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
  1. 2015
  2. Assessment of the biodegradability and ecotoxicity of the anti-cancer drug Imatinib Mesylate after UV and simulated sunlight irradiation treatments

    Lutterbeck, C. (presenter)

    03.05.201507.05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  3. Assessment of the biodegradability and ecotoxicity of the anticancer drug Imatinib Mesylate after UV and simulated sunlight irradiation treatments

    Lutterbeck, C. A. (Speaker), Baginska, E. (Speaker) & Machado, E. L. (Speaker)

    03.05.201507.05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. Households as important source of biocidal active substances in influents of sewage treatment plants

    Wieck, S. (presenter)

    03.05.201507.05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  5. PRIORITIZATION OF VETERINARY ANTIBIOTICS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS USING A SIMPLE SCREENING APPROACH

    Menz, J. (presenter)

    03.05.201507.05.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  6. 8th International Conference on Biobased Materials - 2015

    Pleißner, D. (Speaker)

    30.04.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  7. Green hotels: Use of food waste derived from hotels and restaurants for the production of sustainable and biodegradable consumables.

    Pleißner, D. (Lecturer)

    14.04.201516.04.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Green Hotels: Use of food waste derived from hotels and restaurants for the production of sustainable and biodegradable consumables.

    Pleißner, D. (Speaker) & Venus, J. (Speaker)

    14.04.201516.04.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. Forschendes Lernen im Chemieunterricht

    Abels, S. (Lecturer)

    09.04.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  10. ANAKON 2015

    Mahmoud, W. M. M. (presenter)

    23.03.201526.03.2015

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. LC-MS identification of the photo-transformation products of desipramine with studying the effect of different environmental variables on the kinetics of their formation

    Khaleel, N. D. H. (Speaker), Olsson, O. (Speaker) & Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    23.03.201526.03.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  12. Forschendes Lernen im Chemieunterricht – warum und wie? mit Sandra Puddu

    Abels, S. (Lecturer)

    26.02.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  13. Bioenergy Research (Journal)

    Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)

    01.02.2015 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  14. Erschließung unkonventioneller Lagerstätten durch „Hydraulic Fracturing“

    Olsson, O. (Lecturer)

    07.01.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  15. Biochemical Engineering Journal (Journal)

    Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)

    01.01.2015 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  16. Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall e. V. (External organisation)

    Olsson, O. (Member)

    2015 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsTransfer

  17. 2014
  18. Transformationsprodukte von Pestiziden- Entstehung, Gefährdungspotential und Umweltverhalten

    Olsson, O. (Lecturer)

    08.12.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  19. Scaffolding diverse chemistry education classes

    Abels, S. (Lecturer)

    05.12.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  20. Fostering R&D-cooperations between German and Russian stakeholders in the bioeconomy, especially in the industrial biotech area

    Pleißner, D. (Speaker)

    04.12.201406.12.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  21. 32. Allergiesymposium der Norddeutschen Arbeitsgemeinschaft Pädiatrische Pneumologie und Allergologie e.V. - Nappa 2014

    Kümmerer, K. (presenter)

    22.11.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  22. Forum der Deutschen Phosphor-Plattform - DPP 2014

    Kümmerer, K. (presenter)

    21.11.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  23. Konferenz Nachhaltige Entwicklung – eine Frage der richtigen Chemie?

    Kümmerer, K. (Participant)

    12.11.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  24. 35th Annual Meeting of SETAC North America

    Herrmann, M. (presenter)

    09.11.201413.11.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  25. Molecules: a journal of synthetic organic and natural product chemistry (Journal)

    Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)

    01.11.2014 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  26. Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung, Modul 2 in der Fortbildungsreihe Das Leben gestalten lernen: Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung in der Schule 1.-6. Klasse

    Hüfner, S. (Participant)

    10.10.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsEducation

  27. Developing the ‘Benign by Design’ Approach for a Rational Design of Green Derivatives of b -Blockers: Propranolol as an Example

    Rastogi, T. (presenter)

    30.09.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  28. Eine Podiumsdiskussion zu Fracking

    Olsson, O. (Panel participant)

    30.09.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  29. Rational Design of Green, (Bio) Degradable β Adrenergic Receptor Blocker Derivatives through Non - Targeted Synthesis: Atenolol as an Example

