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

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  1. Conferences
  2. Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall Landesverbandstagung Nord DWA 2011

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    06.09.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  3. DFG-NSF Research Conference “Sustainable Use of Nanomaterials for Novel Engineering Solutions” 2009

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    14.10.200917.10.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. Drugs in the Environment: Ecopharmacovigilance for Better Health 2011

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    31.10.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. „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)

    10.09.201213.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  6. European Carbohydrate Symposium - EUROCARB 2007

    Klaus Kümmerer (presenter)

    02.09.200707.09.2007

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  7. European Green Capital Seminar - 2010

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    07.06.201008.06.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  8. Fachgespräch ,,Handlungsmöglichkeiten zur Minderung des Eintrags von Humanarzneimitteln und ihren Rückständen oder Metaboliten in das Roh- und Trinkwasser“ - 2010

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    21.01.201022.01.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  9. Forum der Deutschen Phosphor-Plattform - DPP 2014

    Klaus Kümmerer (presenter)

    21.11.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  10. Green Pharmacy Conference 2017

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    27.10.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  11. Health Executive Summit - 2010

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    19.05.201021.05.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. Jenseits der Beschleunigung - 2009

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    30.04.200902.05.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  21. 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

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

    Klaus Kümmerer (Participant)

    12.11.2014

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

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

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    17.05.2006

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  24. Pharmaceutical Usage During an Influenza Pandemic - 2009

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    03.03.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  25. PhytoRet Teningen Meeting

    Lukasz Gutowski (presenter)

    11.10.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  26. Post Conference Worskhop Pharmaceutical residues - 2013

    Jana Weiss (Speaker), Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker), Richard Bolek (Speaker), Veronique Boireau (Speaker), Benoit Roig (Speaker) & Marja Lamoree (Speaker)

    05.07.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  27. Postfossile Revolution! Abschied vom fossilen Kapitalismus 2011

    Klaus Kümmerer (presenter)

    23.09.201125.09.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  28. Safety Pharmacology Society - SPS 2009

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    18.09.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  29. Science Slam der Messe New Energy - 2013

    Richard Bolek (Speaker)

    22.03.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  30. Science Slam im Wissenschaftsjahr - Zukunftsprojekt Erde 2012

    Richard Bolek (Speaker)

    30.06.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  31. SETAC Europe 26th Annual Meeting

    Stefanie Wieck (presenter)

    22.05.201626.05.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  32. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Europe Annual Meeting 2017

    Stefanie Wieck (presenter)

    07.05.201711.05.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  33. SQU - Chemistry Conference 2017

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    13.11.201715.11.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  34. Studium generale - 2009

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    24.01.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

  35. Symposium “Arzneimittel im Wasser - Ziele und Rahmenbedingungen“ der Emschergenossenschaft - 2011

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    25.11.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  36. Systemwissenschaftliches Kolloquium am Institut der Umweltsystemforschung der Uni Osnabrück - 2011

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    19.01.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  37. Tag der Hydrologie - TdH 2012

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    22.03.201223.03.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  38. Tag der Umwelt - 2009

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    05.06.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

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

    Klaus Kümmerer (presenter)

    25.02.201326.02.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  40. The Arctic as a messenger for global processes – climate change and pollution 2011

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    03.05.201106.05.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  41. The XEROCHORE Conference on Drought Science and Policies - 2010

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    23.02.201024.02.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  42. Time and Organizational Development

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    12.05.2005

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  43. Workshop Medzin I

    Klaus Kümmerer (presenter)

    16.02.200817.02.2100

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  44. World Congress on Biosensors

    Klaus Kümmerer (presenter)

    10.05.200612.05.2006

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  45. World Resources Forum - WRF 2011

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    19.09.201121.09.2100

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  46. Xerochore Final Conference on Supporting Drought Policies in Europe - 2010

    Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)

    22.02.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  47. XVI World Water Congress 2017

    Stefanie Wieck (presenter)

    29.05.201703.06.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  48. Editor of journals
  49. Chemosphere (Journal)

    Klaus Kümmerer (Editor)

    2010 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  50. CLEAN - Soil, Air, Water (Journal)

    Klaus Kümmerer (Editor)

    20072011

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  51. Environmental Sciences Europe (Journal)

    Klaus Kümmerer (Editor)

    2009 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  52. GAIA (Journal)

    Klaus Kümmerer (Editorial Board)

    2009 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

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