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
SCHULE INKLUSIVE AUGENMERKKINDER - Die aktive Beziehungsarbeit der Pädagoginnen und Pädagogen als zentraler Baustein für eine erfolgreiche Lern- und Entwicklungsbegleitung von Augenmerkkindern in einer inklusiven Schule
Abels, S. (Project staff)
01.11.12 → 31.10.14
Project: Practical Project
TR_Zusatz von Kreide in Kläranlagen
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)
15.11.12 → 25.06.13
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Micropollutants in Greywater: Personal care products (PCPs) as source for micropollutants in Greywater – Identification, quantification and on-site treatment. /
Olsson, O. (Project manager, academic), Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic), Friedler, E. (Partner), Dubwoski, Y. (Project manager, academic) & Jentzsch, F. (Project staff)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
03.12.12 → 31.07.16
Project: Research
Multiple Representations in Science Education
Niebert, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.02.13 → …
Project: Research
TEMI: Teaching Enquriy with Mysteries Incorporated
Lembens, A. (Project manager, academic) & Abels, S. (Project staff)
01.02.13 → 31.07.16
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Diversität willkommen heißen im naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht
Abels, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.03.13 → 31.01.16
Project: Research
Influence of degradation-resistent antibiotics and their transformation products from veterinary medicine on herbivorous and nectarivorous insects
Bolek, R. (Project manager, academic), Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic), Klein, A.-M. (Project manager, academic), Leonhardt, S. (Project manager, academic) & Pufal, G. (Project manager, academic)
01.03.13 → 28.02.14
Project: Research
Degradation of emerging contaminants by advanced oxidation technologies: Kinetics, identification of degradation products and assessment of biodegradability and toxicology
Wilde, M. L. (Project manager, academic)
04.04.13 → 31.03.15
Project: Research
Aufbau einer Videodatenbank mit Unterrichtssequenzen zum Umgang mit Heterogenität im Unterricht
Niebert, K. (Project manager, academic) & Paulicke, P. (Project manager, academic)
01.05.13 → …
Project: Dissertation project
TM 1.3 C FuE-Projekt 14: Nutzung von Chemieinformatikmodellen zur Entwicklung und Optimierung chemischer Produkte
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)
Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank
01.07.13 → 31.12.15
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Sustainable biorefinery concept based on microalgal biomass produced from mixed food waste hydrolysate
Pleißner, D. (Project manager, academic)
01.08.13 → 31.07.14
Project: Research
Problemstoffe in Oberflächengewässern
Ruck, W. (Project manager, academic)
Lower Saxony Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation Agency
01.07.14 → 20.07.15
Project: Research
Reversible Reaktionen anorganischer Salze mit Alkoholen zur Wärmespeicherung
Ruck, W. (Project manager, academic)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.07.14 → 30.06.16
Project: Research
Biozide im Haushalt - Anwendungsmuster und Einträge ins Abwasser
Wieck, S. (Project manager, academic), Olsson, O. (Project manager, academic) & Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.14 → 31.08.17
Project: Dissertation project
Model adaptation and study site determination for environmental fate research of veterinary antibiotics in Lüneburg
Gaßmann, M. (Project manager, academic) & Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.14 → 30.04.15
Project: Research
KFP Betablocker: Abbaubare Betablocker
Leder, C. (Project staff), Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic) & Rastogi, T. (Project staff)
01.10.14 → 30.06.15
Project: Research
Didactic reconstruction of the energy transition
Hüfner, S. K. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.14 → 24.07.20
Project: Dissertation project
KLÖN: Kooperative Lösungsansätze zur nachhaltigen Verminderung der Belastung von Oberflächengewässern mit Veterinärarzneimitteln im Einzugsgebiet der Talsperre Haltern
Olsson, O. (Project manager, academic) & Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.14 → 31.01.18
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
DBU Antibiotikum: Entwicklung eines umweltverträglichen Antibiotikums
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic), Leder, C. (Project staff) & Rastogi, T. (Project staff)
German Federal Environmental Foundation
01.11.14 → 30.04.18
Project: Research
Time matters. Unlocking the transformative potential of strategic approaches towards a more sustainable metal use
Weiser, A. (Project manager, academic), Lang, D. J. (Project staff) & Kümmerer, K. (Project staff)
01.01.15 → 31.03.19
Project: Dissertation project
The lipidome of the pellicle and the role of lipids for the dynamic process of initial biofilm formation in situ.
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic), Hannig, C. (Project manager, academic), Hannig, M. (Project manager, academic) & Reich, M. (Project manager, academic)
11.01.15 → 10.01.18
Project: Research
MUTReWa: Measures for a more sustainable management of pesticides and their transformation products within a regional water management
Olsson, O. (Project manager, academic) & Kümmerer, K. (Coordination)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.04.15 → 31.05.18
Project: Research
PharmCycle
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic) & Floeter, C. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.15 → 31.08.23
Project: Other
Problemstoffe in Oberflächengewässern 2
Scheringer, M. (Project manager, academic)
Lower Saxony Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation Agency
01.07.15 → 31.12.16
Project: Other
Wasser-Ressourcenpreis 2015
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.08.15 → 31.12.19
Project: Other
Single-Quadrupol-Massenspektrometer
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
07.09.15 → 07.07.17
Project: Other
Bridging The Great Divide in Sustainability Science: Bridging The Great Divide in Sustainability Science: Linking High-Performance Modeling and Transition Experiments to Foster Transformational Change Towards Sustainability
Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic), Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic), von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic), Forrest, N. (Project staff), Engler, J.-O. (Project staff), Zimmermann, H. (Project staff), Wiek, A. (Project manager, academic), Laubichler, M. (Project manager, academic), Ghosh, A. (Project staff), Reich, M. (Project staff), John, B. (Project staff) & Feller, R. L. (Project staff)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.06.16 → 30.09.19
Project: Research
Untersuchungen zum Abbau siliziumorganischer Verbindungen mithilfe von Labor-Experimenten
Grabitz, E. (Project staff), Olsson, O. (Project manager, academic) & Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.16 → 30.11.20
Project: Dissertation project
Lehreinheiten Basiskompetenzen Inklusion in den Fachdidaktiken (Erste Förderphase)
Besser, M. (Project manager, academic), Abels, S. (Partner), Ahlers, M. (Partner), Greve, S. (Project staff), Leiss, D. (Partner), Süßenbach, J. (Partner) & Troll, B. (Project staff)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.12.16 → 31.01.18
Project: Research
PoST: Processes of Sustainability Transformation (Promotionskolleg)
Barth, M. (Project manager, academic), Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Coordination), Fischer, D. (Partner), Halberstadt, J. (Partner), Schaltegger, S. (Partner), Leventon, J. (Partner), Heinrichs, H. (Partner), Lang, D. J. (Partner), Wiek, A. (Partner), Kümmerer, K. (Partner), von Wehrden, H. (Partner), Vilsmaier, U. (Partner), Rodriguez Aboytes, J. G. (Project staff), Pöggel, K. (Project staff), Hübel, C. (Project staff), Buhr, M. (Project staff), Beyers, F. (Project staff), Laudan, J. (Project staff), Albrecht, S. (Project staff), Weber, H. (Project staff), Rathgens, J. (Project staff), Keβler, L. (Project staff), Hilser, S. (Project staff) & Juarez Bourke, S. (Project staff)
08.12.16 → 31.12.21
Project: Research
Benign by design: Entwicklung von nachhaltigen Inhibitoren der bakteriellen Topoisomerase II und Topoisomerase IV
Suk, M. (Project manager, academic) & Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.17 → 31.10.20
Project: Dissertation project
Teach about US: Educational Outreach Project - Bridging the American Studies and Science Classrooms: Going Green Meets STEM
Schmidt, T. (Project manager, academic), Kaliampos, J. (Project staff), Abels, S. (Partner) & Hüfner, S. K. (Project staff)
24.02.17 → 30.09.18
Project: Practical Project
A simple process for the decentralized utilization of biogenic residues
Peinemann, J. (Project manager, academic) & Pleißner, D. (Project manager, academic)
01.06.17 → 31.05.20
Project: Research
Inventarisierung funktionallisierter Molekülle in hydrolysierten organischen Reststoffen
Pleißner, D. (Project manager, academic)
01.06.17 → 30.06.18
Project: Research
Konzentrationen, Quellen und Senken ausgewählter Mikroverunreinigungen im Oberflächengewässer der Wietze
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic), Palm, W.-U. (Project staff) & Schaffer, M. (Partner)
Lower Saxony Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation Agency
01.07.17 → 31.01.19
Project: Other
Science Blog der Schreibwerkstatt MINT der Uni Bremen
Rodenhauser, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.07.17 → 01.10.18
Project: Practical Project
Internationales Kooperationszentrum Nachhaltige Chemie ISC3
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.17 → 30.11.20
Project: Other
Our common future: Biokunststoffe = umweltfreundlich?
Abels, S. (Project manager, academic), Pleißner, D. (Project manager, academic) & Reichelt, A. (Partner, non-academic)
16.10.17 → 31.01.20
Project: Practical Project
Lehreinheiten Basiskompetenzen Inklusion in den Fachdidaktiken (Zweite Förderphase)
Besser, M. (Project manager, academic), Abels, S. (Partner), Leiss, D. (Partner), Schmidt, T. (Partner), Süßenbach, J. (Partner), Greve, S. (Project staff) & Troll, B. (Project staff)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.12.17 → 31.03.19
Project: Research
Nawi-In: Naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht inklusiv gestalten - Kompetenzentwicklung von Lehramtsstudierenden für und mit der Praxis
Abels, S. (Project manager, academic), Barth, M. (Project manager, academic), Egger, D. (Project staff), Brauns, S. (Project staff) & Sellin, K. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.04.18 → 30.09.21
Project: Research
RHODOLIVE: Biovalorization Of Olive Mill Wastewater To Microbial Lipids And Other Products via Rhodotorula Glutinis Fermentation
Pleißner, D. (Project manager, academic) & Lindner, A. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.06.18 → 30.11.21
Project: Research
Professionalisierung von Lehramtsstudierenden für den inklusiven naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht
Brauns, S. (Project manager, academic)
15.08.18 → …
Project: Dissertation project
FoodLabHome
Abels, S. (Project manager, academic) & Pleißner, D. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.18 → 30.09.21
Project: Research
SusChemTunisia: Sustainable Chemistry for a Sustainable Agriculture
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic), Olsson, O. (Coordination) & Mahjoub, B. (Partner)
01.10.18 → 31.01.19
Project: Research
Nachhaltiges Wirkstoffdesign - Herstellung und Untersuchung von bioabbaubaren, nicht persistenten, pharmakogologisch aktiven Antibiotika-Derivaten
Lorenz, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.11.18 → …
Project: Dissertation project
NAVEBGO: Eine Strategie zur NAchhaltigen VErringerung des Biozideintrags in das Grundwasser am Oberrhein
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic) & Olsson, O. (Project staff)
01.01.19 → 30.09.22
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Methoden zur Anwendbarkeit des Benign by Design Konzepts für die biologische Abbaubarkeit in der Umwelt am Beispiel der ionischen Flüssigkeiten
Amsel, A.-K. (Project staff) & Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.19 → 03.12.24
Project: Dissertation project
Altes Land: Pestizide und Biozide in Beregnungsteichen im Alten Land
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic), Olsson, O. (Project staff) & Palm, W.-U. (Project staff)
Lower Saxony Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation Agency
01.04.19 → 30.06.21
Project: Research
Science Blog Lüneburg
Rodenhauser, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.19 → …
Project: Practical Project
Umweltverträgliches Rodentizid
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.06.19 → 30.11.20
Project: Research