The synthesis of novel, highly porous plastic materials and the investigation of their suitability in material separation processes are the focus of research by the 

Weber working group at the HSZG

. Scientific results on these so-called nanoporous polymer networks, which can be used in_{CO2 separation} or water treatment, were presented to a broad international audience at the European Polymer Congress (under the auspices of the European Polymer Foundation), which took place in Dresden from June 22-26, 2015.
Research associate M.Sc. Dana Schwarz (PhD student in AK Weber) presented two poster contributions of recent work on the synthesis of highly porous melamine-formaldehyde resins and their suitability for the adsorption of oxyanions. The unusual and unexpected adsorption properties were discussed with an interested audience of experts. The results are part of a DFG-funded project and some of them have already been published in specialist journals (Macromol. Mater. Eng. 2015, 300, 531-541; Langmuir 2015, in press). Also published work on the use of lignin as a raw material for efficient_{CO2 adsorber materials}(ChemSusChem 2014, 7, 3312-3318) on a polymer basis was presented by Prof. Weber in a lecture. The abstracts of the papers were published in the "Book of Abstracts" of the conference (ISBN: 978-3-936028-89-8).

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Contact:

Prof Dr Jens Weber

j.weber(at)hszg.de

telephone: +49-3583-611705