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.

 

 

Topics

Die Schwerpunkte von Forschung und Lehre orientieren sich am Lebenslauf chemischer Stoffe:

  • Stoffliche und energetische Ressourcen (Rohstoffe, Beitrag der Chemie zur nachhaltigen Energienutzung)
  • Nachhaltige Nutzung chemischer Stoffe und Produkte
  • Eintrag chemischer Stoffe in die Umwelt (wie z.B. Arzneimittel, Pestizide, oder Industriechemikalien): Quellen, Nachweis, Verbleib und die damit verbundenen Umweltbelastungen
  • Design nachhaltiger chemischer Stoffe  (Benign by Design)

Ergänzt werden die chemischen Fragestellungen durch im Sinne der Nachhaltigkeit über die eigentliche Chemie hinausgehende Fragen zur Nutzung von chemischen  Stoffen. Diese Aspekte werden interdisziplinär in Kooperation mit den anderen Instituten der Fakultät für Nachhaltigkeit an der Leuphana Universität bearbeitet.

  1. Scientific review articles › Research
  2. Published

    Consequences of nuclear accidents for biodiversity and ecosystem services

    von Wehrden, H., Fischer, J., Brandt, P., Wagner, V., Kümmerer, K., Kuemmerle, T., Nagel, A., Olsson, O. & Hostert, P., 01.04.2012, In: Conservation Letters. 5, 2, p. 81-89 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  3. Published

    Continuous pretreatment, hydrolysis, and fermentation of organic residues for the production of biochemicals

    Peinemann, J. C. & Pleißner, D., 01.2020, In: Bioresource Technology. 295, 8 p., 122256.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  4. Published

    Design of greener drugs: aligning parameters in pharmaceutical R&D and drivers for environmental impact

    Vidaurre, R., Bramke, I., Puhlmann, N., Owen, S. F., Angst, D., Moermond, C., Venhuis, B., Lombardo, A., Kümmerer, K., Sikanen, T., Ryan, J., Häner, A., Janer, G., Roggo, S. & Perkins, A. N., 01.07.2024, In: Drug Discovery Today. 29, 7, 10 p., 104022.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  5. Published

    Emerging risks from ballast water treatment: The run-up to the International Ballast Water Management Convention

    Werschkun, B., Banerji, S., Basurko, O. C., David, M., Fuhr, F., Gollasch, S., Grummt, T., Haarich, M., Jha, A. N., Kacan, S., Kehrer, A., Linders, J., Mesbahi, E., Pughiuc, D., Richardson, S. D., Schwarz-Schulz, B., Shah, A., Theobald, N., von Gunten, U., Wieck, S. & Höfer, T., 01.10.2014, In: Chemosphere. 112, p. 256-266 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  6. Published

    Energy transitions and national development indicators: A global review of nuclear energy production

    Gralla, F., Abson, D. J., Møller, A. P., Lang, D. J. & von Wehrden, H., 04.2017, In: Renewable & Sustainble Energy Reviews. 70, p. 1251-1265 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  7. Published

    Environmental chemistry of organosiloxanes

    Rücker, C. & Kümmerer, K., 14.01.2015, In: Chemical Reviews. 115, 1, p. 466-524 59 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  8. Published
  9. Published

    Environmental side effects of pharmaceutical cocktails: What we know and what we should know

    Vasquez, M. I., Lambrianides, A., Schneider, M., Kümmerer, K. & Fatta-Kassinos, D., 30.08.2014, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 279, p. 169-189 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  10. Published

    Exploring the planetary boundary for chemical pollution

    Diamond, M. L., de Wit, C. A., Molander, S., Scheringer, M., Backhaus, T., Lohmann, R., Arvidsson, R., Bergman, Å., Hauschild, M., Holoubek, I., Persson, L., Suzuki, N., Vighi, M. & Zetzsch, C., 01.05.2015, In: Environmental international. 78, p. 8 - 15 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  11. Published

    Flavonoids as biopesticides – Systematic assessment of sources, structures, activities and environmental fate

    Schnarr, L., Segatto, M. L., Olsson, O., Zuin, V. G. & Kümmerer, K., 10.06.2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 824, 153781.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  12. Published

    From a problem to a business opportunity-design of pharmaceuticals for environmental biodegradability

    Kümmerer, K., 06.2019, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 12, 4 p., 100136.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  13. Published

    Green and sustainable chemistry in Latin America: Which type of research is going on? And for what?

