Bergische Universität Wuppertal
(BUW)

Bergische Universität Wuppertal

The University of Wuppertal, founded in 1972, is advised by 270 professors, 3910 other employees. Programs ranging from science over engineering economics and humanities to educational science, design and architecture. 

Approximately 23.000 students from over 100 countries benefit from the academic approaches and the university’s commitment to research and international collaboration.

Main activities and roles in AlchemiSSts

The working group “Management of chemical processes and analytical chemistry” at the University of Wuppertal, headed by Prof. Dr. Hans-Willi Kling, has many years of experience in the development of novel surfactants (SFs) based on renewable raw materials.

Our role in this project focuses mainly on the second work package: “Alternative surfactants – value chain”.

In this we 

  • develop the production of SFs from renewable raw materials

  • analyse the product properties in order to find optimal advantages as additives for metalworking fluids (MWFs), e.g. low foaming, corrosion protection, lubricants, ...

  • create samples for the cooperation partner(s)

  • optimize reaction conditions and production processes in order to enable economical and environmentally friendly process technologies