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Dr. habil. Holger Lippold - Reactive Transport Department

Research Interest - Projects - Teaching
Publications - Stations

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Research Interest

Radiotracer studies of mechanisms determining contaminant transport in geochemical systems

Habilitation for Radioanalytical Chemistry (Leipzig University, 2023)

PhD Thesis on Physical Chemistry of Surfactants (Leipzig University, 1999)

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Projects

Ongoing:

• Research Training Group "Hydrogen Isotopes ^1,2,3H" (Leipzig University): analytics of elemental tritium in gaseous isotope mixtures within research projects for the development of novel separation strategies (membranes, zeolites, metal-organic frameworks)

Completed:

• Geochemical retention of radionuclides at cement phases and bentonite buffers – influence of polymeric cement additives: radiotracer studies on complexation and (co-)adsorption of radionuclides with polycarboxylate ethers (superplasticisers) at hyperalkaline conditions and high salinity (BMWi project)
• Transport behaviour of the herbicide MCPA in soil: modelling the effect of pH; identification of heterogeneous flow as a cause of discrepancies between static and dynamic systems (DFG project, participation) [Article]

• Reactive transport of lanthanides with low-molecular-weight organic ligands from the inventory of a nuclear waste repository: radiotracer studies and modelling of adsorption and transport of Eu(III) with DTPA as a function of pH (BMBF project) [Article]

• Geochemical behaviour and transport of radionuclides in saline systems with organic matter relevant to a final repository site: influence of high salinity (NaCl, MgCl₂, CaCl₂) on the mobilising potential of humic-like clay organics towards radionuclides; modelling metal-fulvate complexation by the NICA-Donnan approach; isotope exchange studies on the dynamics of metal-humate complexation equilibria depending on concentration and time of contact (BMWi project) [Article 1] [Article 2]

• Elementary processes relevant to humic-bound actinide transport in potential host rock formations of a final repository: effect of humic substances and carboxylic acids on the pH-dependent adsorption of radionuclides onto clay minerals; radiotracer studies on reversibility and equilibrium dynamics of adsorption of humic substances (BMWi project) [Article 1] [Article 2]
• Humic-bound transport of toxic metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) at a contaminated site in Staßfurt (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany): sampling and analytics along the groundwater flow path; humic-bound solubilisation and adsorption of PAH depending on pH and ionic strength; characteristics and solubilising potential of mixed aggregates of humic substances and surfactants (BMBF project) [Article 1] [Article 2]
• Formation and partitioning of humate species of mobilised radiotoxic metals in geochemical systems: competition effects of Al(III) and Fe(III) on humate complexation of radionuclides; elucidation of long-term kinetic processes (BMWA project) [Article 1] [Article 2]
• Competitive reactions of trivalent metals with respect to complexation and co-adsorption of radionuclides with humic acids: combined K_d model of metal mobility in geochemical systems with humic matter; influence of pH and competing metals; relating complex stability and flocculation (BMWi project) [Article 1] [Article 2]
• Interaction of phenol with dissolved and adsorbed surfactant aggregates: qualitative and quantitative characterisation of mixed aggregates and phase behaviour; modelling surfactant adsorption (PhD thesis, Leipzig University) [Article 1] [Article 2]

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Teaching

(Leipzig University)

• Lectures on basics and applications of radioactivity for BSc students of biochemistry and MSc students of chemistry
• Lectures on radioanalytics, environmental radioactivity and basics of radiotoxicology within the post-graduate courses "Toxicology and Environmental Protection" (Faculty of Medicine) and "Analytics and Spectroscopy" (Faculty of Chemistry and Mineralogy)

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Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals

open access to manuscripts via ResearchGate

2024

• Liu, J., Wang, L., Lin, J., Yuan, W., Li, L., Peng, Y.-K., Xiong, X., Cao, H., Wei, X., Ouyang, Q., Lippold, H., Wang, J., Lin, K.; Applying thallium isotopic compositions as novel and sensitive proxy for Tl(I)/Tl(III) transformation and source apportionment. Science of The Total Environment 913 (2024) 169542
• Becker, A., Lippold, H., Bäcker, J.P., Belder, D., Fischer, C.; An LSC approach for tritium determination in gaseous mixtures optimized with respect to handling, reaction parameters and miniaturization towards microfluidic analysis. Radiochimica Acta 112 (2024) 231-237
  
