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. Published

    Metabolites and Transformation Products of Pharmaceuticals in the Aquatic Environment as Contaminants of Emerging Concern

    Michael, I., Vasquez Hadjilyra, M. I., Hapeshi, E., Haddad, T., Baginska, E., Kümmerer, K. & Fatta-Kassinos, D., 01.01.2014, Transformation Products of Emerging Contaminants in the Environment: Analysis, Processes, Occurrence, Effects and Risks. Lambropoulou, D. A. & Nollet, L. M. (eds.). Chichester: Wiley-VCH Verlag, p. 413-458 46 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  2. Published

    Ecotoxicological evaluation of selected anticancer drugs

    Lutterbeck, C., Kern, D. I., Machado, Ê. L. & Kümmerer, K., 10.09.2014, In: Toxicology Letters. 229, Supplement, p. S71-S72 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Evaluation of the effects of four cytotoxic compounds against plant seedlings

    Lutterbeck, C., Kern, D. I., Machado, Ê. L. & Kümmerer, K., 10.09.2014, In: Toxicology Letters. 229, Supplement, p. S71-S71 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Design of new environmentally benign pharmaceutically active compounds

    Kümmerer, K., Frei, E. & Marano, G., 2013, 14th EuCheMS International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment: Book of abstracts. European Association of Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS) / Division of Chemistry and the Environment (DCE), p. 423 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Emerging pollutants: of old compounds and new ones, of micrograms and tonnes, from the past to the future

    Kümmerer, K., 2013, 14th EuCheMS International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment: ICCE 2013, Barcelona, June 25 - 28, 2013; Book of abstracts. European Association of Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS) / Division of Chemistry and the Environment (DCE), p. 42 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    A sustainable chemistry solution to the presence of pharmaceuticals and chemicals in the aquatic environment-the example of re-designing β-blocker Atenolol

    Rastogi, T., Leder, C. & Kummerer, K., 2015, In: RSC Advances. 5, 1, p. 27-32 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Photodegradation of the antineoplastic cyclophosphamide: A comparative study of the efficiencies of UV/H2O2, UV/Fe(2+)/H2O2 and UV/TiO2 processes

    Lutterbeck, C. A., Machado, E. L. & Kümmerer, K., 01.02.2015, In: Chemosphere. 120, p. 538-546 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Developed materials for thermal energy storage: synthesis and characterization

    Druske, M-M., Fopah Lele, A., Korhammer, K., Rammelberg, H., Wegscheider, N., Ruck, W. & Schmidt, T., 01.01.2014, In: Energy Procedia. 61, p. 96-99 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    A review on the use of calcium chloride in applied thermal engineering

    N'Tsoukpoe, K. E., Rammelberg, H., Fopah Lele, A., Korhammer, K., Watts, B. A., Schmidt, T. & Ruck, W., 22.01.2015, In: Applied Thermal Engineering. 75, p. 513-531 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  10. 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