Program in April

Postponed due to the coronavirus - new date will be announced in advance

Research in the real agricultural laboratory - From animal welfare to nylon stockings

The Lindenhöfe is one of 5 teaching and research farms at the University of Hohenheim. There, institutes and working groups from various fields work on topics important for agriculture - sometimes in a very interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary way. The research done here will be presented to you on this open day. Program

Postponed due to corona - new date will be announced

Plants build up connections and structures that feed humans and our animals. But when food is produced, leftovers remain unused in the fields and in the kitchen, and waste is produced. These by-products can serve as substitutes for fossil, oil-based products, and energy. The Department of Conversion Technologies of Renewable Raw Materials at the University of Hohenheim implements this principle of bioeconomy in biorefineries close to agriculture and produces locally and regionally valuable materials and chemicals for batteries or plastics, for example.

Let yourself be inspired by a lecture about the bioeconomy! At the Bar California Bounge in the middle of Stuttgart, over coffee, wine or beer, everyone can learn about the latest developments in science and discuss them with researchers.

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Andrea Kruse, Markus Götz

Postponed due to coronavirus

Eat lunch together and learn something new about an interesting topic at the same time before discussing it - you can do that in the Brown Bag Lectures. Everyone interested in the topic is invited. Students, scientists, and other University members can meeting up a relaxed atmosphere in the TMS or outside on the Long Table.

The participants bring their own lunch - the term “Brown Bag” refers to the typical color of lunch bags in the USA. Intellectual food for thought will be offered by the speakers from all faculties who give insights into current topics of bioeconomy.

Just Rubbish?: How useful are orange and onion peels?

Kitchen scraps still contain many useful things. In two Humboldt reloaded projects, researchers and their students are investigating which valuable new materials can be produced from orange peels and whether onion-peel extracts can support cancer therapy.

Speakers: Manuel Bauer, Sandra Flory, Markus Götz, Katrin Stökle

Cancelled because of coronavirus regulations

In the bioeconomy, renewable biological resources and knowledge from nature are used to provide food, bio-based materials, chemical building blocks, and energy in a sustainable manner. The aim is to replace non-renewable fossil raw materials with renewable raw materials and thus reduce climate-damaging CO2 emissions. At the University of Hohenheim, bioeconomy is a core topic for research and teaching. In interdisciplinary cooperation among the Faculties of Agricultural Sciences; Natural Sciences; and Business, Economics and Social Sciences, research activities on sustainable agricultural production and the provision of renewable raw materials are directly linked to their processing, for example in biorefineries. Strategies for achieving sustainability goals, such as securing global food supplies and a climate-friendly economy, are also being developed. 

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Iris Lewandowski, Department of Biobased Products and Energy Crops, University of Hohenheim

Presentation on a research project with the title "Baking cycle - basic chemicals and coal from old baked goods". In this two-year research project, conversion technologists from the University of Hohenheim and their research colleagues from the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research are investigating how starch-containing waste such as old bread rolls can be used to produce valuable bio-based platform chemicals and, in particular, product applications such as wood coatings. The focus is on the feasibility of the idea. The researchers are therefore not only looking into the question of "How does this work chemically in the laboratory?", but are also looking into other aspects that must also be considered in order to make this process and the wood coatings competitive and marketable. The presentation provides an insight into the current project progress.

Speaker: Markus Götz

At the Bar California Bounge in the middle of Stuttgart, over coffee, wine or beer, everyone can learn about the latest developments in science and discuss them with researchers.

Food and biomass - environmentally friendly production: This is a major social concern. Chemical pesticides are increasingly under criticism. Prof. Bahrs explains how, thanks to agriculture 4.0, it is possible to do without them in cultivation. However, in order to guarantee the yield at the same time, he supports the use of mineral fertilizers. A third way of agricultural production that combines the advantages of organic and conventional farming.

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Enno Bahrs

Due to Corona postponed to 13-17 July 2020

Project PFIFF - Polymer Fibers From Bio-based Furanoates

Bioeconomy showcase at the Hannover Messe: The Hohenheim Department of Conversion Technologies for Renewable Resources will be presenting its PFIFF project at this important industrial exhibition. The team led by Prof. Dr. Andrea Kruse is investigating fibers that can be used as the starting material for bio-based plastics. In short: PEF instead of PET. Because polyethylene furanoate (PEF) can replace the widely used plastic PET, is recyclable, and it is 100% bio-based. To be found at the stand of the BMBF department 726 "Bioeconomy".