Mineral Surfaces – From Atomic Processes to Geotechnology
© J. Kashuba
Minerals are of high value for many diverse technological applications. Therefore, the following projects were supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within the R&D-Programme GEOTECHNOLOGIEN from 2008 to 2011:
All projects were grouped into four distinct themes:
Industrial Production Processes - Infuences on Material Properties and Surface Characteristics
- Hydrophobine - Using Hydrophobins to Prevent Microbial Biofilm Growth on Minerals
co-ordination: Prof. R. Fischer, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - HydraSmec - Understanding Processes at the hot Smectite-Water Interface for Tailoring Industrial Bentonite Applications
co-ordination: Prof. H. Stanjek, RWTH Aachen - InProTunnel - Interfacial Processes Between Mineral and Tool Surfaces - Cause, Problems and Solutions in Mechanical Tunnel Driving
co-ordination: Prof. R. Azzam, RWTH Aachen - Fuellstoffe - Identification and Modification of Surface Properties of Calcite Based Fillers for Improved Processability and Development of new Highly-Filled Resin Systems
co-ordination: Prof. P. L. Geiß, TU Kaiserslautern - SimSan - Simulation-Supported Development of Process-Stable Raw Material Components and Suspensions for the Production of Ceramic Sanitary Ware on the Basis of Modified Mineral Surfaces
co-ordination: Prof. R. Diedel, FGK
Soil Improvement / Dynamic Processes in Pore Spaces
- Substrattone - Decisive Role of Clay Specific Surface Area in Growing Media - Analysis of Clay Properties and Their Parameterisation for the Optimization of Plant Quality
co-ordination: Dr. S. Dultz, Leibniz University Hannover - NanoPorO - Nano-Structure and Wetting Properties of Sedimentary Grains and Pore Space Surfaces
co-ordination: Prof. W. Altermann, LMU München
Medical Research
- BioMin - Functionalised Mineral Surfaces: Sorption Mechanisms of Growth-Stimulating Proteins on the Surfaces of Bone Substitutes Based on Calcium Phosphates
co-ordination: Prof. H. Fischer, University Hospital Aachen
Water Treatment / Decontamination Methods
- Surface Topography - The impact of Mineral and Rock Surface Topography on Colloid Retention
co-ordination: Dr. C. Fischer, University Göttingen - ReCaWa - Reactivity of Calcite/Water-Interfaces: Molecular Level Process Understanding for Technical Applications
co-ordination: Dr. T. Neumann, Karlsuhe Institute of Technology - SURFTRAP - Development and Optimisation of a Process to Biosynthesize Reactive Iron Mineral Surfaces for Water Treatment Purposes
co-ordination: Prof. S. Peiffer, University Bayreuth - MIMOS - Microstructural Controls on Monosulfide Weathering and Heavy Metal Release
co-ordination: Dr. K. Pollok, University Bayreuth - MicroActiv - Redox Transformations on Microbiologically Activated Iron Oxide Surfaces
co-ordination: Prof. M. Kersten, University Mainz
