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.
Main research areas
Key topics of our research field are as follows:
- Sustainable Chemistry and Sustainable Pharmacy
- Inclusive science education
- Efficient use of biogenic resources
- 2014
Schöns "reflective practitioner" als Leitfigur einer reflexiven LehrerInnenbildung? Ein Streitgespräch
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
25.02.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Environmental fate modelling of pesticide transformation products at catchment scale – progress and limitations
Gaßmann, M. (Lecturer)
14.02.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
20th Anniversary Workshop on "Environmental Science and Technology for Sustainable Development"
Pleißner, D. (presenter)
25.01.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Valorisation of food waste for sustainable production of chemicals, materials and fuels
Pleissner, D. (Speaker), Karmee, S. K. (Speaker), Lam, W. C. (Speaker), Ariful, H. M. (Speaker), Hu, Y. (Speaker), Arancon, R. (Speaker), Kwan, T. H. (Speaker), Lau, K. Y. (Speaker) & Lin, C. S. K. (Speaker)
25.01.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Erschließung unkonventioneller Lagerstätten durch „Hydraulic Fracturing“ und möglicher Gefährdungspunkte
Olsson, O. (Lecturer)
23.01.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik e.V. (External organisation)
Stinken-Rösner, L. (Member)
2014 → …Activity: Membership › Learned societies and special interest organisations › Research
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (Journal)
Gaßmann, M. (Reviewer)
2014 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
- 2013
34th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America- SETAC 2013
Kümmerer, K. (Participant)
17.11.2013 → 21.11.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Environmental fate of S-metolachlor in its pure form and as a part of commercial product - Mercantor Gold®: biodegradation and sorption onto sediment
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker), Baginska, E. (Speaker), Gutowski, L. (Speaker) & Haiß, A. (Speaker)
17.11.2013 → 21.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
SETAC North America 34th Annual Meeting
Gutowski, L. (Speaker), Olsson, O. (Coauthor), Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor) & Gutowski, L. (presenter)
17.11.2013 → 21.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
SETAC North America 34th Annual Meeting
Baginska, E. (Speaker), Olsson, O. (Coauthor) & Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor)
17.11.2013 → 21.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
1st International Conference on Beneficial Uses of Algal Biomass - ICBUAB 2013
Pleißner, D. (presenter)
05.11.2013 → 08.11.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
A biorefinery concept: Utilization of food waste
Pleißner, D. (Lecturer)
29.10.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Forschendes Lernen mit allen SchülerInnen? Eine Aktionsforschungsstudie
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
23.10.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Sustainability on Campus - Overview, Implementation and Outlook
Opel, O. (Speaker), Werner, K. (Coauthor), Brüggen, I. (Coauthor) & Ruck, W. (Coauthor)
23.10.2013 → 25.10.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
PhytoRet Teningen Meeting
Gutowski, L. (presenter)
11.10.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Personal care products as source for micropollutants in Greywater-Identification, quantification and on-site treatment
Olsson, O. (Speaker), Dubwoski, Y. (Speaker), Friedler, E. (Speaker) & Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
06.10.2013 → 07.10.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Forschendes Lernen mit allen SchülerInnen? Eine Aktionsforschungsstudie
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
05.10.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
10th Task 42/29 Experts Meeting - 2013
Rammelberg, H. U. (Participant)
02.10.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Relevance of selected health institutions on the impact of pharmaceuticals to the environment
Herrmann, M. (Speaker)
24.09.2013 → 25.09.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Abwässer aus „Hydraulic Fracturing“ und derzeitige Entsorgung: Informationsveranstaltung - Gastvortrag und Beratung: Gefahren des Frackings und der Verpressung von Lagerstättenwasser
Olsson, O. (Speaker)
16.09.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Forschendes Lernen in der Schule – ein hochschuldidaktisches Konzept
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
11.09.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Education
3rd IMPRES Symposium 2013
Rammelberg, H. U. (Speaker)
06.09.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Inquiry-based Learning Environment to Welcome the Diversity of a Chemistry Class
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
03.09.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
6th International Conference on Pesiticide Behviour in Soils, Water and Air - 2013
Kümmerer, K. (Participant)
02.09.2013 → 04.09.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Conference on Pesiticide Behviour in Soils, Water and Air
Ulrich, U. (Speaker) & Olsson, O. (Coauthor)
02.09.2013 → 04.09.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Unkonventionelle Gaslagerstätten und Gasförderung unter Einsatz der Hydraulic Fracturing Technologie
Olsson, O. (Oral presentation)
