Professorship for Sustainable Chemistry and Material Resources
Organisational unit: Section
Organisation profile
RESEARCH AND TEACHING
Chair for Sustainable Chemistry and Material Resources
We research and train in the field of sustainable chemistry and pharmacy.
We focus on environmental questions as well as on sustainable questions going beyond that such as social and ecological aspects in the context of the life cycle of chemical substances and products. This includes the extraction of raw material, its use as well as the fate after its use. We are also interested in the material flow associated with the extraction and use of the raw material. On top of the experimental work and modeling, we also develop concepts as for example Benign by Design intended dissipation.
Our research and teaching is carried out on an intra- and transdisciplinary scale within the Faculty of Sustainability together with national and international co-operations.
Topics
We are interested in environmental affairs and all questions concerning the sustainability within the context of the life cycle of chemicals, starting with the raw material itself and going on to the synthesis, the use to end up with the environmental fate of chemical substances and products after their use. Beyond the chemical substances and products themselves, we are also interested in the associated material flows, especially when it comes to the so-called strategic resources (e. g. phosphate, seldom metals).
We investigate the fate (e. g. identification of relevant sources) in the environment as well as the spread and the behavior of chemicals (e. g. spread, biological and photochemical degradation) in the aquatic environment in the sense of a sustainable water management. This is why we want to record their effects (e. g. genotoxicity, mutagenity, and bacteria toxicity).At present we are focusing on pesticides, pharmaceuticals, textile auxiliary agents and nanoparticles.
Service offers
Examination of (bio)-degradability of chemicals and pharmaceuticals
according to OECD/DIN/ISO and others:
• Closed Bottle-Test (OECD 301 D)
• Manometric Respirometry (OECD 301 F)
• Zahn-Wellens-Test (OECD 302 B)
• Waste water treatment plant simulation (OECD 303 A)
• Water Sediment Test
• Photochemical degradation
• Photocatalytic degradation
• Electro coalugation
• and other
Toxicity
Acute and chronic toxicity in bacteria:
• Luminescent bacteria test with Vibrio fischeri (30 minutes and 20h)
• Growth-inhibition test with Pseudomonas putida (16h) and Vibrio fischeri (20h)
• Growth-inhibition test with Enteroccus faecalis
Genotoxicity:
• Ames-Test with Salmonella typhimurium TA 98/TA 100
• Umu-Test with Salmonella typhimurium TA 1535/ psK 1002
• Mikronucleus-Test with CHO-Cells by FACS-Analysis
• Green Screen-Assay with TK6-cells
Chemical informatics
Structure property relationships
• Calculation of physicochemical properties of molecules
• Calculation of quantum chemical parameters of molecules
• Calculation of toxicity and mutagenicity
• Calculation of the biological degradation
• Calculation of metabolites (mammalia bacteria)
• Targeted design of chemicals and pharmaceuticals
• Support in purchasing decisions
• Product optimization
• REACH
Water flux based reactive mass transport modelling and assessment
• Spatio-temporal analysis of discharge and water quality (R-Statistics, SigmaPlot, ArcGIS)
• Assessment of water quality by combined water quality and quantity indices (WQI, WQQI, WAI)
• Water quality modelling in lakes and reservoirs in 1D, 2D and 3D (LAC, MOHID Water, Ce-qual)
• Catchment modelling of hydrology, erosion and sedimenttransport, phosphorus discharge, pesticides and transformation product discharge (ZIN-Sed, MOHID Land, reservoir models)
• River channel modelling of water, sediment, phosphorus, pesticide and transformation product discharge (ZIN-Sed, MOHID Stream)
• Scenario modelling and assessment
• System analysis and management assessment
• Integrated water ressources management
Analytics
• Liquid chromatography coupled to ion trap mass spectrometry
• HPLC with UV and fluorescence detection
• Gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry
• Ion chromatography
- Editor of journals
Chemosphere (Journal)
Klaus Kümmerer (Editor)
2010 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
CLEAN - Soil, Air, Water (Journal)
Klaus Kümmerer (Editor)
2007 → 2011Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Environmental Sciences Europe (Journal)
Klaus Kümmerer (Editor)
2009 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
GAIA (Journal)
Klaus Kümmerer (Editorial Board)
2009 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
- Conferences
10. Tagung des Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, German Language Branch e.V. - SETAC 2005
Klaus Kümmerer (presenter)
28.09.2005 → 30.09.2005Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
11th Annual Colloquium of the International Association of Hydro-Environment Research and Engineering-Baden-Württemberg - 2010
Klaus Kümmerer (presenter)
25.11.2010 → 26.11.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
12th North German Biophysics Meeting - 2019
Klaus Kümmerer (Coauthor), Carolin Floeter (Coauthor), Jörg Andrä (presenter), Jens Heseding (Coauthor), Gesine Cornelissen (Coauthor), Jörn Einfeldt (Coauthor) & Kim-Kristin Oelkers (Coauthor)
18.01.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
14th International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment - EuCheMS 2013
Klaus Kümmerer (presenter)
25.06.2013 → 28.06.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
15th International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment - EuCheMS ICCE 2015
Stefanie Wieck (presenter)
20.09.2015 → 24.09.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment - ISTA 2011
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
03.07.2011 → 08.07.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
1st Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference - GSCC 2016
Klaus Kümmerer (Chair)
03.04.2016 → 06.04.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
22nd SETAC Europe Annual Meeting - SETAC 2012
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
22.05.2012 → 24.05.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
25th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - SETAC Europe 2015
Nareman Dahshan Henedaq Khaleel (Participant)
03.05.2015 → 07.05.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
