The Center for the Transformation of Chemistry (CTC) seeks to follow a transdisciplinary approach and collaborate with research, industry and society to transform the German chemical industry into a circular economy. Chemist Prof. Peter H. Seeberger is the initiator and organizer of the CTC. TU Dresden will also contribute its scientific expertise to this large-scale research center selected to receive funding, located in the Central German coal mining region.

Prof. Jan J. Weigand, Professor of Inorganic Molecular Chemistry at TU Dresden and co-applicant in the funding initiative, was highly influential in the development of the CTC and will contribute his research expertise at the large-scale research center. The primary focus is on the development of innovative synthesis and recycling schemes in inorganic molecular and materials chemistry. In addition to novel electrochemical procedures, attention will be aimed at recovering critical resources such as phosphorous, rare-earth elements and lithium, for example through waste and residual material extractions (battery materials, FCC catalysts) and (catalytic) methods of synthesizing commodity chemicals. TU Dresden will also contribute to the development of the CTC with its skills in the areas of catalysis and biocatalysis, food chemistry, circular economy, process control engineering, supply chains and interdisciplinary digital sciences.

For more information, please visit the project website.