Wood, Paper, Technology – from nature to product
The research aims to develop innovative solutions that will help shape a bioeconomic future.
The research conducted at the chair combines process engineering, wood technology, and paper technology in a way that is unique in Germany. The entire value chain is covered, from material production to the finished product. The spectrum is very diverse, ranging from paper to packaging, furniture, and building components to musical instruments.
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Research focus
The Chair's research activities include both basic research and the transfer of results to industrial applications. Technological issues at the interface between engineering and materials science are investigated. By integrating process engineering into research, new procedures, processes and products are developed and researched.
Research focuses on expanding the fields of application of wood-based materials. The aim is to develop materials based on wood, paper and natural fibers that both replace materials based on fossil raw materials and are optimally adapted to the respective application. This is achieved, for example, through the development of composite materials, the modification of wood and wood-based materials or the development of innovative lightweight construction solutions(research projects).
In addition to the development of materials based on natural fibers, residual materials from agriculture, the timber industry and the paper industry are also being developed and researched as sources of raw materials.