14.08.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
BIT's 2nd Annual International Congress of Algae - AICA 2013
Pleißner, D. (Chair)
01.08.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
BIT's 2nd Annual International Congress of Algae - AICA 2013
Pleißner, D. (Speaker)
01.08.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Erdgasgewinnung durch "Fracking": Erschließung unkonventioneller Lagerstätten durch„Hydraulic Fracturing“
Olsson, O. (Oral presentation)
31.07.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Post Conference Worskhop Pharmaceutical residues - 2013
Weiss, J. (Speaker), Kümmerer, K. (Speaker), Bolek, R. (Speaker), Boireau, V. (Speaker), Roig, B. (Speaker) & Lamoree, M. (Speaker)
05.07.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
14th International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment - EuCheMS 2013
Kümmerer, K. (presenter)
25.06.2013 → 28.06.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Photocatalytic degradation of Diclofenac observed transformation products and assessment of their toxicological impact
Leder, C. (Speaker), Kümmerer, K. (Speaker), Schmoock, C. (Speaker), Börnick, H. (Speaker) & Gravenhorst, O. (Speaker)
16.06.2013 → 20.06.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
A screening biodegradation Water Sediment Test
Kümmerer, K. (presenter), Baginska, E. (Coauthor) & Haiß, A. (Coauthor)
03.06.2013 → 04.06.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Biodegradability of cytostatic drugs: Cyclophosphamide, 5-Fluorouracil and Methotrexate and their photo-transformation resulting from treatment with UV and simulated sunlight radiation products in Closed Bottle Test
Kümmerer, K. (presenter), Baginska, E. (presenter) & Lutterbeck, C. (presenter)
03.06.2013 → 04.06.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Environmental fate of Methotrexate:photodegradation, biodegradability and mutagenicity assessment
Kümmerer, K. (presenter), Toolaram, A. P. (presenter), Baginska, E. (presenter), Lutterbeck, C. (presenter), Huynh, K. D. (presenter) & Schneider, M. (presenter)
03.06.2013 → 04.06.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Identification of photo-transformation products of ciprofloxacin and evaluation of their genotoxicity using in silco methods and in vitro assay
Kümmerer, K. (presenter), Haddad, T. (Coauthor), Toolaram, A. P. (Coauthor) & Leder, C. (presenter)
03.06.2013 → 04.06.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Removal of Methotrexate, 5-Fluorouracil and Cyclophosphamide from water by UV, UV/H2O2 and UV/Fe2+/H2O2 processe
Kümmerer, K. (presenter), Lutterbeck, C. (presenter), Bolek, R. (presenter) & Huynh, K. D. (presenter)
03.06.2013 → 04.06.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Biodegradability of cytostatic drugs:Cyclophosphamide, 5-Fluorouracil and Methotrexate and their photo-transformation resulting from treatment with UV and simulated sunlight radiation products in Closed Bottle Test
Baginska, E. (presenter), Kümmerer, K. (presenter) & Lutterbeck, C. (presenter)
02.06.2013 → 03.06.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Micro and macro scale behavior of thermochemical materials in pure and composite forms for thermal storage applications
N'Tsoukpoe, K. E. (Speaker), Rammelberg, H. U. (Speaker), Korhammer, K. (Speaker), Fopah Lele, A. (Speaker), Osterland, T. (Speaker) & Ruck, W. (Speaker)
12.05.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Science Slam der Messe New Energy - 2013
Bolek, R. (Speaker)
22.03.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Kinetics of biotic iron oxidation by Gallionella ferruginea spp. and catalytic activity of biogenic iron deposits
Opel, O. (Speaker), Eggerichs, T. (Speaker), Otte, T. (Speaker) & Ruck, W. (Speaker)
03.03.2013 → 08.03.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Leptothrix discophora: How bacterial MnO2 oxidises iron
Eggerichs, T. (Speaker), Opel, O. (Speaker), Otte, T. (Speaker) & Ruck, W. (Speaker)
03.03.2013 → 08.03.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Tagung der Evangelischen Akademie Tutzing "Strategische Metalle für die Energiewende" - 2013
Kümmerer, K. (presenter)
25.02.2013 → 26.02.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
International Energy Agency - Solar Heating & Cooling Programme (External organisation)
Rammelberg, H. U. (Member)
01.01.2013 → …Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Research
Beratung von Bürgerinitiativen zum Thema Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking): Vortrag zur Einführung ins Thema unkonventionelle Lagerstätten und hydraulic fracturing
Olsson, O. (Reviewer)
2013Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Transfer
- 2012
Fachreferent/Sachverständiger "Fracking": Fachgespräch in der Arbeitsgruppe „Fracking“ der Koalitionsfraktionen von CDU/CSU und FDP im Deutschen Bundestag zum Thema „Hydraulic Fracturing“
Olsson, O. (Reviewer)
14.12.2012Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Transfer
Modelling the fate and export of pesticides and their transformation products at catchment scale.: Vortrag auf Einladung des Projekts "EMPOWER Tunisia"
Gaßmann, M. (Lecturer)
09.12.2012 → 14.12.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
3rd International Conference on Sustainable Pharmacy - 2012
Logunova, E. (presenter)
19.11.2012 → 20.11.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Advances in large scale production of mircoalgae and mussels (Mytilus edulis)
Pleißner, D. (Lecturer)
19.11.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education