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. Tag der Umwelt - 2009

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    05.06.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  2. Tagung der Evangelischen Akademie Tutzing "Strategische Metalle für die Energiewende" - 2013

    Klaus Kümmerer (presenter)

    25.02.201326.02.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  3. Tagung der Gesellschaft für Empirische Bildungsforschung - GEBF 2018

    Bianka Troll (Speaker), Michael Besser (Speaker), Simone Abels (Speaker), Steffen Greve (Speaker) & Jessica Süßenbach (Speaker)

    16.02.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. Tagung der Gesellschaft für Fachdidaktiken - GFD 2017

    Bianka Troll (Speaker), Michael Besser (Speaker), Simone Abels (Speaker), Steffen Greve (Speaker) & Jessica Süßenbach (Speaker)

    27.09.201729.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  5. Tailor-made bio-based ingredients for a competitive bioeconomy 2

    Daniel Pleißner (Reviewer)

    24.10.2018

    Activity: Other expert activitiesPeer review of project proposalsResearch

  6. Teachers' beliefs about and dispositions towards Inquiry-based Learning

    Elisabeth Hofer (presenter), Brigitte Koliander (Coauthor) & Sandra Puddu (Coauthor)

    05.11.2020

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  7. Teachers beliefs and goals concerning inquiry-based science

    Elisabeth Hofer (Speaker), Brigitte Koliander (Coauthor) & Sandra Puddu (Coauthor)

    01.09.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

    Matthias Gaßmann (Visiting researcher)

    02.201004.2010

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  9. TEMI Congress 2016

    Elisabeth Hofer (Participant)

    14.04.201617.04.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  10. TEMI: Ein Fortbildungsprogramm für NaturwissenschaftslehrerInnen

    Sandra Puddu (Speaker), Anja Lembens (Speaker) & Simone Abels (Speaker)

    14.09.201517.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  11. The Arctic as a messenger for global processes – climate change and pollution 2011

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    03.05.201106.05.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. The Best of the Rest

    Daniel Pleißner (presenter)

    01.07.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  13. The bumpy road from investigation to knowledge

    Elisabeth Hofer (presenter) & Anja Lembens (Coauthor)

    01.06.201803.06.2018

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  14. The concept of a sustainable use of biocidal active substances – applied to rodenticides

    Stefanie Wieck (presenter)

    14.05.201717.05.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  15. The ecological consequences of Chernobyl

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    05.09.201107.09.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  16. The effects of drugs on the environment-ecopharmacology.

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    24.06.200328.06.2003

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  17. The environmental impact of pharmaceuticals: from the problem to the solution – green pharmacy.

    Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)

    19.02.200820.02.2008

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch