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
- 100% EE-Region: 100% erneuerbare-Energie-Region Landkreis und Hansestadt Lüneburg- Ruck, W. (Project manager, academic) - 29.06.11 → 20.04.15 - 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 
- Analyse und Szenarien zur globalen Landnutzung - Teilleistung zum F&E-Vorhaben "Ressourceneffiziente Flächennutzung - Organisation eines Global Sustainable Landuse Standard (GSLS)" des Umweltbundesamts- Ruck, W. (Project manager, academic) - 01.10.11 → 31.12.14 - Project: Transfer (R&D project) 
- Analytische Methoden, Konzentrationen und Persistenz ausgewählter Pharmazeutika gegen die Coronavirusinfektion Covid-19 in niedersächsischen Oberflächengewässern- Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic) - Lower Saxony Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation Agency - 01.05.22 → 31.01.24 - Project: Research 
- RUBIN: Anwendung von Reinigungswänden, Teilprojekt 3: Standortübergreifende Untersuchungen zur Langzeit - Retardation von BTEX, PAK, Hetero-PAK und Cyaniden in Aktivkohle-Reinigungswänden an ehemaligen Gaswerkstandorten- Ruck, W. (Project manager, academic), Mänz, J. S. (Project staff) & Palm, W.-U. (Project staff) - Federal Ministry of Education and Research - 01.08.06 → 31.12.10 - Project: Research 
- 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 
- 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 
- PlanFoL: Auf die Planung kommt es an (PlanFoL)- Abels, S. (Project manager, academic) & Hofer, E. (Project manager, academic) - 01.01.23 → 30.06.26 - Project: Research 
- NSO-Heterocyclen: Bedeutung von Punktquellen auf die Konzentration der NSO-Heterocyclen in Oberflächengewässern - Untersuchungen in der Fuhse am ehemaligen Hüttenwerk in Groß Ilsede- Ruck, W. (Project manager, academic), Mänz, J. S. (Project staff), Palm, W.-U. (Project staff) & Steffen, D. (Partner, non-academic) - Lower Saxony Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation Agency - 01.05.11 → 20.12.12 - 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 
