Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research
Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut WKI

What reactions take place in indoor areas and what reaction products are thereby formed? In which ways are humans exposed to air pollutants? At the Fraunhofer WKI, we investigate complex chemical processes in indoor air. With the newly acquired “Proton-transfer-reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometer” (PTR-TOF-MS), we are now able to perform measurements with even greater precision and higher temporal resolution.

With a new office building in Hanover, the Fraunhofer WKI “Application Center HOFZET^®” and the Hochschule Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts’ “IfBB - Institute for Bioplastics and Biocomposites” are closing ranks even more densely. The cooperation between the two institutions will be continued and intensified as a result of the move in November 2022.

First place in the 2022 Fraunhofer Communication Award goes to “Grünes Wasser” (Green Water). The project has brought new life to the “Fleete” (canals) of Hamburg’s city center. The project team from the Fraunhofer WKI and the design studio “morgen.” has developed floating islands which are made from a bio-lightweight material. The islands were launched into water during a participatory action.

Researchers at the Fraunhofer WKI, in collaboration with three universities, have developed two lecture modules on the utilization of renewable raw materials in the construction industry. This future-oriented qualification of young technical and scientific talent increases the chances for the subsequent utilization of renewable raw materials in the construction industry. 

Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research
Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut WKI

Bienroder Weg 54E
38108 Braunschweig

Phone +49 531 2155-0
Fax +49 531 2155-334

Email: info@wki.fraunhofer.de