Institute of Sustainable Chemistry

Organisational unit: Institute

Organisation profile

At the Institute of Sustainable Chemistry the research and teaching activities focus on Environmental Chemistry as well as Sustainable Chemistry. Environmental Chemistry focuses on studies regarding the environmental fate and behaviour of already existing chemicals, Sustainable Chemistry develops in a more holistic approach solutions that meet the criteria of sustainability.

In addition, the Institute for Sustainable Chemistry is also home to the didactics of natural sciences with its research and teaching activities in the profession of chemistry, biology and science education with the reference subject of natural sciences.

 

 

Topics

Die Schwerpunkte von Forschung und Lehre orientieren sich am Lebenslauf chemischer Stoffe:

  • Stoffliche und energetische Ressourcen (Rohstoffe, Beitrag der Chemie zur nachhaltigen Energienutzung)
  • Nachhaltige Nutzung chemischer Stoffe und Produkte
  • Eintrag chemischer Stoffe in die Umwelt (wie z.B. Arzneimittel, Pestizide, oder Industriechemikalien): Quellen, Nachweis, Verbleib und die damit verbundenen Umweltbelastungen
  • Design nachhaltiger chemischer Stoffe  (Benign by Design)

Ergänzt werden die chemischen Fragestellungen durch im Sinne der Nachhaltigkeit über die eigentliche Chemie hinausgehende Fragen zur Nutzung von chemischen  Stoffen. Diese Aspekte werden interdisziplinär in Kooperation mit den anderen Instituten der Fakultät für Nachhaltigkeit an der Leuphana Universität bearbeitet.

  1. Chemosphere (Journal)

    Klaus Kümmerer (Editor)

    2010 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  2. Chemosphere (Journal)

    Daniel Pleißner (Reviewer)

    01.03.2016 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  3. CleanMed Europe - 2006

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    29.05.200631.05.2006

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. CLEAN - Soil, Air, Water (Journal)

    Klaus Kümmerer (Editor)

    20072011

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  5. CLEAN - Soil, Air, Water (Journal)

    Oliver Olsson (Reviewer)

    20112013

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  6. Common German-Hungarian Education for Environment and Climate Protection

    Michael Palocz-Andresen (Lecturer)

    03.12.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  7. Comparing responses of carbon dyamics to elevated atmosperic CO2 concentrations in arable crop rotations in Germany and China

    Katia Heiduk (Speaker), Andreas Siegfried Pacholski (Speaker), Rainer Martens (Speaker), Hans Joachim Weigel (Speaker) & Jianguo Zhu (Speaker)

    16.07.200719.07.2007

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Conception of a heat storage system for household applications

    Thomas Osterland (Speaker), Holger Urs Rammelberg (Speaker), Thomas Rönnebeck (Speaker), Kokouvi Edem N'Tsoukpoe (Speaker), Armand Fopah Lele (Speaker), Kristina Weist (Speaker), Christian Rohde (Speaker), Kathrin Korhammer (Speaker), Oliver Opel (Speaker) & Wolfgang Ruck (Speaker)

    12.11.201214.11.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. Conceptual and Inclusive Chemistry Learning – A Contradiction

    Simone Abels (Lecturer)

    09.09.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  10. Conference of the European Science Education Research Association 2017

    Elisabeth Hofer (Participant)

    21.08.201725.08.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch