Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT
Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT

Germany: Baden-Württemberg

Overview

Applied Electrochemistry

Energetic Materials

Energetic Systems

Polymer Engineering

Environmental Engineering

New Drive Systems

Sustainable Chemistry

Functional Lightweight Design

Sustainable Mobility

Explosives, Safety and Security

Energy storage Batteries an Thermal
210.000 sqm property, 27.300 sqm infrastructure, therof >10 technical centers (industry-oriented equipment as extruders, presses, injection-moulding, synthesis), several test centers (battrytesting, environmental testing, safety and security tests at explosives and other eg Hydrogen), > 70 chemical and physical laboraties (renewed in the last 5 years), almost all analytical testing (mechanical chemical, ..)
. Scientific & technological

Study / initial design / Simulation

Material development

Process development

Proof of concept / Lab testing of basic experimental set-up/ Characterisation

Component/ breadboard / process development & testing

Prototyping (integrated system/ sub-system) development & testing

Benchmarking

Pilot line / demonstration line / preseries
. Yes. service.

Sectors
Aeronautics & space - Automotive - Chemicals - Construction & building sector - Consumer goods/products - Energy - Environment - Machinery
Technology
Smart Manufacturing / Industry 4.0 - Process industry (processing of novel materials, structures, etc.) - Monitoring and control - Additive manufacturing - High-performance production (flexibility, productivity, precision and zero defect) - High-performance, high precision processing - Intelligent/ sensor-based equipment - Electronic and optical functional materials - Environmental materials (e.g. recycling, recourse efficiency, less impact, CO2 capture/ utilisation) - Industrial materials (incl. catalysts, membranes, adhesives, filters) - High performance materials (strong, light weight, resistant) - Materials for energy storage and generation - Smart and multifunctional materials (incl. phase change, shape memory, self-healing, self-manufacturing) - Surface engineering and coatings - Polymers, bioplastics - Biobased chemicals - Biofuels - Printed/flexible electronics - Memory and storage - Nanostructured coatings - Nanoparticles Nanowires and tubes - Nanoemulsions and pigments