Below, please find a list of examples of fields of chemistry we specialise in at the moment. Click on the field you are interested in to see a selection of topics in each area.
The list is by no means complete. We are constantly expanding our working area, so if your field or topic of interest is not among these, please contact us and we will find the specialists for your project as required.
Heterogeneous Catalysis Inorganic Chemistry Physical Chemistry Chemical Engineering Organic Chemistry Polymer Chemistry Microbiology Heterogeneous Catalysis
Catalysis for environmental protection
Catalytic combustion of VOCs in air
Reduction of NOx in mobile exhaust gasses
Scaling up of catalyst production
Testing of industrial catalysts (including at pilot scale)
Kinetics of heterogeneous catalytic reactions
steady state
non-steady state
FTIR spectroscopy of gasses adsorbed on catalysts
Catalytic reactions using ozone
destruction of polyaromatics
destruction of VOCs in air
decomposition of ozone
Photocatalytic water purification
Catalysis for hydrogen production
Gold catalysis
Hydrotalcite-based catalyst precursors
Zeolites: synthesis, characterisation and application as catalysts
Application of catalysis in organic synthesis
Inorganic Chemistry
Preparation of phase-homogeneous mixed oxide powders
Application of mixed oxide materials
Preparation of thin mixed oxide films
Hydrogen storage alloys
Chemistry of water-salt systems
Utilisation of salts in seawater
Calcium phosphate biomaterials
Method development in inorganic analytical chemistry
Development of ion-selective electrochemical sensors
Electrode materials for Li-ion batteries
Hybrid organic-inorganic adsorbents
Recovery of precious metals from industrial waste materials
Chemistry and physics of phosphors
Complexes of transition metals and rare earths as oxygen sensor molecules
Inorganic chemicals containing radioactive isotopes
Chemistry of rare earth elements
Technology of inorganic nanoparticles
Preparation of specialty inorganic chemicals
Physical Chemistry
Preparation and properties of thin liquid films and foams
Electrochemical deposition of thin solid films on metals and polymers
Corrosion prevention by deposition of protective layers
Hydrogen storage in metal hydride-carbon fibre systems
Physical chemistry of surfaces
Preparation and application of active carbon
Nucleation and growth of crystals
Chemical Engineering
Design of biochemical processes
kinetics of fermentation
production of biogas from waste biomass
treatment of waste water
applications in the pharmaceutical industry
Chemical engineering of heterogeneous catalytic reactors
catalytic selective oxidation reactors
Hydrodynamics, heat and mass transfer processes in multiphase systems
extraction of natural products and metals using liquid membranes
design of mixers
packed columns for absorption, distillation and direct heating
Computer simulation, optimisation and control of chemical reactor systems
Process integration of batch and continuous unit operations
Organic Chemistry
Preparation of organic compounds
Chemistry and biophysics of proteins and enzymes
Biocatalysis
Chemistry of natural compounds (esp. from plants and marine animals)
Chemistry of phosphonates and other organic phosphorus compounds
Polymer Chemistry
Condensation polymerisation
Preparation and properties of high molecular weight poly(ethylene oxide) and other water-soluble polymers
Polymers containing phosphorus and their application as flame retardants
Microbiology
Pathogenic bacteria and their photodynamic inactivation
Extremophylic bacteria and isolation and characterisation of their enzymes
Anaerobic digestion and the design and operation of biogas reactors
