Baden-Württemberg and its researchers

The universities, universities of applied sciences and research institutions in Baden-Württemberg cover the full range of research topics and subjects that are essential for the bioeconomy, including in particular the agricultural sciences, forestry, soil science, plastics technology, materials science, textile engineering, food technology, energy, food technology, economics, chemistry, biology, biotechnology, ecology and ethics.

The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts established a bioeconomy strategy group in 2012. The strategy group consisted of experts from universities, universities of applied sciences and non-university research institutions who analysed the situation in Baden-Württemberg against the context of the bioeconomy.

They analysed the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of a broad range of bioeconomy-related aspects. At the end of the process, the strategy group suggested three research areas in which research projects could be carried out to push forward the transition from a fossil fuel-based to a biobased economy in Baden-Württemberg in the medium and long term.

In 2013, the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts adopted the "Baden-Württemberg Bioeconomy Research Programme" which aims to implement the research strategy developed by the strategy group. The ministry will provide funding for relevant research projects as well as structural measures. The programme runs for five years and is financed by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts. Major focus will be placed on the following three themes: biogas, lignocellulose and microalgae.

Current research topics

3D-Thermocell project - 17/05/2023
Paper instead of plastic: sustainable packaging with a good conscience

Replacing plastic – for example in packaging – is not that easy but nevertheless urgently needed. In the 3D-Thermocell project, researchers at DHBW Karlsruhe are currently developing new plastic substitute products made of thermoformable paper as a renewable resource, which should be cheap and light and easy to dispose of along with waste paper. The characterisation and application of demonstration models will start soon.
Diatoms as a biorefinery - 05/05/2023
Microalgae: sustainable chemical production in a mini factory

Renewable raw materials that can be used as alternatives to fossil resources already exist. However, to turn them into everyday products, plant oils and other renewable raw materials not only have to be extracted, but often have to undergo complex chemical processing. Researchers at the University of Konstanz have now converted microalgae cells into tiny refineries to produce and upgrade raw materials, creating a supply of sustainable chemicals.

Researcher profiles

3D-Thermocell project - 17/05/2023
Paper instead of plastic: sustainable packaging with a good conscience

Replacing plastic – for example in packaging – is not that easy but nevertheless urgently needed. In the 3D-Thermocell project, researchers at DHBW Karlsruhe are currently developing new plastic substitute products made of thermoformable paper as a renewable resource, which should be cheap and light and easy to dispose of along with waste paper. The characterisation and application of demonstration models will start soon.
Diatoms as a biorefinery - 05/05/2023
Microalgae: sustainable chemical production in a mini factory

Renewable raw materials that can be used as alternatives to fossil resources already exist. However, to turn them into everyday products, plant oils and other renewable raw materials not only have to be extracted, but often have to undergo complex chemical processing. Researchers at the University of Konstanz have now converted microalgae cells into tiny refineries to produce and upgrade raw materials, creating a supply of sustainable chemicals.

Links to research- and competence centres in Baden-Württemberg

Open in new window: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Kaiserstraße 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Phone: +49 (0) 721-608-0
Fax: +49 (0) 721-608-4290
E-mail: info(at)kit.edu
Open in new window: bioliq - Biomass to Liquid Karlsruhe
innerhalb des KIT
Institut für Technische Chemie, Chemisch-Physikalische Verfahren
Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
Phone: +49 (0) 7247-82-2614
Fax: +49 (0) 0247-82-2244
E-mail: info(at)kit.edu
Open in new window: Kompetenzzentrum Umwelttechnik - KURS
c/o Institut für Siedlungswasserbau, Wassergüte- und Abfallwirtschaft
Universität Stuttgart
Bandtäle 2
70569 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 (0) 711-685-65498
Fax: +49 (0) 711-685-65460
E-mail: kurs(at)kurs-net.de
Open in new window: Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW)
Industriestraße 6
Phone: +49 (0) 711-7870-0
Fax: +49 (0) 711-7870-100
E-mail: info(at)zsw-bw.de
Open in new window: FuE-Plattform „Biomass-to-Gas“ BtG
innerhalb des ZSW
Fachgebiet Regenerative Energieträger und Verfahren (REG)
Phone: +49 (0) 711-7870-218
Fax: +49 (0) 711 7870-200
E-mail: michael.specht(at)zsw-bw.de
Open in new window: Steinbeis-Transferzentrum Angewandte und Umwelt-Chemie
innerhalb der Hochschule Reutlingen
Alteburgstr. 150
72762 Reutlingen
Phone: +49 (0) 7121-271-2019
Fax: +49 (0) 7121-271-9511
E-mail: stz-auc(at)reutlingen-university.de
Open in new window: Institut für Wasser- und Umweltsystemmodellierung
innerhalb der Universität Stuttgart
Pfaffenwaldring 61
70569 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 (0) 711-685-64679
Fax: +49 (0) 711-685-67020
E-mail: webmaster(at)iws.uni-stuttgart.de
Open in new window: Institut für Siedlungswasserbau, Wassergüte- und Abfallwirtschaft
innerhalb der Universität Stuttgart
Bandtäle 2
70569 Stuttgart (Büsnau)
Phone: +49 (0) 711-685-63721
Fax: +49 (0) 711-685-63729
Open in new window: Technologiezentrum Wasser (TZW)
Karlsruher Straße 84
76139 Karlsruhe
Phone: +49 (0) 721-9678-0
Fax: +49 (0) 721-9678-10
Open in new window: Fraunhofer-Institut für Grenzflächen- und Bioverfahrenstechnik (IGB)
Nobelstraße 12
70569 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 (0)711-970-4001
Fax: +49 (0)711-970-4200
E-mail: info(at)igb.fraunhofer.de
Open in new window: Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung (ISI)
Breslauer Straße 48
76139 Karlsruhe
Phone: +49 (0)721-6809-0
Fax: +49 (0)721-689152
E-mail: info(at)isi.fraunhofer.de
Open in new window: Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnik und Automatisierung (IPA)
Nobelstraße 12
70569 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 (0)711-970-00
Fax: +49 (0)711-970-1399
Open in new window: Forschungszentrum für Bioökonomie an der Universität Hohenheim
Wollgrasweg 43
70599 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 (0) 711-459-24026
Fax: +49 (0) 711-459-24347
E-mail: rc-bioeconomy(at)uni-hohenheim.de
Open in new window: Landesgeschäftsstelle des Forschungsprogramm Bioökonomie Baden-Württemberg
Wollgrasweg 43
70599 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 (0)711 / 459 22852
E-mail: bioeconomy-bw(at)uni-hohenheim.de

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Baden-Württemberg and its researchers

Current research topics

Paper instead of plastic: sustainable packaging with a good conscience

Microalgae: sustainable chemical production in a mini factory

Researcher profiles

Paper instead of plastic: sustainable packaging with a good conscience

Microalgae: sustainable chemical production in a mini factory

Links to research- and competence centres in Baden-Württemberg

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