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Catalytic Processes & Materials (CPM) focuses on applying fundamental knowledge on molecular diffusion and reactions in/on heterogeneous catalysts for exploration of new catalytic materials, catalytic devices and processes of relevance for industry and society.

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Membrane Technology Group (MTG) focuses on the separation of molecular mixtures and selective mass transport. We aim at tailoring membrane morphology and characteristics on a molecular level to control mass transport in macroscopic applications. We distinguish two application clusters: Water and Energy.

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Thermo-Chemical Conversion of Biomass (TCCB) focuses on creating and perfecting new thermo-chemical routes for the production of biomass derived solid, gaseous and liquid fuels for renewable and sustainable energy.

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Catalytic Processes & Materials (CPM) focuses on applying fundamental knowledge on molecular diffusion and reactions in/on heterogeneous catalysts for exploration of new catalytic materials, catalytic devices and processes of relevance for industry and society. This group includes the subgroup of Mesoscale Chemical Systems, which focuses on micro- and nanofluidics.

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Membrane Technology Group (MTG) focuses on the separation of molecular mixtures and selective mass transport. We aim at tailoring membrane morphology and characteristics on a molecular level to control mass transport in macroscopic applications. We distinguish two application clusters: Water and Energy. This group includes the subgroup of Inorganic Membranes.

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Inorganic Materials Science focuses on thin films with modified properties by doping or by artificial layered structures and superstructures. Applications of this research are found in, e.g., nano-electronics and spintronics, optical systems, fuel and solar cells, fluidics, bio-nano sensors.

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Materials Science and Technology of Polymers focuses on a range of topics which revolve around macromolecular nanotechnology and nanostructured (macro) molecular materials. Their work brings techniques like Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and single molecule photonics to understand, fabricate, characterize and study functional polymer platforms and supramolecular polymeric materials.

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Molecular Nanofabrication group focuses on using techniques like microcontact printing, (dip-pen) lithography and macromolecular chemistry to build larger 2D- and 3D-structures with novel surface properties.

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Polymer Chemistry and BioMaterials group focuses on working works on new materials for e.g. High-Temperature applications, Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery. This group includes the subgroup of Biomedical Chemistry.

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Supramolecular Chemistry & Technology focuses on investigating the possibilities to build molecularly defined, organic assemblies in two or three dimensions via non-covalent interactions between the constituents. The aim is to study such assemblies at the individual level, and to manipulate their shape and function.