27. Hamburger Kolloquium zur Abwasserwirtschaft
Oliver Olsson (presenter)
30.09.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
2nd Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference 2017
Klaus Kümmerer (Chair)
14.05.2017 → 17.05.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
2nd Green and Sustainable Conference
Elisa Grabitz (Participant) & Daniel Pleißner (Speaker)
14.05.2017 → 17.05.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
2nd International Conference of Recycling and Reuse - R&R 2014
Manuel Herrmann (presenter)
04.06.2014 → 06.06.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
2nd International Converence on Sustainable Pharmacy - 2010
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
22.02.2010 → 23.02.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
2nd International Symposium on Wastewater-Recycling 2009
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
04.11.2009 → 06.11.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
32. Allergiesymposium der Norddeutschen Arbeitsgemeinschaft Pädiatrische Pneumologie und Allergologie e.V. - Nappa 2014
Klaus Kümmerer (presenter)
22.11.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
34th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America- SETAC 2013
Klaus Kümmerer (Participant)
17.11.2013 → 21.11.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
35th Annual Meeting of SETAC North America
Manuel Herrmann (presenter)
09.11.2014 → 13.11.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
3rd EuCheMS Chemistry Congress - 2010
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
29.08.2010 → 01.09.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
3rd Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference 2018
Klaus Kümmerer (Chair)
13.05.2018 → 16.05.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
3rd International Conference on Sustainable Pharmacy - 2012
Evgenia Logunova (presenter)
19.11.2012 → 20.11.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
3rd International Symposium ''Genotoxicity in aquatic systems: Causes, effects and future needs'' - 2010
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
22.09.2010 → 24.09.2010Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
3rd International Symposium on Sustainable Development - ISSD 2012
Klaus Kümmerer (Keynote speaker)
31.05.2012 → 01.06.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
4. Deutsch-Brasilianisches Symposium “Nachhaltige Entwicklung” 2009
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
05.10.2009 → 10.10.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
4th Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference 2019
Klaus Kümmerer (Chair)
05.05.2019 → 08.05.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
4th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN CHEMISTRY FOR ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT - GREENCHEM 2014
Klaus Kümmerer (Keynote speaker)
25.09.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
50th Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology - EUROTOX 2014
Carlos Lutterbeck (presenter)
07.09.2014 → 10.09.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
51. Essener Tagung für Wasserwirtschaft 2018
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
14.03.2018 → 16.03.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
5th Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference 2020
Klaus Kümmerer (Chair)
10.11.2020 → 11.11.2020Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
6th International Conference on Pesiticide Behviour in Soils, Water and Air - 2013
Klaus Kümmerer (Participant)
02.09.2013 → 04.09.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
6th Langenauer Wasserforum 2009
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
09.11.2009 → 10.11.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
8. Krankenhaus-Umwelttag NRW 2012
Oliver Olsson (Speaker)
25.09.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
99th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America - ESA 2014
Richard Bolek (Coauthor)
13.08.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
9. Tagung "Grenzenlose Verfügbarkeit strategischer Metalle?" - 2011
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
31.01.2011 → 01.02.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
ACHEMA 2009
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
11.05.2009 → 15.05.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
ANAKON 2015
Waleed M. M. Mahmoud (presenter)
23.03.2015 → 26.03.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases - 2007
Klaus Kümmerer (presenter)
02.05.2007 → 04.05.2007Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Bad Honnef Symposium der Paul-Ehrlich-Gesellschaft 2008
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
17.03.2008 → 18.03.2008Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Chemical Innovation Exchange - CIEX 2019
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
09.10.2019 → 10.10.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
CleanMed Europe - 2006
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
29.05.2006 → 31.05.2006Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Control transfers and remediation across the Upper Rhine. Scientific and technical conference in the framework of the Science Week Upper Rhine 2012
Lukasz Gutowski (presenter)
09.10.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall Landesverbandstagung Nord DWA 2011
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
06.09.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
DFG-NSF Research Conference “Sustainable Use of Nanomaterials for Novel Engineering Solutions” 2009
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
14.10.2009 → 17.10.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Drugs in the Environment: Ecopharmacovigilance for Better Health 2011
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
31.10.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
„Erkennen, Untersuchen, Modellieren – Vom Nutzen des Verstehens“
Klaus Kümmerer (Participant), Tushar Rastogi (Participant), Jakob Menz (Participant), Anju Priya Toolaram (Participant), Christoph Leder (Participant) & Richard Bolek (Participant)
10.09.2012 → 13.09.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
European Carbohydrate Symposium - EUROCARB 2007
Klaus Kümmerer (presenter)
02.09.2007 → 07.09.2007Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research