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The Institute of Chemistry of Renewables Resources ...
... investigates the chemistry of the future, which is based on sustainable resources. The focus is on the chemistry and analysis of lignocelluloses and biomass, biorefineries, new analytical and separation processes and modern methods and reactions of "green chemistry".
Group Rosenau
Chemistry of Renewable Resources
The group "Chemistry of Renewable Resources" is concerned with the chemical structure and transformation of natural raw materials and coordinates the scientific work at the institute. The research areas comprise organic and analytical chemistry as well as polymer and natural product chemistry.
Group Potthast
Biopolymer and Paper Analytics
Research in the group “Biopolymer and Paper Analytics” covers the whole range of analytical issues related to lignocelluloses and polysaccharides, especially cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin.
Group Liebner
Chemistry of Biomaterials
The development of bioinspired ultra-light and open-porous materials, equipped with special properties, is a central topic of the research group. Applications, such as thermal super-isolation, energy storage, (bio)sensors, controlled drug release and cell culture technology are in the focus of the work.
Group Böhmdorfer
Biorefinery Analytics
The research group "Biorefinery Analytics" is concerned with the chemical characterization of plant biomass, especially in complex mixtures as they occur in biorefinery scenarios. The focus is on the development of methods for analytical separation and detection, identification of individual components and compound classes as well as chemometric methods.
