, T.; Naegler, T.; Oswald, M.; Rudi, A.; Siekmann, F.
2022. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7273635
Processing Miscanthus to high-value chemicals: A techno-economic analysis based on process simulation
Götz, M.; Rudi, A.; Heck, R.; Schultmann, F.; Kruse, A.
2022. GCB Bioenergy, 14 (4), 447–462. doi:10.1111/gcbb.12923
Götz, M.; Rudi, A.; Heck, R.; Schultmann, F.; Kruse, A.
2022. GCB Bioenergy, 14 (4), 447–462. doi:10.1111/gcbb.12923
Einfluss von Konfliktbearbeitungsstrategien auf das Gelingen von Bau- und Infrastrukturprojekten – eine Analyse der Richtlinie VDI 7000
Münzl, N.; Heck, R.; Haghsheno, S.
2016. 27. BBB-Assistententreffen : Fachkongress der wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiter der Bereiche Baubetrieb, Bauwirtschaft und Bauverfahrenstechnik : 18. bis 20. Mai 2016, Institut für Baubetriebswesen, Technische Universität Dresden. Hrsg.: R. Schach, 179–190, Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden)
Münzl, N.; Heck, R.; Haghsheno, S.
2016. 27. BBB-Assistententreffen : Fachkongress der wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiter der Bereiche Baubetrieb, Bauwirtschaft und Bauverfahrenstechnik : 18. bis 20. Mai 2016, Institut für Baubetriebswesen, Technische Universität Dresden. Hrsg.: R. Schach, 179–190, Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden)