Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research New address!
The street name of our headquarters in Braunschweig has changed. You will find us in the usual place, but with a new address:
Riedenkamp 3, 38108 Braunschweig
Climate change: Influence on indoor air quality
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Online seminar on October 17, 2023
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Aerogels are considered a “super-material” (here: example image of a plastic aerogel). With waste wood as the raw-material source, they can also be particularly sustainable.
Aerogels made from waste-wood
Pollutant-adsorbing, high-thermal insulation materials for buildings and vehicles
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Insight into the institute
Take a look at the exciting research and development work at the Fraunhofer WKI.
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LIGNA 2023
Our future materials and sustainable technologies were in great demand. We are pleased about the interest.
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The Fraunhofer WKI specializes in bio-based chemical products and materials, production technology, functional integration, lightweight construction, material and product testing, recycling processes and indoor air quality. Almost all processes, materials and products resulting from our research activities are used industrially. We operate worldwide and work project-related with research institutions and industrial partners, e. g. with companies from the wood and furniture industries, the construction industry, the chemical industry, the packaging industry and the automotive industry. Our particular strength is our holistic research approach. We develop materials and technologies for a bio-based, resource-conserving and climate-friendly economic cycle - from raw materials to development and quality assurance to recycling.
Wilhelm Klauditz Fellowship
The Wilhelm Klauditz Fellowship is a scholarship in the field of applied wood research and is announced annually. It is aimed to senior-level faculty eligible for sabbatical leave who want to pursue world-class research at the Fraunhofer WKI.