    Zuin, V. G., Stahl, A. M., Zanotti, K. & Segatto, M. L., 01.10.2020, In: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 25, 100379.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  14. Published

    Green and Sustainable Extraction of Proteins from Agro-industrial Waste: An Overview and a Closer Look to Latin America

    Segatto, M. L., Stahl, A. M., Zanotti, K. & Zuin, V. G., 01.10.2022, In: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 37, 100661.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  15. Published

    Green chemistry and the leisure industry: New business models for sustainability

    Pleissner, D., 12.2017, In: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 8, p. 1-4 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  16. Published

    GREENER Pharmaceuticals for More Sustainable Healthcare

    Moermond, C. T. A., Puhlmann, N., Brown, A. R., Owen, S. F., Ryan, J., Snape, J., Venhuis, B. J. & Kümmerer, K., 13.09.2022, In: Environmental Science and Technology Letters. 9, 9, p. 699-705 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  17. Published

    Improvement of GC sensitivity for polar and nonpolar PAHs by using a deactivated liner

    Meyer, D., Dressler, H. & Ruck, W., 02.2007, In: LC-GC North America. 25, 2, p. 180-190 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  18. Published

    Introduction to the challenges and chances regarding the utilization of nitrogen-rich by-products and waste streams

    Thielemann, A. K. & Pleissner, D., 01.06.2023, In: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 41, 100813.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  19. Published

    Lipids in preventive dentistry

    Kensche, A., Reich, M., Kümmerer, K., Hannig, M. & Hannig, C., 04.2013, In: Clinical Oral Investigations. 17, 3, p. 669-685 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  20. Accepted/In press
  21. Published

    Material circularity and the role of the chemical sciences as a key enabler of a sustainable post-trash age

    Matlin, S. A., Mehta, G., Hopf, H., Krief, A., Keßler, L. & Kümmerer, K., 01.09.2020, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 17, 11 p., 100312.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  22. Published

    Material utilization of organic residues

    Peinemann, J. & Pleißner, D., 01.02.2018, In: Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 184, 2, p. 733-745 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  23. Published

    Meat substitutes: Resource demands and environmental footprints

    Smetana, S., Ristic, D., Pleissner, D., Tuomisto, H. L., Parniakov, O. & Heinz, V., 01.03.2023, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 190, 12 p., 106831.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  24. Published

    Modeling and predicting aquatic aerobic biodegradation: a review from a user’s perspective.

    Rücker, C. & Kümmerer, K., 04.2012, In: Green Chemistry . 14, 4, p. 875-887 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  25. Published

    Plasmid DNA vaccines against cancer. Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte induction against tumor antigens

    Pavlenko, M., Leder, C. & Pisa, P., 01.06.2005, In: Expert Review of Vaccines. 4, 3, p. 315-327 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  26. Published

    Recent developments in microalgal conversion of organic-enriched waste streams

    Solovchenko, A., Lukyanov, A., Aswathanarayana, R. G., Pleissner, D. & Ambati, R. R., 08.2020, In: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 24, p. 61-66 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  27. Published

    Recent trends in green and sustainable chemistry: rethinking textile waste in a circular economy

    To, M. H., Uisan, K., Ok, Y. S., Pleißner, D. & Lin, C., 12.2019, In: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 20, p. 1-10 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  28. Published

    Recycling and reuse of food waste

    Pleißner, D., 10.2018, In: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 13, October 2018, p. 39-43 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  29. Published

    Reframing the Food–Biodiversity Challenge

    Fischer, J., Abson, D. J., Bergsten, A., Collier, N., Dorresteijn, I., Hanspach, J., Hylander, K., Schultner, J. & Senbeta, F., 05.2017, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 32, 5, p. 335-345 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  30. Published

    Rethinking Chemistry for a circular economy

    Kümmerer, K., Clark, J. & Zuin, V. G., 23.01.2020, In: Science. 367, 6476, p. 369 - 370 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  31. Published

    Safe-and-sustainable-by-design: State of the art approaches and lessons learned from value chain perspectives

    Apel, C., Kümmerer, K., Sudheshwar, A., Nowack, B., Som, C., Colin, C., Walter, L., Breukelaar, J., Meeus, M., Ildefonso, B., Petrovykh, D., Elyahmadi, C., Huttunen-Saarivirta, E., Dierckx, A., Devic, A. C., Valsami-Jones, E., Brennan, M., Rocca, C., Scheper, J., Strömberg, E. & Soeteman-Hernández, L. G., 01.02.2024, In: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 45, 16 p., 100876.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  32. Published

    Scope of the book wastewater reuse and current challenges

    Kümmerer, K., Dionysiou, D. D. & Fatta-Kassinos, D., 2016, In: Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. 44, p. 1-5 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  33. Published

    Status quo on identified transformation products of organic ultraviolet filters and their persistence

    Jentzsch, F., Kümmerer, K. & Olsson, O., 10.2023, In: International Journal of Cosmetic Science. 45, S1, p. 101-126 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  34. Published

    Techniques to Control Microbial Contaminants in Nonsterile Microalgae Cultivation

    Pleißner, D., Lindner, A. V. & Ambati, R. R., 01.12.2020, In: Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 192, 4, p. 1376-1385 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  35. Published

    The contribution of material circularity to sustainability—Recycling and reuse of textiles

    Keßler, L., Matlin, S. A. & Kümmerer, K., 01.12.2021, In: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 32, 10 p., 100535.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  36. Published

    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 contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  37. Published

    Towards the design of active pharmaceutical ingredients mineralizing readily in the environment

    Puhlmann, N., Mols, R., Olsson, O., Slootweg, J. C. & Kümmerer, K., 21.07.2021, In: Green Chemistry . 23, 14, p. 5006-5023 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  38. Published

    Transformation of Seafood Side-Streams and Residuals into Valuable Products

    Siddiqui, S. A., Schulte, H., Pleissner, D., Schönfelder, S., Kvangarsnes, K., Dauksas, E., Rustad, T., Cropotova, J., Heinz, V. & Smetana, S., 16.01.2023, In: Foods. 12, 2, 25 p., 422.

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  39. Published
  40. Published
  41. Published

    Umweltchemie 2007: Trendbericht

    Lammel, G., Feichter, J., Kurtenbach, R., Wiesen, P., Kreuzig, R., Mueller, S., Zachmann, D. W., Knocker, T., Lamshöft, M., Schaeffer, A., Endres, F., Goss, K-U., Palm, W-U. & Scheringer, M., 01.03.2008, In: Nachrichten aus der Chemie. 56, 3, p. 346-352 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  42. Published

    Utilization of organic residues using heterotrophic microalgae and insects

    Pleißner, D. & Rumpold, B. A., 01.02.2018, In: Waste Management. 72, p. 227-239 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  43. Published

    Utilization of phenolic compounds by microalgae

    Lindner, A. V. & Pleißner, D., 01.09.2019, In: Algal Research. 42, 101602.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  44. Published

    Utilization of protein-rich residues in biotechnological processes

    Pleissner, D. & Venus, J., 01.03.2016, In: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 100, 5, p. 2133-2140 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  45. Accepted/In press

    Valorization of faba bean (Vicia faba) by-products

    Krenz, L. M. M., Grebenteuch, S., Zocher, K., Rohn, S. & Pleissner, D., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  46. Published

    Valorization of industrial waste and by-product streams via fermentation for the production of chemicals and biopolymers

    Koutinas, A. A., Vlysidis, A., Pleissner, D., Kopsahelis, N., Lopez Garcia, I., Kookos, I. K., Papanikolaou, S., Kwan, T. H. & Lin, C. S. K., 21.04.2014, In: Chemical Society Reviews. 43, 8, p. 2587-2627 41 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  47. Published

    Valorization of landscape management grass

    Krenz, L. M. M. & Pleissner, D., 02.2024, In: Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 14, 3, p. 2889-2905 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  48. Published

    Valorization of organic residues for the production of added value chemicals: A contribution to the bio-based economy

    Pleissner, D., Qi, Q., Gao, C., Rivero, C. P., Webb, C., Lin, C. S. K. & Venus, J., 15.12.2016, In: Biochemical Engineering Journal. 116, p. 3-16 14 p.

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  49. Conference abstract in journal › Research › Not peer-reviewed
  50. Published

    aCD133-GPVI: A bifunctional protein for imroved stent performance and endothelial regeneration

    Baumer, Y., Leder, C., Schönberger, T., Ziegler, M., Filzmayer, C., Bühring, H-J. & Gawaz, M., 2011, In: Tissue Engineering Part A. 17, 3/4, p. 554 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearch

  51. Conference abstract in journal › Research › Peer-reviewed
  52. Published

    1002 Pharmacokinetic studies on a novel HBV entry inhibitor Myrcludex B demonstrate HBV-receptor expression in rodents and dogs but not in cynomolgus monkeys

    Schieck, A., Meier, A., Alexandrov, A., Leder, C., Romeis, P., Haberkorn, U., Mier, J. W. & Urban, S., 01.04.2010, In: Journal of Hepatology. 51, 1, p. S387 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  53. Published

    Das Fettsäureprofil des initialen oralen Biofilms (Pellikel) - eine In-situ-Studie

    Reich, M., Hannig, C., Al-Ahmad, A. & Kümmerer, K., 04.2012, In: Deutsche Zahnärztliche Zeitschrift. 67, 4, p. D18 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review