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
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The safe-and-sustainable-by-design concept: innovating towards a more sustainable future
Soeteman-Hernández, L. G., Apel, C., Nowack, B., Sudheshwar, A., Som, C., Huttunen-Saarivirta, E., Tenhunen-Lunkka, A., Scheper, J., Falk, A., Valsami-Jones, E., Rocca, C., Brennan, M., Igartua, A., Mendoza, G., Midander, K., Strömberg, E. & Kümmerer, K., 24.09.2024, In: Environmental Sustainability. 7, 3, p. 363-368 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The significance of different health institutions and their respective contributions of active pharmaceutical ingredients to wastewater
Herrmann, M., Olsson, O., Fiehn, R., Herrel, M. & Kümmerer, K., 01.12.2015, In: Environmental international. 85, p. 61-76 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The State of Multimedia Mass-Balance Modeling in Environmental science and decision-making
MacLeod, M., Scheringer, M., McKone, T. E. & Hungerbuhler, K., 15.11.2010, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 44, 22, p. 8360-8364 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Sustainability Balanced Scorecard as a Framework for Eco-Efficiency Analysis
Möller, A. & Schaltegger, S., 09.2005, In: Journal of Industrial Ecology. 9, 4, p. 73-83 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The ten principles of green sample preparation
López-Lorente, Á. I., Pena-Pereira, F., Pedersen-Bjergaard, S., Zuin, V. G., Ozkan, S. A. & Psillakis, E., 01.03.2022, In: TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 148, 10 p., 116530.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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The urgent need for designing greener drugs
Brodin, T., Bertram, M. G., Arnold, K. E., Boxall, A. B. A., Brooks, B. W., Cerveny, D., Jörg, M., Kidd, K. A., Lertxundi, U., Martin, J. M., May, L. T., McCallum, E. S., Michelangeli, M., Tyler, C. R., Wong, B. B. M., Kümmerer, K. & Orive, G., 08.2024, In: Nature Sustainability. 7, 8, p. 949-951 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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The use of a monolithic column to improve the simultaneous determination of caffeine, paracetamol, pseudoephedrine, aspirin, dextromethorphan, chlorpheniramine in pharmaceutical formulations by HPLC-A comparison with a conventional reversed-phase silica-based column
Hadad, G. M. & Mahmoud, W. M. M., 01.12.2011, In: Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies. 34, 20, p. 2516–2532 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Thinking Inclusive Science Education from two Perspectives: Inclusive Pedagogy and Science Education
Stinken-Rösner, L., Rott, L., Hundertmark, S., Baumann, T., Menthe, J., Hoffmann, T., Nehring, A. & Abels, S., 05.06.2020, In: RISTAL. 3, p. 30-45 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Three steps to a solar system: From 1% to 40% and 100%
Lehmann, H., 21.10.2013, Solar Power for the World: What You Wanted to Know about Photovoltaics. Palz, W. (ed.). Pan Stanford Publishing, p. 557-576 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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To separate or not to separate: what is necessary and enough for a green and sustainable extraction of bioactive compounds from Brazilian citrus waste
Zuin, V. G., Ramin, L. Z., Segatto, M. L., Stahl, A. M., Zanotti, K., Forim, M. R., da Silva, M. F. D. G. F. & Fernandes, J. B., 01.01.2021, In: Pure and Applied Chemistry. 93, 1, p. 13-27 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review