• Gilson, S.E, Svitlyk, V., Bukaemskiy, A.A., Niessen, J., Lender, T., Murphy, G.L., Henkes, M., Lippold, H., Marquardt, J., Akhmadaliev, S., Hennig, C., Winkler, B., Tonnessen, T., Peters, L., Fischer, C., Huittinen, N.; Microstructural investigation of Au ion-irradiated Eu-doped LaPO₄ ceramics and single crystals. npj Materials Degradation 8 (2024) 83
  

2022

• Zhou, Y., He, H., Wang, J., Liu, J., Lippold, H., Bao, Z., Wang, L., Lin, Y., Fang, F., Huang, Y., Jiang, Y., Xiao, T., Yuan, W., Wei, X., Tsang, D.C.W.; Stable isotope fractionation of thallium as novel evidence for its geochemical transfer during lead‑zinc smelting activities. Science of The Total Environment 803 (2022) 150036

• Sonnendecker, C., Oeser, J., Richter, P.K., Hille, P., Zhao, Z., Fischer, C., Lippold, H., Blázquez-Sánchez, P., Engelberger, F., Ramírez-Sarmiento, C.A., Oeser, T., Lihanova, Y., Frank, R., Jahnke, H.-G., Billig, S., Abel, B., Sträter, N., Matysik, J., Zimmermann, W.; Low carbon footprint recycling of post-consumer PET plastic with a metagenomic polyester hydrolase. ChemSusChem 15 (2022) e202101062

• Lippold, H., Kahle, L., Sonnendecker, C., Matysik, J., Fischer, C.; Temporal and spatial evolution of enzymatic degradation of amorphous PET plastics. npj Materials Degradation 6 (2022) 93

2021

• Lippold, H., Zedek, L.; Metal dissociation from humic colloids: Kinetics with time-dependent rate constants. Chemosphere 275 (2021) 130045

2020

• Liu, J., Zhou, Y., She, J., Tsang, D.C.W., Lippold, H., Wang, J., Jiang, Y., Wei, X., Yuan, W., Luo, X., Zhai, S., Song, L.; Quantitative isotopic fingerprinting of thallium associated with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in fluvial sediment cores with multiple anthropogenic sources. Environmental Pollution 266 (2020) 115252
• Karimzadeh, L., Lippold, H., Stockmann, M., Fischer, C.; Effect of DTPA on europium sorption onto quartz – batch sorption experiments and surface complexation modeling. Chemosphere 239 (2020) 124771
• Liu, J., Wei, X., Zhou, Y., Tsang, D.C.W., Bao, Z., Yin, M., Lippold, H., Yuan, W., Wang, J., Feng, Y., Chen, D.; Thallium contamination, health risk assessment and source apportionment in common vegetables. Science of The Total Environment 703 (2020) 135547

2019

• Liu, J., Yin, M., Luo, X., Xiao, T., Wu, Z., Li, N., Wang, J., Zhang, W., Lippold, H., Belshaw, N.S., Feng, Y., Chen, Y.; The mobility of thallium in sediments and source apportionment by lead isotopes. Chemosphere 219 (2019) 864-874
• Liu, J., Luo, X., Sun, Y., Tsang, D.C.W., Qi, J., Zhang, W., Li, N., Yin, M., Wang, J., Lippold, H., Chen, Y., Sheng, G.; Thallium pollution in China and removal technologies for waters: A review. Environment International 126 (2019) 771-790
• Liu, J., Ren, S., Zhou, Y., Tsang, D.C.W., Lippold, H., Wang, J., Yin, M., Xiao, T., Luo, X., Chen, Y.; High contamination risks of thallium and associated metal(loid)s in fluvial sediments from a steel-making area and implications for environmental management. Journal of Environmental Management 250 (2019) 109513

2018

• Liu, J., Luo, X., Wang, J., Xiao, T., Yin, M., Belshaw, N.S., Lippold, H., Kong, L., Xiao, E., Bao, Z., Li, N., Chen, Y., Linghu, W.; Provenance of uranium in a sediment core from a natural reservoir, South China: Application of Pb stable isotope analysis. Chemosphere 193 (2018) 1172-1180

• Liu, J., Wang, J., Xiao, T., Bao, Z., Lippold, H., Luo, X., Yin, M., Ren, J., Chen, Y., Linghu, W.; Geochemical dispersal of thallium and accompanying metals in sediment profiles from a smelter-impacted area in South China. Applied Geochemistry 88 (2018) 239-246

• Barthen, R., Karimzadeh, L., Gründig, M., Grenzer, J., Lippold, H., Franke, K., Lippmann-Pipke, J.; Neutrophilic bioleaching of synthetic covellite – a model system combining experimental data and geochemical modelling. Chemosphere 196 (2018) 368-376

• Zedek, L., Lippold, H., Šembera, J.; Computer simulation of the ternary problem – technical aspects and possibilities. IFAC PapersOnLine 51 (2018) 589-594

• Lippold, H., Karimzadeh, L., Kulenkampff, J., Wissmeier, L., Stuhlfauth, C., Stoll, M., Lippmann-Pipke, J.; Effect of pH on the mobility of the herbicide MCPA in a sand-goethite column: 1D and 2D reactive transport modeling. Applied Geochemistry 98 (2018) 345-350

2017

• Lippold, H., Eidner, S., Kumke, M.U., Lippmann-Pipke, J.; Dynamics of metal-humate complexation equilibria as revealed by isotope exchange studies – a matter of concentration and time. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 197 (2017) 62-70
• Liu, J., Wang, J., Chen, Y., Lippold, H., Xiao, T., Li, H., Shen, C.-C., Xie, L., Xie, X., Yang, H.; Geochemical transfer and preliminary health risk assessment of thallium in a riverine system in the Pearl River Basin, South China. Journal of Geochemical Exploration 176 (2017) 64-75
• Karimzadeh, L., Lippmann-Pipke, J., Franke, K., Lippold, H.; Mobility and transport of copper(II) influenced by the microbial siderophore DFOB: Column experiment and modelling. Chemosphere 173 (2017) 326-329

• Liu, J., Luo, X., Wang, J., Xiao, T., Chen, D., Sheng, G., Yin, M., Lippold, H., Wang, C., Chen, Y.; Thallium contamination in arable soils and vegetables around a steel plant – A newly-found significant source of Tl pollution in South China. Environmental Pollution 224 (2017) 445-453

2016

• Liu, J., Wang, J., Chen, Y., Shen, C.-C., Jiang, X., Xie, X., Chen, D., Lippold, H., Wang, C.; Thallium dispersal and contamination in surface sediments from South China and its source identification. Environmental Pollution 213 (2016) 878-887

• Poetsch, M., Lippold, H.; Effects of ionic strength and fulvic acid on adsorption of Tb(III) and Eu(III) onto clay. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 192 (2016) 146-151
• Liu, J., Wang, J., Chen, Y., Xie, X., Qi, J., Lippold, H., Luo, D., Wang, C., Su, L., He, L., Wu, Q.; Thallium transformation and partitioning during Pb-Zn smelting and environmental implications. Environmental Pollution 212 (2016) 77-89

2014

• Lippold, H., Lippmann-Pipke, J.; New insights into the dynamics of adsorption equilibria of humic matter as revealed by radiotracer studies. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 133 (2014) 362-371

2012

• Lippold, H., Eidner, S., Kumke, M.U., Lippmann-Pipke, J.; Diffusion, degradation or on-site stabilisation – identifying causes of kinetic processes involved in metal-humate complexation. Applied Geochemistry 27 (2012) 250-256

