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
Biologische Abbaubarkeit von chemischen Stoffen
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.07.19 → 31.12.19
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Biologische Abbaubarkeit von chemischen Stoffen
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.19 → 31.03.20
Project: Other
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
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
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
Circular EURO 2024
Süßenbach, J. (Project manager, academic), Schröder, S. (Project staff), Greve, S. (Project staff) & Abels, S. (Project staff)
25.10.22 → 30.06.25
Project: Research
KUNTIKUM: Climate trends and sustainable development of tourism in coastal and low mountain range regions
Kreilkamp, E. (Project manager, academic), Möller, A. (Project manager, academic), Heinrichs, H. (Partner), Burandt, S. (Project staff) & Schulz, D. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.10.06 → 31.12.09
Project: Research
REMOTIVE: Complementary use of mechanical, physical and chemical technologies for the development of comparative recycling concepts for complex plastic-based automotive components
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic) & Endres, H.-J. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.23 → 30.09.27
Project: Research
Conceptual Change by Metaphorical Change
Niebert, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.02.11 → …
Project: Research
Lipidprofil: Das Lipidprofil des initialen oralen Biofilms - Charakterisierung und prophylaktische Modifikation
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic) & Reich, M. (Project staff)
01.11.10 → 16.07.13
Project: Research