Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety, and Energy Technology UMSICHT
Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety, and Energy Technology UMSICHT

Germany: North Rhine-Westphalia

Overview

The Fraunhofer UMSICHT is a pioneer of a sustainable energy and raw materials management, providing scientific results and transferring them to businesses, society and politics. The dedicated team researches and develops together with partners sustainable products, processes and services that inspire.

We want our developments to be economically successful, socially equitable and sustainable. The balance between these objectives is always at the forefront of our thinking. The institute has sites in Oberhausen, Willich and Sulzbach-Rosenberg.

In 2019, the institute generated a turnover of 49,4 million EUR with a staff of 529 persons.

As one of 74 institutes and research units of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the leading organization for applied research in Europe, we are part of a worldwide network and promote international collaborations.
Analytics Laboratory; Biotechnology Laboratory; Physics Laboratory, High Pressure Laboratory; Energy Storage Laboratory; Catalysis Laboratory¸ Chemical Laboratory
. Business Unit Polymer Materials

Material development (focus on bio-based plastics)
Product and process development, manufacturing processes
Product design, CAD design, and sample production
Surface modification and surface structuring
Foaming of plastics
Component and system development
Coating development
Studies and consultation
Multiphysics simulations of components and products
Technical and economic feasibility studies
Sustainability assessments
Analytics, chemistry, biology, environmental analysis
Determination of the biodegradability of materials and products

Business Unit Chemistry

Synthesis routes from fossil and biogenic raw materials and residues including consulting regarding the sustainable shift in raw materials
Optimization of process chains through integration of biotechnological and (thermo-/electro-)chemical-catalytic process steps
Development and optimization of scalable processes including upstream and downstream processing
Product…. Yes. service.

Sectors
Chemicals - Energy - Environment - Government & Education
Technology
Process industry (processing of novel materials, structures, etc.) - Environmental materials (e.g. recycling, recourse efficiency, less impact, CO2 capture/ utilisation) - Industrial materials (incl. catalysts, membranes, adhesives, filters) - Materials for energy storage and generation - Polymers, bioplastics - Biobased plastics - Biofuels - Laser based applications - Lighting (LED, OLED)
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