2011

• Liu, J., Lippold, H., Wang, J., Lippmann-Pipke, J., Chen, Y.; Sorption of thallium(I) onto geological materials: Influence of pH and organic matter. Chemosphere 82 (2011) 866-871

2010

• Liu, J., Wang, J., Chen, Y., Lippold, H., Lippmann-Pipke, J.; Comparative characterization of two natural humic acids in the Pearl River Basin, China, and their environmental implications. Journal of Environmental Sciences 22 (2010) 1695-1702
• Liu, J., Wang, J., Chen, Y., Qi, J., Lippold, H., Wang, C.; Thallium distribution in sediments from the Pearl River Basin, China. Clean - Soil, Air, Water 38 (2010) 909-915
• Liu, J., Chen, Y., Wang, J., Qi, J., Wang, C., Lippold, H., Lippmann-Pipke, J.; Factor analysis and sequential extraction unveil geochemical processes relevant for trace metal distributions in fluvial sediments of a pyrite mining area, China. Carbonates and Evaporites 25 (2010) 51-63

2009

• Lippold, H., Lippmann-Pipke, J.; Effect of humic matter on metal adsorption onto clay materials: Testing the linear additive model. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 109 (2009) 40-48

2008

• Lippold, H., Gottschalch, U., Kupsch, H.; Joint influence of surfactants and humic matter on PAH solubility. Are mixed micelles formed? Chemosphere 70 (2008) 1979-1986

2007

• Gottschalch, U., Birke, M., Stärk, H.-J., Kupsch, H., Lippold, H.; Characterization of urban NOM in a municipal area with disused toxic waste sites. Applied Geochemistry 22 (2007) 2435-2455
• Lippold, H., Evans, N.D.M., Warwick, P., Kupsch, H.; Competitive effect of iron(III) on metal complexation by humic substances: Characterisation of ageing processes. Chemosphere 67 (2007) 1050-1056

2006

• Neumann, G., Cornelissen, S., van Breukelen, F., Hunger, S., Lippold, H., Loffhagen, N., Wick, L.Y., Heipieper, H.J.; Energetics and surface properties of Pseudomonas putida DOT-T1E in a two-phase fermentation system with 1-decanol as second phase. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72 (2006) 4232-4238

2005

• Lippold, H., Müller, N., Kupsch, H.; Effect of humic acid on the pH-dependent adsorption of terbium(III) onto geological materials. Applied Geochemistry 20 (2005) 1209-1217
• Lippold, H., Mansel, A., Kupsch, H.; Influence of trivalent electrolytes on the humic colloid-borne transport of contaminant metals: Competition and flocculation effects. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 76 (2005) 337-352
• Neumann, G., Kabelitz, N., Zehnsdorf, A., Miltner, A., Lippold, H., Meyer, D., Schmid, A., Heipieper, H.J.; Prediction of the adaptability of Pseudomonas putida DOT-T1E to a second phase of a solvent for economically sound two-phase biotransformations. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71 (2005) 6606-6612

2000

• Lippold, H., Quitzsch, K.; Simultaneous surfactant aggregation in aqueous solution and at the solid-liquid interface. Coadsorption of decanoyl-N-methylglucamide and phenol on silica gel. Colloids and Surfaces A 172 (2000) 1-6

1998

• Lippold, H., Findeisen, M., Quitzsch, K., Helmstedt, M.; Micellar incorporation without solubilizing effect. A study on the system water - phenol - decanoyl-N-methylglucamide. Colloids and Surfaces A 135 (1998) 235-244

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Stations

Institution	Period
Helmholtz Centre Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Institute of Resource Ecology (Site Leipzig) Research Associate Lecturer (Leipzig University)	2010 - present
Loughborough University (UK), Department of Chemistry, Centre for Radiochemistry (Prof. P. Warwick) Visiting Scientist	2004 - 2005
Institute of Interdisciplinary Isotope Research Leipzig Research Associate	2000 - 2009
Leipzig University, Wilhelm Ostwald Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (Prof. K. Quitzsch) PhD Student	1995 - 1999
Leipzig University, Faculty of Chemistry and Mineralogy Student of Chemistry	1990 - 1995

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