current research projects Chair of Waste Management and Circular Economy

DLR joint project BioMoPac
Bio-based functional molded fiber packaging from regional agricultural residues; Sub-project: Life cycle assessment of raw materials and processes to evaluate the resulting packaging product

Joint research project zPP
Circular, sustainable technical textiles made from polypropylene for the transportation sector

Research project Collection and sorting of fibrous waste and recyclable materials

Research project KijaniBox
Converting organic waste into green energy through Application Solution Boxes

DFG collaborative project DeHyb: Design for recycling by dehybridization (DeHyb)
Material and life cycle analysis of the circulation processes of fibre-metal laminates

Research project Micro4Biogas
Investigation of natural and synthetic microbial communities to improve biogas produc-tion. Development of bioaugmentation strategies to make the microbial fermentation process faster, more profitable and standardized

Research project ALENO
Biomass 2.0 - Development of an innovative UASB-concept that is characterised by a high-performance microbial granulate

Research project Acidogenese Manipulation - AcidManip
Development of a two-stage anaerobic biogas process for the targeted production of propionic and butyric acid by manipulating metabolic routes in complex process biocenoses

Integrated concept for mineral waste and land management for the sustainable development of urban-rural relationships - INTEGRAL
Digital decision support tool for the effective production and use of recycled construction materials and strengthening of the urban-rural relationship

Research project THEBIOCHARSTORY
New regional approaches to standardized loading, logistics, production, and distribution of plant charcoal for effective use in soil amendment and C sequestration
BMBF funding program "New Products for the Bioeconomy"

Combustion tests in the fluidized bed test facility VERENA 
Thermal behavior of Refused-Derived Fuel in stationary fluidized bed combustion (VERENA) at the Institute of Waste Management and Contaminated Site Treatment, TU Dresden