Electrochemistry

• Electrochemical Water Treatment
  
  
  
  
  Electrochemically switchable ion exchangers
  based on conducting polymers
  
  Electrochemical / microbiological remediation
  of ground water
  
  Reduction of scaling at technical cathodes

• Functional Surfaces
  
  
  
  
  Electrochemically switchable coatings on
  membranes
  
  Interaction between electrodes and biofilms
  
  Corrosion protection based on self-assembled monolayers SAM
  

• Molecular Electrochemistry
  
  
  Core-shell nanoparticles composed of iron oxide and
  conducting polymers
  
  Electrochemical wiring of enzymes to electrodes
  
  Electro-organic synthesis

CONTACT RESEARCH:

The scientific knowledge and equipment of the group is available for fundamental and
applied research on industrial request.
The development of electrochemical syntheses, electrochemical measuring systems and
corrosion protection are examples for successful cooperation with industrial partners.

METHODS:

• Conventional electrochemical techniques, e.g.
  Stationary current-potential curves
  Cyclic voltammetry
  Impedance spectroscopy
  Rotating disc and ring-disc electrodes
  
  
• in situ combination methods
  Spectroelectrochemistry (UV-Vis-NIR)
  Fluorescence microscopy with spatially-resolved Vis-spectroscopy
  Electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance
  
  
• ex situ methods
  FT-IR-spectroscopy
  Atomic absorption spectroscopy
  Ion chromatography
  Gas chromatography
  High-performance liquid chromatography
  Contact angle measurement