Research topics include the study of fugitive emissions from wood stoves and (marine) diesel engines and the relationship between emissions and different fuels such as heavy fuel oil and diesel, and variations in engine conditions.

Modifications to the TOCA instrument provide insight into the molecular chemistry of various carbonaceous fractions.

Research focuses on the characterization of crude oils and petrochemical products, particularly heavy crude fractions such as asphaltenes, and the composition of polymeric residues from steam cracker units.

The recycling of rotor blades from wind turbines will become an important issue in the next decade due to the glass and carbon reinforced composites. Therefore, a company called TAB will develop a thermolysis reactor to recover glass and carbon fibers. This requires chemical characterization of the pyrolysis products and evaluation of their toxicological potential.

Fuel oil with varying proportions of renewable and biogenic fuels often form solid deposits in cumbustion devices, leading to impairment of their functionality. An in-depth analysis of the evaporation products and the chemical species of the deposits will provide a better understanding of the mechanisms of the underlying processes and enable the subsequent development of remediation strategies.

Ammotrace deals with strategies for rapid online detection of explosive and chemical warfare agents from the period during and after the two world wars in the North and Baltic Seas.

ULTRHAS targets the particulate emissions of different transportation modes – passenger cars, ships, aircraft – as well as brake wear with a special focus on the ultrafine part.