    Kümmerer, K. (presenter), Rastogi, T. (presenter) & Leder, C. (presenter)

    28.09.201430.09.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  30. 4th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN CHEMISTRY FOR ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT - GREENCHEM 2014

    Kümmerer, K. (Keynote speaker)

    25.09.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  31. Forschendes Lernen im Chemieunterricht einer inklusiven Schule

    Abels, S. (Lecturer)

    17.09.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  32. Degradation-resistant antibiotics delay germination and growth of two crop plant species

    Bolek, R. (Coauthor)

    09.09.201413.09.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  33. 50th Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology - EUROTOX 2014

    Lutterbeck, C. (presenter)

    07.09.201410.09.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  34. Limnology and Oceanography (Journal)

    Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)

    01.09.2014 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  35. Aerobic biodegradability assessment of Cefazolin and its phototransformation products

    Ahmed, W. M. M. M. (Speaker) & Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    31.08.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  36. Photodegradation of chlorprothixene in aqueous medium: identification, biodegradation, and toxicity assessment of the formed transformation products

    Khaleel, N. D. H. (Speaker), Ahmed, W. M. M. M. (Speaker), Leder, C. (Speaker), Olsson, O. (Speaker) & Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)

    31.08.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  37. QSPR MODELS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL FATE ASSESSMENT AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED CHEMICAL COMPANIES

    Ahmed, W. M. M. M. (Speaker), Leder, C. (Speaker), Rücker, C. (Speaker), Kümmerer, K. (Speaker) & Schwartz, D. (Speaker)

    31.08.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  38. 99th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America - ESA 2014

    Bolek, R. (Coauthor)

    13.08.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  39. Journal of Technology Innovations in Renewable Energy (Journal)

    Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)

    01.08.2014 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  40. 7th European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and the Biobased Economy - EFIB 2014

    Pleißner, D. (Participant)

    01.07.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  41. The Best of the Rest

    Pleißner, D. (presenter)

    01.07.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  42. 2nd International Conference of Recycling and Reuse - R&R 2014

    Herrmann, M. (presenter)

    04.06.201406.06.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  43. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (Journal)

    Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)

    01.06.2014 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  44. Genotoxicity and ecotoxicity screening of photolytic mixtures from the selective β1-receptor blockers Atenolol and Metoprolol

    Schneider, M. (presenter)

    11.05.201415.05.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  45. Initial microbial ecotoxicitiy assessment of thioridazine, thioridazine 5-sulfoxide and photolytic mixtures of thioridazine

    Menz, J. (presenter)

    11.05.201415.05.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  46. Qualitative Environmental Risk Assessment of Photolytic Transformation Products (TPs) of Iodinated X-ray Contrast Media (ICM): Diatrizoic acid

    Rastogi, T. (presenter)

    11.05.201415.05.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  47. 2nd International Conference on Recycling and Reuse 2014

    Wilde, M. L. (presenter)

    04.05.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  48. International Journal of Environmental Protection (Journal)

    Pleißner, D. (Reviewer)

    01.05.2014 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  49. Schöns "reflective practitioner" als Leitfigur einer reflexiven LehrerInnenbildung? Ein Streitgespräch

    Abels, S. (Lecturer)

    25.02.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  50. 20th Anniversary Workshop on "Environmental Science and Technology for Sustainable Development"

    Pleißner, D. (presenter)

    25.01.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  51. 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)

    25.01.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  52. Erschließung unkonventioneller Lagerstätten durch „Hydraulic Fracturing“ und möglicher Gefährdungspunkte

    Olsson, O. (Lecturer)

    23.01.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  53. Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik e.V. (External organisation)

    Stinken-Rösner, L. (Member)

    2014 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  54. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (Journal)

    Gaßmann, M. (Reviewer)

    2014 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  55. 2013
  56. 34th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America- SETAC 2013

    Kümmerer, K. (Participant)

    17.11.201321.11.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  57. 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)

    17.11.201321.11.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  58. SETAC North America 34th Annual Meeting

    Gutowski, L. (Speaker), Olsson, O. (Coauthor), Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor) & Gutowski, L. (presenter)

    17.11.201321.11.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  59. SETAC North America 34th Annual Meeting

    Baginska, E. (Speaker), Olsson, O. (Coauthor) & Kümmerer, K. (Coauthor)

