Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB
Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB

Chaumette, Christiane Dipl.-Ing.

Water Technologies, Resource Recovery and Scale-up | Senior Scientist Water and Wastewater Treatment

Christiane Chaumette joined Fraunhofer IGB in 1999 after completing her thesis research on drinking water disinfection by-products at UNC and earning a degree in chemical engineering at the Technical University of Karlsruhe. She worked on membrane filtration and membrane contactors and led the AOP (Advanced Oxidation Processes) group from 2011 to 2013, focusing on water purification, electrolytic ozone and peroxide production and electro coagulation. As a senior scientist on Water and Wastewater Treatment in the Innovation Field Water Technologies, Resource Recovery and Scale-up she serves customers as a highly experienced scientist and project manager.

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    • Advanced oxidation processes (AOP)
    • Electrolytic ozone generation
    • Electrolytic H2O2 generation
    • Electro coagulation (EC)
    • Water management
    • Industrial wastewater treatment

  • Professional career
    2020 – 2023 Deputy Head of Innovation Field Water Technologies and Resource Recovery
    Since 2019 Scientist and project manager in the Water Technologies and Resource Recovery Innovation Field.
    2009–2019 Scientist and project manager in the Physical Process Technology Department 2011-2013 Group Manager Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP)
    1999–2009 Scientist and project manager in the Membranes and Energy Systems Department
    1999 Degree in Chemical Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.), TH Karlsruhe, Germany 

  • Project title Project title long Funding source Period
    BW2Pro Biowaste to Products  Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector, EU October 2021 – March 2024
    CatMemReac CO2 reduction in the oxidation of micropollutants – energy-intensive vs. novel solar-based processes BMBF July 2021 – June 2024
    Use of novel cooling lubricants for fiber compound material processing  Analysis of cooling lubricants  AIF-IGF April 2021 –March 2023
    Leipzig Blue-Green Blue-Green Quarter Development in Leipzig
    		 BMBF October 2019 – September 2022
    Streets of the future Sustainable and climate-friendly concepts for urban and transport development BMBF April 2019 – March 2022
    Lubricants for wet machining of fiber reinforced plastics Lubricants for wet machining of fiber reinforced plastics
    		 AIF-IGF October  2018 –  June 2021
    SENSOFLOC Fully automated floc bed control in process water treatment BMWi July 2017 – June 2019
    L4CW-DEMO Demonstration of a novel system to breakdown hazardous substances in wastewater streams into harmless bio-friendly compounds using multi-chromatic UV light   2014 –2017
    DEMEAUMED Demonstrating integrated innovative technologies for an optimal and safe closed water cycle in Mediterranean tourist facilities EU January 2014 – June 2017
    OxFloc Integrated water treatment in a one-stage oxidative-adsorptive process to degrade and remove harmful substances EU September 2013 – December 2015
    NAWADES
    		 Nanotechnological Application in WAter DESalination EU October 2012 – September 2016
    ConductMem Development of a conductive membrane that generates oxidizing surface to prevent biofilm formation and fouling EU November 2011 – October 2013
    CleanLeachate Combined anode and cathode process to treat landfill leachate EU December 2010 – November 2011
    Light4CleanWater A novel system to break down hazardous Substances in waste water streams into harmless bio-friendlz compounds using multi-chomatic UV light EU September 2009 – August 2014