The Thuringian Innovation Centre for Recyclable Materials (ThIWert) accompanies and supports the transition towards a sustainable recycling and circular economy through its industry-driven research. At the same time, ThIWert serves regional and supra-regional companies and partners as a point of contact and source of ideas in order to develop or further expand new and existing growth potential. The co-operation partners involved cover the entire innovation chain from basic research to applied research.

Ongoing research projects

Project management:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Robert Wudtke

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The seRo.inTech research group is pursuing the goal of mobilising selected waste streams through targeted collection strategies and producing high-quality secondary raw materials for use in practice. Defined material streams in Thuringia are comprehensively analysed with regard to various criteria, such as collection, mobilisation, processing and recycling: Collection, mobilisation, processing, recycling and economic and ecological factors. 

Project management:

Prof Dr Uta Breuer

Third-party funder:

Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in the Innovation & Structural Change programme family

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The CarboMass joint project aims to achieve optimisation in the area of technical development and the expansion of inter-municipal cooperation in sewage sludge processing. The innovative approach to technical development relates to the regional utilisation of sewage sludge and residual biomass to produce the novel soil substitute "CarboMass", which can then be used for the recultivation of residue dumps. With the CarboMass process, the CO2-emissions can be reduced, phosphorus bound and the new soil substitute used directly without further treatment processes.

Project management:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Robert Wudtke

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As part of the energy transition, the availability of gypsum from flue gas desulphurisation will decrease. One alternative is to return to the increased extraction of natural gypsum.

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Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF); "WIR! - Change through innovation in the region" programme

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The aim of the joint project RCPoroGipsWandPutz is to develop building products from the two mineral materials gypsum and aerated concrete demolition material.

Project management:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Robert Wudtke

Third-party funder:

Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR); "WIR! - Change through innovation in the region" programme

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The "MobilGips" project is intended to make a contribution to using gypsum as a raw material in a resource-saving and therefore responsible way. 

Project management:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Robert Wudtke

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The overriding objective is to optimise the production/extraction of gypsum directly as a by-product in the phosphoric acid production process. 

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Third-party funder:

Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

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Social marketing is intended to bring about a change in attitude and behaviour towards recycled products.

Project management:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Rutz

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Logo Thuringia - Free State of Thuringia, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Science and Digital Society
Logo EU - Co-financed by the European Union

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