Introducing the CirCles Research Training Group

The inter- and transdisciplinary project aims to close urban carbon cycles by providing biowaste free of foreign substances, processing it in a targeted manner and recycling it sustainably.

More information about CirCles can be found here: https://www.uni-kassel.de/fb14bau/institute/institut-fuer-wasser-abfall-umwelt-iwau/siedlungswasserwirtschaft/forschung/circles

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Graduate program "CirCles": The doctoral students introduce themselves

Hi, my name is Malek Grimm and I am a research assistant at the Chair of Sustainable Marketing. As part of the CirCles research training group, I am responsible for sub-project 1, which is about changing attitudes that have an influence on behavior. Behaviors can be changed partially or not at all. Furthermore, behaviors have an influence on the perception of sustainability and consequently also on waste separation behavior. In order to change these components, we use various DiMarketing measures.

My name is Konstantin Bachmann and I work at the Department of Resource Management and Waste Technology. As part of CirCles, I am researching how biogenic residues are currently used in urban areas and how their use could be optimized in the future using innovative recycling paths. And this from both an ecological and an economic perspective.

Hello, my name is Klara Bretschneider and I work at the Institute of Grassland Science and Renewable Resources. In sub-project 3, we are investigating alternative recycling paths for municipal biowaste. The liquid phase is pressed and used to produce biogas. This represents a sustainable source of energy. We use the press cake to produce activated carbon, which is used for wastewater treatment, among other things.

Hello, my name is Nele Siebert and I work in the field of urban water management. In sub-project 4, I am investigating the extent to which biogenic activated carbon from biowaste is suitable for removing organic trace substances from municipal wastewater. By substituting fossil activated carbon, the global warming potential of advanced wastewater treatment can be reduced.