Innovation Center ● Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Steffen Fischer & Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Frank Miletzky
Biorefinery and Cellulose
DIRECTOR
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Steffen Fischer
Dresden University of Technology
Institute of Plant and Wood Chemistry
Professorship for Plant and Wood Chemistry
Judeich-Bau, Raum 1.26
Pienner Straße 19
01737 Tharandt
Phone +49 351 463 31239
Fax +49 351 463 31201
E-mail steffen.fischer@tu-dresden.de
Short vita
- since 2006 Head of the Institute of Plant and Wood Chemistry and holder of the Chair of Wood and Plant Chemistry at TU Dresden
- 2003 to 2006 Head of Department for Polysaccharide Chemistry at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research in Potsdam-Golm
- 2003 Habilitation on the subject of "Anorganische Salzschmelzen als Löse- und Reaktionsmedium für Cellulose"
- 1992 Dissertation on the topic "Synthese von Ferriten" at TU Dresden
- 1988 Degree in chemistry at the TU Dresden
Research and development
- Paper chemistry (characterisation, paper additives, deposits on paper machines)
- Chemistry of plant and wood components (wood pulping, cellulose chemistry, polysaccharides, lignin utilisation)
- Chemistry of wood and wood fibre materials (mechanical pulp, thermal modification, chemistry of binders)
Expertise
- Qualitative and quantitative determination of new or modified paper additives
- Chemical characterisation of deposits or impurities on paper machines
- Chemical pulping of wood
- Characterisation and packaging of cellulose and cellulose derivatives
- Chemical modification of polysaccharides for use in polysaccharide-based flame retardants
- Optimisation of various lignins with regard to their chemical and physical properties
- Investigations into the reduction of energy requirements in TMP production
- Investigations into changing the pore structure through thermal modification processes
- Modern laboratory and pilot plant facilities for the pulping of wood and plant materials, for the production of bead and nanocellulose and for wet-chemical analyses of wood and plant material
- FT-Raman spectroscopy and microscopy, FTIR spectroscopy, mercury porosimetry, UV/VIS, GC/MS, HPLC, GPC, FPLC, particle size measurement
Reference projects
- Investigations to improve the TMP process for spruce wood by using reductive auxiliaries in combination with other additives
- Process optimisation in TMP production with the use of dithionite/auxiliary agent combinations
- Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry investigations on bitumen-rubber mixtures
DIRECTOR
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Frank Miletzky
Dresden University of Technology
Institute of Natural Materials Technology (INT)
Chair of Wood Technology and Fibre Material Technology (HFT)
Marschnerstraße 39
01307 Dresden
fm innovation
Strategy & Innovation Consultancy
Am Queckbrunnen 2
01067 Dresden
Phone +49 160 90904190
E-mail frank.miletzky@tu-dresden.de; office@miletzky.de
Short vita
- Freelance since 2019; Honourary Professor of Paper Technology since 2015
- 2010 to 2018 Board of Directors and Institute Director of the Paper Technology Foundation (PTS), Munich and Heidenau
- 2001 to 2008 Authorised signatory at Ahlstrom Osnabrück GmbH: Head of quality management and product development, technical customer support worldwide
- 1995 to 2001 Felix Schoeller GmbH & Co. KG: Head of Central Environmental Department; Head of Paper Development
- 1985 to 1995 Institute for Pulp and Paper/Papiertechnische Stiftung Heidenau: Head of Pulp Department
- 1985 Dissertation on the material utilisation of lignin at the TU Dresden
- 1981 Degree in chemistry from the TU Dresden
Research and development
- Process chemistry, in particular polymer chemistry
- Chemistry of wood components, in particular cellulose and lignin chemistry
- fibre modification
- Application of various biogenic and mineral fibres for innovative products (e.g. electrical applications, etc.)
Expertise
- Research and development for wood and paper industry, in particular pulps, lignins
- Chemical pulping of wood and various other lignocelluloses using classic and new processes (Organosolv)
- Production and refinement of technical speciality papers and their application in customer processes, e.g. photographic, abrasive, decorative, electrical and release papers, nonwovens, etc.
- Quality and environmental management in the process industry, in particular ISO 9000, ISO 14000, ISO 17025, EMAS, etc.
- Organisational and strategy development, CIP
- Research management and commercialisation of research results
Digestion of fibre plants using the innovative, single-stage process on a 3-litre scale
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