Center for Microplastic Prevention

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Preventing microplastics.  Rethinking materials.  Proving effectiveness.

Microplastics are one of the most pressing environmental problems of our time. They are produced along the entire value chain of modern materials – from raw material extraction to use and abrasion to disposal and recycling – and can now be detected in almost all environmental compartments.

The Center for Microplastic Avoidance and Removal brings together interdisciplinary research to systematically prevent microplastics, reduce emissions, and develop scientifically sound alternatives. Our approach combines polymer chemistry, biotechnology, environmental sciences, and process engineering – from molecular material development to the assessment of real environmental impacts.

Our goal

To develop materials, processes, and strategies that not only replace microplastics but prevent their formation in the first place – evidence-based, measurable, and implementable.

Key areas at a glance

• Prevention of microplastics at source
• Biodegradable and bio-based polymers with reliable degradation behavior
• Analytics, standards, and methods for quantifying microplastics
• Technologies for removing microplastics from water and material flows
• System evaluation, regulation, and transfer into application and policy