Department Mineral Interfaces
Basis for a strong cooperation between science and industry
Research Groups
| Scope of Duties/ Expertise | |
| Mineral Interfaces Prof. Dr. Andreas Gerdes |
The field of molecular interaction deals with modeling of chemical reactions, in particular reactions between silicon-organic compounds and mineral materials. |
| Chemistry/Mineral Interfaces Dr. Matthias Schwotzer |
The field of reactive transport processes deals with investigation and modeling of physiochemical principles that are essential for transport processes in porous mineral materials.
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| Modeling/Mineral Interfaces Prof. Dr. Andreas Gerdes |
The field of modeling uses computational chemical methods to investigate chemical reactions of organic compounds on mineral interfaces. |
| Physics/Mineral Interfaces Dipl. Math. Anne Lebhardt |
The field of physics mineral interfaces deals with determination of experimental dates from chemical basics that are essential physical dominated interactions in the environment. |
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Biology/Mineral Interfaces |
We research the interactions between mineral interfaces and biofilm producing microorganisms, espeacially bacteria, fungi and algae. |
| Model substrates of mineral interfaces |
We develop and investigate models of mineral interfaces, such as cement / water. We use the density functional theory and verify our main working hypotheses consequently in key experiments. |
Key aspects of research
- Modeling of chemical reactions
- Characterization of mineral interfaces as basis for their functionalization. Beneath analytical methods we use powerful calculations and finite-element-methods.
- This attainment serves as basis for the development for multifunctional interfaces of mineral basic material.
- With this new research approach - from nano to macro - not only a very good fitted teamwork between fundamental research and applied research is realized. There will also be a transfer of technology to economy.