Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research
Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut WKI

Andreas Göbert, Professor Philipp Eversmann and Professor Dr Julian Lienhard from the University of Kassel have been awarded the Wilhelm Klauditz Prize 2024 for their work “3DWoodWind Research Prototype - Modular Building System made of Wound Hollow Profiles”. 

Countless products that we encounter in everyday life are manufactured with the aid of adhesives. Researchers at the Fraunhofer WKI are developing bio-based adhesives on the basis of renewable raw materials and biogenic residues. Here you will find a selection of current research and development projects.

In collaboration with industrial partners, scientists at the Fraunhofer WKI have developed concepts for the material utilization of humins. Humins are dark, highly viscous compounds. They accrue as a by-product during the production of polyethylene furanoate (PEF), a new bio-based substitute for the bulk plastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET). 

The corona pandemic has shown just how important it is to protect people in indoor areas against infection through airborne pathogens. Mobile air purifiers can, in principle, contribute to this. Until now, there has been no uniform method for testing their effectiveness. Researchers at the Fraunhofer WKI have therefore developed a standardised testing method.

Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research
Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut WKI

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38108 Braunschweig

Phone +49 531 2155-0
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Email: info@wki.fraunhofer.de