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
Pharmaceuticals and health: greening pharmacy
Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)
13.10.2008 → 16.10.2008Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Pharmaceuticals in the environment.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
31.08.2007 → 06.09.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Pharmaceuticals in the environment.
Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)
19.06.2006Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Pharmaceutical Usage During an Influenza Pandemic - 2009
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
03.03.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Photocatalytic degradation of Diclofenac observed transformation products and assessment of their toxicological impact
Christoph Leder (Speaker), Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker), Christine Schmoock (Speaker), Hilmar Börnick (Speaker) & Olaf Gravenhorst (Speaker)
16.06.2013 → 20.06.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Photodegradation and aerobic biodegradability of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor Captopril and identification of transformation products by LC MS/MS.
Waleed M. M. Mahmoud (Speaker)
22.03.2011 → 25.03.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Photodegradation of cephalosporin antibiotics.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
23.07.2007 → 27.07.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Photodegradation of chlorprothixene in aqueous medium: identification, biodegradation, and toxicity assessment of the formed transformation products
Nareman Dahshan Henedaq Khaleel (Speaker), Waleed Mohamed Mamdouh Mahmoud Ahmed (Speaker), Christoph Leder (Speaker), Oliver Olsson (Speaker) & Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
31.08.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Photolytic and biological degradation of silicon organic compounds
Elisa Grabitz (Speaker)
13.05.2018 → 17.05.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Photolytic degradation of organosilicon compounds: comparison of the effect of different co-solvents
Elisa Grabitz (Speaker)
13.05.2018 → 16.05.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
PhytoRet Teningen Meeting
Lukasz Gutowski (presenter)
11.10.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Polare PAK-Derivate – Analytik und Vorkommen von Azaarenen in Fließgewässern
Lars Tangermann (Speaker), Jan Sebastian Mänz (Speaker), Wolf-Ulrich Palm (Speaker) & Wolfgang Ruck (Speaker)
04.09.2011 → 07.09.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Post Conference Worskhop Pharmaceutical residues - 2013
Jana Weiss (Speaker), Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker), Richard Bolek (Speaker), Veronique Boireau (Speaker), Benoit Roig (Speaker) & Marja Lamoree (Speaker)
05.07.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Postfossile Revolution! Abschied vom fossilen Kapitalismus 2011
Klaus Kümmerer (presenter)
23.09.2011 → 25.09.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Prescription, administration, excretion and…?: Pharmaceuticals and other compounds in hospital sewage.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
06.11.2002 → 08.11.2002Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
PRIORITIZATION OF VETERINARY ANTIBIOTICS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS USING A SIMPLE SCREENING APPROACH
Jakob Menz (presenter)
03.05.2015 → 07.05.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Problemgerechte Nutzen- und Risiko-Abwägungen
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
1992 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Product stewardship in the pharmaceutical industry taken serious: green pharmacy.
Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)
19.09.2007 → 21.09.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
QSAR und Arzneimittel in der Umwelt.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
16.10.2004Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
QSPR MODELS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL FATE ASSESSMENT AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED CHEMICAL COMPANIES
Waleed Mohamed Mamdouh Mahmoud Ahmed (Speaker), Christoph Leder (Speaker), Christoph Rücker (Speaker), Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker) & Dirk Schwartz (Speaker)
31.08.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Qualitative Environmental Risk Assessment of Photolytic Transformation Products (TPs) of Iodinated X-ray Contrast Media (ICM): Diatrizoic acid
Tushar Rastogi (presenter)
11.05.2014 → 15.05.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Rational Design of Green, (Bio) Degradable β Adrenergic Receptor Blocker Derivatives through Non - Targeted Synthesis: Atenolol as an Example
Klaus Kümmerer (presenter), Tushar Rastogi (presenter) & Christoph Leder (presenter)
28.09.2014 → 30.09.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Rational Design of Molecules by Life Cycle Engineering.
Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)
24.04.2008 → 25.04.2008Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Referent: Herausforderungen an das Projektmanagement – Vom 7. Forschungsrahmen-programm zu Horizon 2020
Oliver Olsson (Panel participant)
27.06.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Relevance of selected health institutions on the impact of pharmaceuticals to the environment
Manuel Herrmann (Speaker)
24.09.2013 → 25.09.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Removal of Methotrexate, 5-Fluorouracil and Cyclophosphamide from water by UV, UV/H2O2 and UV/Fe2+/H2O2 processe
Klaus Kümmerer (presenter), Carlos Lutterbeck (presenter), Richard Bolek (presenter) & Kham Dieu Huynh (presenter)
03.06.2013 → 04.06.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Research on Cytotoxics in the Environment.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
16.02.2005 → 17.02.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Resistenzbildung durch Antibiotikarückstände in der aquatischen Umwelt?
Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)
15.10.2003Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Safety Pharmacology Society - SPS 2009
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
18.09.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Schlucken, ausscheiden und was dann?: Pharmaka in Gewässern.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
09.12.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Science Slam der Messe New Energy - 2013
Richard Bolek (Speaker)
22.03.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Science Slam im Wissenschaftsjahr - Zukunftsprojekt Erde 2012
Richard Bolek (Speaker)
30.06.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Scientia Pharmaceutica (Journal)
Waleed M. M. Mahmoud (Reviewer)
2012 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
SETAC Europe 26th Annual Meeting
Stefanie Wieck (presenter)
22.05.2016 → 26.05.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting
Stefanie Wieck (Speaker), Oliver Olsson (Coauthor) & Klaus Kümmerer (Coauthor)
14.05.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
SETAC North America 34th Annual Meeting
Lukasz Gutowski (Speaker), Oliver Olsson (Coauthor), Klaus Kümmerer (Coauthor) & Lukasz Gutowski (presenter)
17.11.2013 → 21.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
SETAC North America 34th Annual Meeting
Ewelina Baginska (Speaker), Oliver Olsson (Coauthor) & Klaus Kümmerer (Coauthor)
17.11.2013 → 21.11.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Simulation of the enviromental fate of the fungicide Penconazole and its transformation products in a vineyard-terraces catchment
Dieter Vollert (Speaker), Matthias Gassmann (Coauthor), Klaus Kümmerer (Coauthor) & Oliver Olsson (Coauthor)
18.06.2017 → 22.06.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Sind die Messergebnisse bei der Bestimmung LAS und BAC mit LC-MS immer richtig?
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
24.02.2006Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Sind die Messergebnisse bei der Bestimmung LAS und BAC mit LC-MS immer richtig?
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
28.09.2005 → 30.09.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Sind klassische Tests zur Wirkungsprüfung gegenüber Umweltbakterien geeignet?
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
16.03.2003 → 19.03.2003Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Europe Annual Meeting 2017
Stefanie Wieck (presenter)
07.05.2017 → 11.05.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
SQU - Chemistry Conference 2017
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
13.11.2017 → 15.11.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Strategien zum Umgang mit Arzneimittelwirkstoffen im Trinkwasser: Nachhaltiges Stoffdesign.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
04.10.2006 → 06.10.2006Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Strengthening the coping capacity for pharmaceuticals in drinking water.
Klaus Kümmerer (presenter)
29.05.2006 → 31.05.2006Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Studium generale - 2009
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
24.01.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Education
Summer School on Sustainable Chemistry 2015
Klaus Kümmerer (Organiser)
14.09.2015 → 17.09.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Summer School on Sustainable Chemistry and the case of Electronic Goods 2017
Klaus Kümmerer (Organiser)
25.09.2017 → 29.09.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Summer School on Sustainable Chemistry and the example of textiles 2016
Klaus Kümmerer (Organiser)
12.09.2016 → 16.09.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Summer SChool on Sustainable Chemistry and the Myths of Renewables
Klaus Kümmerer (Organiser)
16.09.2019 → 20.09.2019Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer