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Scientific progress evolves from knowledge, dedication and creativity. It is the credo of the Centre for Environmental Research and Sustainable Technology that this is achieved best in an interdisciplinary working atmosphere with ample scope for cutting-edge ideas – with friendly teams that are enthusiastic about their research area. Excellent research opens up innovative fields for application to be further developed in co-operation with industry and business. |
| The main research focus (go to fig.) The main research area Environmentally Benign Nanomaterials is supported by the methodological achievements of the two research fields Sustainable Chemicals and Selective Separation & Reaction Technology and at the same time contributes to their development. Its results in turn inspire the research areas Biopolymers and Safe Soils. Necessary methods for the investigation of interactions of nanomaterials with their environment are, among others, the ecological test battery and the micro-reactor technology. The research fields (go to fig.) In the research field Selective Separation & Reaction Technology new technologies for the intensification of chemical reaction processes and their specific control as well as the development of highly selective separation technologies are investigated and devised. The investigations of the research field Biopolymers aim at the use of naturally occurring substances. Chitin/Chitosan has manifold biophysical and biological properties and serves as a model biopolymer. It has a wide range of applications, e.g., for biocide-free antimicrobial surfaces. The soil is an essential, non-renewable life support system. The research field Safe Soils is dedicated to the fundamental understanding of interactions and processes in the soil and to the resulting ecosystem services, such as biogenic erosion control, soil fertility, or carbon sequestration. Additionally, risk assessment for these processes is developed and measures to combat soil degradation and desertification are designed. The award winning ReviTec®-approach has been applied in several projects in areas threatened by desertification. The research activities of the UFT are embedded in the context of sustainability which is underlined by the cooperation with the sustainability research centre artec. They range from molecules via ecosystems to industrial applications. (go to fig.) Teaching and international cooperation
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| Sustainable and Biocompatible Products and Processes: New Research Focus |
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| Research Focus |
| Environmentally Benign Nanomaterials |  |
| Ecotoxicology (J. Filser) Neurobiochemistry (R. Dringen) Chemistry and Biochemistry (D. Gabel) |
| Sustainable and Biocompatible
Products and Processes: Research Areas Details concerning the research areas can be found following the links or by contacting the spokespersons. |
| Design of Sustainable Chemicals |  |
| Ionic Liquids; T-SAR (S. Stolte) |
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| Selective Separation & Reaction Technology |  |
| Microreactors, Reaction systems; Gas separation membranes; Sludge, viscous media (J. Thöming) Microprocess engineering; Wastewater treatment (N. Räbiger) |
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| Biopolymers |  |
| Chitosan (M. Weinhold) | |
| Safe Soils and Land Use |  |
Soil Remediation (J. Warrelmann) |
