Contact
Prof. Dr. Vinzenz Brendler
Head of Department
Surface Processes
v.brendler@hzdr.de
Phone: +49 351 260 2430
Dr. Katharina Müller
Head Surface Processes
k.mueller
hzdr.de
Phone: +49 351 260 2439
Current projects at the Department of Surface processes
- Thermodynamic Reference Database (THEREDA)
- Aquatic Actinide Chemistry and Thermodynamics at Elevated Temperature Conditions (ThermAc)
- r4 – Economically strategic materials: Rare Earth Elements Metallurgy-Advanced methods for optimized extraction and beneficiation by ion-adsorption clays (SEM²)
- Development and implementation of experimental methods for the improved modeling of uran-containing saline solutions (EDUKEM)
- Selective liquid-liquid extraction of lanthanides and actinides by pre-organized calixarenes (SE-FLECX)
- Joint project: Geochemical retention of radionuclides on cement alteration phases (GRaZ)
- Behavior of long-lived fission and activation products in the near-field of a repository for nuclear waste and possibilities of their retention (VESPA II)
Former projects
- Further Development of the Smart Kd-Concept for Long-Term Safety Assessment (WEIMAR)
- Ion Transfer from Surface to Crystal: Mechanisms of Pollutant Trappting (POLLTRAP)
- Verhalten langlebiger Spalt- und Aktivierungsprodukte im Nahfeld eines Endlagers und Möglichkeiten ihrer Rückhaltung (VESPA)
- Surface processes of Np species on selected mineral oxides - From sorption to precipitation. Vibrational spectroscopic investigations.
- Joint project: Retention of radionuclides relevant for final disposal in natural clay rock and saline systems
Subproject 2: Geochemical behavior and transport of radionuclides (Np, U, Pu and further radionuclides) in saline systems in the presence of repository-relevant organics
Contact
Prof. Dr. Vinzenz Brendler
Head of Department
Surface Processes
v.brendler@hzdr.de
Phone: +49 351 260 2430
Dr. Katharina Müller
Head Surface Processes
k.muellerhzdr.de
Phone: +49 351 260 2439
