Section of Industrial Chemistry & Processes
«I am always impressed by the fantastic opportunities that collaboration with industry partners opens up for both sides.»
When selecting the appropriate system or developing new products and processes, we can fully support you with our many years of chemical and industrial experience and a modern infrastructure and networks.
Competences
Process Analytical Technologies
By using inline process analytical technologies, individual process steps can be monitored, deviations quickly detected and process understanding gained. We can support you with a wide range of analytical and evaluation methods (chemometrics), both in the selection of a suitable measuring system and in its implementation on a production scale.
Process Development
With the help of extensive equipment, ranging from automated microreactor systems and laboratory reactors (100 mL to 15 L) to autoclaves, agitated ball mills and dryers, we are able to develop a wide variety of processes. Due to the experience of our team in the fields of industrial chemical development, production and process safety, we can support you from the idea to the realisation of your optimisation or scale-up projects.
Green Chemistry
We always look at our projects from the various perspectives of green chemistry and thus pursue a holistic approach to the development and optimisation of processes. This ranges from the use of renewable raw materials and biocatalysis to the inline monitoring of production processes. The complete life cycle of the products is taken into account (circular economy).
Technologies
- Inline-Process analytical technologies (IR, NIR, Raman, UV/Vis, Fluorescence)
- Inline particle measurement (FBRM - focused beam reflectance measurement, PDWS - photon density wave spectroscopy)
- Particle size measurement (ZetaSizer, nanoSight, MasterSizer)
- Scale-Up (automated reactor systems 100 mL-15 L, autoklave, intercalator, microreactors)
- Heterogeneous reaction technology (SpinChem rotating bed reactors)
- Thermal und mechanical unit operations (rotary evaporator 20L, paddle dryer 1L, agitated ball mill PML2)
- Thermal analyses (DSC, TGA, reaction calorimetry)
- Rheology (Rotary Rheometer)
Awards
- 2024 Studierendenpreis der DECHEMA - L. Müller (konti-Verfahre, Enzymkaskade, Ganzzell-Biokatalyse)
- 2022 Prozessanalytik-Preis der GDCh & DECHEMA - O. Pauli (online Polarimetrie, Enzymkatalyse, Scale-Up)
- 2017 SVC-Preis J. Thoma (Tensidchemie)
- 2014 Prozessanalytik-Award from the GDCh & DECHEMA - A. Wyss (Fluoreszenzspektroskopie)(PDF 32,2 KB)
- 2012 SGVC Innovation Award - B. Zuccetti (online NIR-Spektroskopie)(PDF 33,4 KB)
- 2012 SCG Max-Lüthi Award - L. Sägesser (Tintenfrass)(PDF 46,5 KB)
- 2011 Titania-Preis - R. Staudenmaier (Bauchemie)(PDF 31,3 KB)
- 2010 SGVC Innovation Award - S. Cunatti (Natürliche Bauchemie)(PDF 34,1 KB)
Projects and partners
Major Projects
- Biocatalysis for the production of lubricants
- Scale-Up of novel pigments (True Color Pigments for various applications)
- Online NIR spectroscopy for quality control in surfactant production
- IR spectroscopy for characterization of PU foams
- Fluorescence spectroscopy for cleaning validation
- Renewable raw materials in construction chemistry
- Industrial natural dyeing (Local Colours)
Projects
- Neue zeolithbasierte Pigmente - Von Maya-Blau zu modernen Farbmitteln(PDF 1,6 MB) (Swiss Textiles - Innovation Day 2016)
- Fast and Effective DoE Studies (Mettler-Toledo AutoChem White Paper 2016)
- Screening of activated carbon using the SpinChem® RBR S2 (SpinChem Application Note 1036, 2020)(PDF 533,2 KB)
Partners
Technology partners
Industrial partners
- Arkema / Lacq (F)
- Carbogen Amcis / Hunzenschwil
- Carpenter AG / Wolfhausen
- CHT Bezema Schweiz AG / Montlingen
- F. Hoffmann La Roche Ltd / Basel
- Flexknit / Antananarivo (MG)
- Implenia Bau AG / Wallisellen
- Isofloc AG / Bütschwil
- KLK Oleo Kolb / Hedingen
- Lonza AG / Visp
- Nitrochemie AG / Wimmis
- Novartis AG / Basel
- Polymetrix AG / Oberbüren
- Sulzer Chemtech / Winterthur
- Willy A. Bachofen AG / Muttenz
Academia partners
- Fachhochschule St. Gallen FHS
- Hochschule der Künste Bern HKB
- innoFSPEC - Uni Potsdam (D)
- Polymer Optical Fiber Application Center POF-AC - TH Nürnberg (D)
- ESSA - Université Antananarivo (MG)
Networks
Cooperation schemes
We offer the following possibilities for cooperation:
- Bachelor theses
- Master Theses
- bilateral projects
- funded projects (e.g. Innosuisse, BFE)
or simply ask us personally.
Team
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Programme Director Chemistry, Head Centre of ...
Students
- Manuel Nigg, MSc Student (bis FS25)
- Lukas Müller, MSc Student (bis FS23)
- Carys Schutzbach, MSc Studentin (bis HS22)
- Nilas Gantner BSc Student (FS24)
- Alois Lardinois BSc Student (FS24)