Professorship for Sustainable Chemistry and Material Resources

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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

  1. Peter G. Mahaffy

    Klaus Kümmerer (Host) & Vânia Zuin Zeidler (Host)

    02.10.202330.11.2023

    Activity: Hosting a visitorHosting an academic visitor

  2. Personal care products as source for micropollutants in Greywater-Identification, quantification and on-site treatment

    Oliver Olsson (Speaker), Yael Dubwoski (Speaker), Eran Friedler (Speaker) & Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    06.10.201307.10.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. Organosilicon benzene derivatives - first study on degradation processes

    Elisa Grabitz (Speaker)

    18.06.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. Optimization of solid phase extraction of Beta-blockers from hospital effluent by Response Surface Methodology

    Marcelo Luis Wilde (Speaker), Francieli Martins Mayer (Speaker), Waleed Mohamed Mamdouh Mahmoud Ahmed (Speaker), Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker) & Ayrton Figueiredo Martins (Speaker)

    17.04.201120.04.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  5. Optimization of solid phase extraction of Beta-blockers from hospital effluent by Response Surface Methodology

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker) & Marcelo Luis Wilde (Speaker)

    17.04.201120.04.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  6. Näher an der Realität: Wirkung und Elimination von Stoffkombinationen.

    Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)

    07.04.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  7. Nachhaltige Chemie: Praxisbeispiele, konkrete Umsetzungen und Herausforderungen in der Wertschöpfungskette.

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    30.01.200631.01.2006

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  8. Nachhaltige Chemie: Benign by Design: Life Cycle Engineering von Arzneimitteln und Chemikalien.

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    04.10.200606.10.2006

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  9. Nachhaltige Chemie & Umweltforschung

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    05.12.201706.12.2017

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

  10. Nachhaltige Arzneimittel

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    16.06.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  11. Monomers release from composite materials after halogen and LED curing.

    Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)

    10.09.200812.09.2008

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  12. Modelling system MEXFLUSH: Modelling EXtreme floods and related pesticide FLUSHes.

    Oliver Olsson (Speaker) & Matthias Gaßmann (Speaker)

    28.09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  13. Mixtures of chemicals in the environment: significance for biodegradability and effects against bacteria.

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    12.09.200515.09.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  14. Metalle - Voraussetzung der digitalen Transformation - 2019

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    08.11.201910.11.2019

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

  15. Metabolites and transformation products of pharmaceuticals in the environment.

    Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)

    19.02.200820.02.2008

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  16. Management of hospital effluents.

    Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)

    03.11.200405.12.2004

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  17. Logik der Zeit – der zeitliche Nährwert: Zeitökologische Strukturen.

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    27.09.200529.09.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  18. Limitations of regulatory risk assessments of chemicals

    Stefanie Wieck (Speaker), Oliver Olsson (Speaker) & Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    29.05.201703.06.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  19. Life cycle engineering (LCE) of pharmaceuticals: systematic optimization for use as well as the environment.

    Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)

    22.05.200623.05.2006

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  20. Leuchtbakterientest BAC im Gemisch mit strukturell verschiedenen, im Abwasser vorkommenden, anionischen Substanzen.

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    22.05.200624.05.2006

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

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

    Nareman Dahshan Henedaq Khaleel (Speaker), Oliver Olsson (Speaker) & Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    23.03.201526.03.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  22. Kongress Arzneimittel: Spurenschadstoffe im Wasserkreislauf und Boden - 2006

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    17.05.2006

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

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

    Klaus Kümmerer (Participant)

    12.11.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  24. Kolloquium - Zentrum für Wasserforschung und Institut für Hydrologie - 2009

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    18.06.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  25. KBC Days 2018

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    06.11.201807.11.2018

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

  26. Kann moderne Umweltforschung zeitlos sein?

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    03.12.2002

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  27. Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies (Journal)

    Waleed M. M. Mahmoud (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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

  28. Journal of Hydrology (Journal)

    Matthias Gaßmann (Reviewer)

    2012 → …

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

  29. Journal of Hydrology (Journal)

    Oliver Olsson (Reviewer)

    20102013

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

  30. Journal of Chromatographic Science (Journal)

    Waleed M. M. Mahmoud (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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

  31. Journal of AOAC International (Journal)

    Waleed M. M. Mahmoud (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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

  32. Jenseits der Beschleunigung - 2009

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    30.04.200902.05.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  33. Jahrestagung der GDCh-Fachgruppe “Nachhaltige Chemie” 2016

    Stefanie Wieck (presenter)

    19.09.201621.09.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  34. Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Gen-Diagnostik e.V. - 2009

    Mandy Schneider (Speaker)

    09.10.200910.10.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  35. Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Gendiagnostik e.V. - AGD 2007

    Mandy Schneider (Speaker)

    19.10.200720.10.2007

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  36. IUPAC Postgraduate School on Green Chemistry

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    07.07.201814.07.2018

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

  37. Interstate Water Resources Risk Management for Central Asia - 2009

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    24.02.200925.02.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  38. International Workshop on Water and Health - 2009

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    08.12.200909.12.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  39. International Workshop in Recent Achievements on the Study of Extreme Events - 2010

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    27.09.201029.09.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  40. International Conference: Pharmaceuticals in the Environment - 2007

    Klaus Kümmerer (presenter)

    19.09.200721.09.2007

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  41. International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2017

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    31.08.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

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

    Jakob Menz (presenter)

    11.05.201415.05.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  43. Indian Chemical Council Webinar "FROM GREEN CHEMISTRY TO CHEMISTRY IN A CIRCULAR ECONOMY TO SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY"

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    18.01.2021

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

  44. Identification of photo-transformation products of ciprofloxacin and evaluation of their genotoxicity using in silco methods and in vitro assay

    Klaus Kümmerer (presenter), Tarek Haddad (Coauthor), Anju Priya Toolaram (Coauthor) & Christoph Leder (presenter)

    03.06.201304.06.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  45. Identification and Determination of Selected Pharmaceuticals and Their Dead End Degradation Products in Degradation Testing

    Waleed M. M. Mahmoud (Oral presentation)

    06.10.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  46. Identification and Assessment of Photo Transformation Products of the UV Filters Octocrylene and Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate Present in Grey Water Intended for Water Reuse

    Franziska Jentzsch (Speaker), Christoph Leder (Speaker), Oliver Olsson (Speaker), Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker) & Franziska Jentzsch (presenter)

    20.09.201524.09.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  47. Iberoamerican Conference on advance oxidation technologies - IV CIPOA 2019

    Marcelo Luis Wilde (Speaker) & Klaus Kümmerer (Coauthor)

    18.11.201922.11.2019

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  48. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (Journal)

    Matthias Gaßmann (Reviewer)

    2014 → …

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