    17.11.201321.11.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  60. 1st International Conference on Beneficial Uses of Algal Biomass - ICBUAB 2013

    Pleißner, D. (presenter)

    05.11.201308.11.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  61. A biorefinery concept: Utilization of food waste

    Pleißner, D. (Lecturer)

    29.10.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  62. Forschendes Lernen mit allen SchülerInnen? Eine Aktionsforschungsstudie

    Abels, S. (Lecturer)

    23.10.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  63. Sustainability on Campus - Overview, Implementation and Outlook

    Opel, O. (Speaker), Werner, K. (Coauthor), Brüggen, I. (Coauthor) & Ruck, W. (Coauthor)

    23.10.201325.10.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsResearch

  64. PhytoRet Teningen Meeting

    Gutowski, L. (presenter)

    11.10.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  65. 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)

    06.10.201307.10.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  66. Forschendes Lernen mit allen SchülerInnen? Eine Aktionsforschungsstudie

    Abels, S. (Lecturer)

    05.10.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  67. 10th Task 42/29 Experts Meeting - 2013

    Rammelberg, H. U. (Participant)

    02.10.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  68. Relevance of selected health institutions on the impact of pharmaceuticals to the environment

    Herrmann, M. (Speaker)

    24.09.201325.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsResearch

  69. Forschendes Lernen in der Schule – ein hochschuldidaktisches Konzept

    Abels, S. (Lecturer)

    11.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsEducation

  70. 3rd IMPRES Symposium 2013

    Rammelberg, H. U. (Speaker)

    06.09.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  71. Inquiry-based Learning Environment to Welcome the Diversity of a Chemistry Class

    Abels, S. (Lecturer)

    03.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  72. 6th International Conference on Pesiticide Behviour in Soils, Water and Air - 2013

    Kümmerer, K. (Participant)

    02.09.201304.09.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  73. Conference on Pesiticide Behviour in Soils, Water and Air

    Ulrich, U. (Speaker) & Olsson, O. (Coauthor)

    02.09.201304.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  74. Unkonventionelle Gaslagerstätten und Gasförderung unter Einsatz der Hydraulic Fracturing Technologie

    Olsson, O. (Oral presentation)

    14.08.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  75. BIT's 2nd Annual International Congress of Algae - AICA 2013

    Pleißner, D. (Chair)

    01.08.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  76. BIT's 2nd Annual International Congress of Algae - AICA 2013

    Pleißner, D. (Speaker)

    01.08.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  77. Erdgasgewinnung durch "Fracking": Erschließung unkonventioneller Lagerstätten durch„Hydraulic Fracturing“

    Olsson, O. (Oral presentation)

    31.07.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  78. Post Conference Worskhop Pharmaceutical residues - 2013

    Weiss, J. (Speaker), Kümmerer, K. (Speaker), Bolek, R. (Speaker), Boireau, V. (Speaker), Roig, B. (Speaker) & Lamoree, M. (Speaker)

    05.07.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  79. 14th International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment - EuCheMS 2013

    Kümmerer, K. (presenter)

    25.06.201328.06.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  80. 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)

    16.06.201320.06.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  81. A screening biodegradation Water Sediment Test

    Kümmerer, K. (presenter), Baginska, E. (Coauthor) & Haiß, A. (Coauthor)

    03.06.201304.06.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  82. 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)

    03.06.201304.06.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  83. 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)

    03.06.201304.06.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  84. 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)

    03.06.201304.06.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  85. 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)

    12.05.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  86. Science Slam der Messe New Energy - 2013

    Bolek, R. (Speaker)

    22.03.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  87. 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)

    03.03.201308.03.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  88. Leptothrix discophora: How bacterial MnO2 oxidises iron

    Eggerichs, T. (Speaker), Opel, O. (Speaker), Otte, T. (Speaker) & Ruck, W. (Speaker)

    03.03.201308.03.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  89. Tagung der Evangelischen Akademie Tutzing "Strategische Metalle für die Energiewende" - 2013

    Kümmerer, K. (presenter)

    25.02.201326.02.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  90. International Energy Agency - Solar Heating & Cooling Programme (External organisation)

    Rammelberg, H. U. (Member)

    01.01.2013 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  91. 2012
  92. 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Pharmacy - 2012

    Logunova, E. (presenter)

    19.11.201220.11.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch