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
- 2006
Abbaubarkeit und Elimination von Arzneimitteln in Kläranlagen und ihre Umweltrelevanz in Gewässern.
Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)
29.03.2006 → 31.03.2006Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Eintrag von Arzneimitteln in Kläranlagen und deren Umweltrelevanz in Gewässern.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
29.03.2006 → 31.03.2006Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Eintrag und Bewertung von spezifischen Organika (Arzneimittel/Antibiotika, Biozide) aus Krankenhäusern und anderen Quellen.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
17.03.2006Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › 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
Nachhaltige Chemie: Praxisbeispiele, konkrete Umsetzungen und Herausforderungen in der Wertschöpfungskette.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
30.01.2006 → 31.01.2006Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Vorausschauend Kriterien Nachhaltiger Chemie integrieren: Von Anfang an – Stoffdesign.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
30.01.2006 → 31.01.2006Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
- 2005
Schlucken, ausscheiden und was dann?: Pharmaka in Gewässern.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
09.12.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Wastewater management: pharmaceuticals in the water cycle.
Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)
08.11.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Ecopharmacology.
Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)
17.10.2005 → 19.10.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
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
Begründung und Anwendung des Vorsorgeprinzips aus zeitökologischer Sicht.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
28.09.2005 → 30.09.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Gemische von Arzneimitteln und Desinfektionsmitteln in der aquatischen Umwelt: „Biologische Abbaubarkeit und Wirkung auf Bakterien.“
Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)
28.09.2005 → 30.09.2005Activity: 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
Logik der Zeit – der zeitliche Nährwert: Zeitökologische Strukturen.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
27.09.2005 → 29.09.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Mixtures of chemicals in the environment: significance for biodegradability and effects against bacteria.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
12.09.2005 → 15.09.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Biodegradation of pharmaceuticals and sustainable chemistry.
Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)
20.06.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Time and Organizational Development
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
12.05.2005Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Verbleib persistenter Arznei- und Desinfektionsmittel bei der Niedertemperaturkonvertierung von Klärschlamm.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
02.05.2005 → 04.05.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Time scales in nature, politics and society.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
20.04.2005 → 22.04.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Näher an der Realität: Wirkung und Elimination von Stoffkombinationen.
Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)
07.04.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Gemische von Arzneimitteln in der aquatischen Umwelt.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
14.03.2005 → 15.03.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Research on Cytotoxics in the Environment.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
16.02.2005 → 17.02.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Arzneimittel in der Umwelt.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
28.01.2005 → 30.01.2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Zeiten in der Umweltforschung und ihre Bedeutung für die nachhaltige Entwicklung.
Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)
2005Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
- 2004
Management of hospital effluents.
Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)
03.11.2004 → 05.12.2004Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
QSAR und Arzneimittel in der Umwelt.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
16.10.2004Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Exkretion und Umweltauswirkungen von Arzneimittel nach Gebrauch und Entsorgung
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
06.10.2004 → 08.10.2004Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Desinfektionsmittel in der Umwelt.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
03.10.2004 → 05.10.2004Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Verhalten von Antibiotika in Testsystemen und Kläranlagen.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
29.09.2004 → 30.09.2004Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Elimination of a realistic mixture of antibiotics in biological sewage treatment and effects of this mixture on resistant and non-resistant sewage sludge bacteria.
Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)
22.08.2004 → 28.08.2004Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Eintrag und Bewertung von spezifischen Organika (Arzneimittel/Antibiotika, Biozide) aus Krankenhäusern und anderen Quellen.
Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)
03.04.2004Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Zeitskalen der Natur und der Politik: Zeiten in der Umweltpolitik.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
26.03.2004 → 28.03.2004Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Herkunft, Vorkommen, Verhalten und Verbleib von Arzneimitteln in der aquatischen Umwelt.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
24.03.2004 → 26.03.2004Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The presence of therapeutic drugs in the environment.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
03.03.2004Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Gesunder Umgang mit der Zeit: Eine andere Zeitkultur als Perspektive jenseits von bloßem Zeitmanagement.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
01.02.2004Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Einweg- und Mehrweg-Entsorgungssysteme für Patientenausscheidungen
Martin Scherrer (Reviewer), Armin König (Reviewer) & Klaus Kümmerer (Reviewer)
2004Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Transfer
- 2003
Zeit in der Umweltforschung: philosophischer Ballast oder dringende Notwendigkeit?
Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)
20.11.2003Activity: 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
Arzneimittel in der Umwelt.: Eintrag, Nachweis, Wirkung – was dann?
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
27.08.2003Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The effects of drugs on the environment-ecopharmacology.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
24.06.2003 → 28.06.2003Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Wirkungen von Antibiotika auf Abwasserbakterien.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
16.06.2003Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Antibiotika in der Umwelt.: Vorkommen, Verhalten und Wirkung.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
05.05.2003Activity: 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
- 2002
Kann moderne Umweltforschung zeitlos sein?
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
03.12.2002Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › 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
The systematic approach: Residue management according to ISO 14 001 and EMAS-Scheme of the European Union.
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
06.11.2002 → 08.11.2002Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
A data base for biodegradability prediction for the Closed Bottle test using Multicase.
Klaus Kümmerer (Lecturer)
15.07.2002Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
- 1996
Umweltmanagement für Krankenhäuser - Leitfaden zur Anwendung der EG-Öko-Audit-Verordnung.
F. D. Daschner (Reviewer), M. Dettenkofer (Reviewer), Klaus Kümmerer (Reviewer), Martin Mühlich (Reviewer), W Muller (Reviewer), Martin Scherrer (Reviewer) & A. Schuster (Reviewer)
1996Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Transfer
- 1993
Sustainable Development und Zeit
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
1993 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
- 1992
Problemgerechte Nutzen- und Risiko-Abwägungen
Klaus Kümmerer (Speaker)
1992 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer