International Clausthal Chemistry Workshop (ICCW)

Until approx. 12:15 pm: Arrival of the participants, Robert-Koch-Schule (RKS), Berliner Straße 16

12.30 pm: Welcome event, first acquaintance and small snack in the cafeteria of the RKS

01.40 pm: Walk to the mining museum

In between, transportation of luggage to the Academy of Sport

02.00–04.00 pm: Exploration of parts of the Upper Harz Water Management UNESCO World Heritage Site (visit to the mining museum, parts of Zellerfeld and its ponds)

Afterwards: Walk to and check-in at the Academy of Sport, Adolf-Ey-Str. 9

05.30 pm: “Icebreaker” get-together in the seminar room

07.00 pm: Welcome by the chemistry student council of TU Clausthal followed by dinner at Ristorante Lucania (Mönchstalweg 30) with all workshop participants as well as those responsible and sponsors of the 8th ICCW.

08.00 am: Breakfast at the Academy of Sport

09.00 am–01.00 pm: Internship in the SuperLab of the Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry (IAAC), Paul-Ernst-Straße 4

Examination of supermarket products – selection from:

• Product group I: Sugar, carbohydrates, raising agents (oxidation of sugars, pectins in gelling agents, raising agents)
• Product group VII: confectionery, tea, coffee and cocoa (possibly indigo dyes in confectionery, caffeine, iron in black tea)
• Product group X: over-the-counter medicines (tincture of iodine, effervescent magnesium tablets, iron preparations, chicken eye tincture with salicylic acid)
• Energy storage experiment (coffee-oxygen battery)
• Quantitative determination of copper content in tap water using photometry

01.10–01.55 pm: Lunch in the TU canteen, Leibnizstraße 3.

02.00–03.30 pm: Visit of the Institute for Polymer Materials and Plastics Technology (PuK), Agricolastraße 6

• Lectures: From monomer to technical application – polymers using the example of...

Afterwards: Time to purchase groceries for the potluck on Thursday

06.15 pm: Dinner at the Academy of Sport

07.00–approx. 09.30 pm: Torchlight hike to the Ottiliaeschacht, shaft tour and walk through an underground watercourse.

08.00 am: Breakfast at the Academy of Sport

09.00 am–01.00 pm: Practical course at the Institute of Organic Chemistry (IOC), Leibnizstraße 6

• Experiments on organic chemistry

01.10–01.55 pm: Lunch in the TU canteen

02.00–05.30 pm: Practical course at the Institute of Technical Chemistry (ITC), Arnold-Sommerfeld-Straße 4

• Synthesis and properties of synthetic and natural polymers (experiments on the synthesis and characterization of polymers, characterization of different types of milk)

06.15 pm: Dinner at the Academy of Sport

07.30–10.00 pm: Sports activities – soccer, volleyball, table tennis, ...

08.00 am: Breakfast at the Academy of Sport

09.00 am–12.00 am: Visit to the Institute of Mineral and Waste Processing, Recycling and Circular Economy Systems (IFAD), Walther-Nernst-Straße 9

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniel Goldmann: “Challenges for the future: On the way to a circular society and what can be contributed on the basis of chemical principles”
• Practical training and insights on the topics of “Electronic waste recycling” and “Recovery of battery raw materials for electromobility”

12.30 am–05.00 pm: Trip to the Langelsheim Chemical Park (including ALBEMARLE)

06.15 pm: Dinner at the Academy of Sport

07.30–10.00 pm: Sports activities – soccer, volleyball, table tennis, ...

or games and discussions in the seminar room or in the fireside lounge

08.00 am: Breakfast at the Academy of Sport

09.00 am–01.00 pm: Practical course at the Institute of Physical Chemistry (IPC), Arnold-Sommerfeld-Str. 4.

• Electrolysis: cell voltage, decomposition voltage and bipolar electrochemistry
• On the trail of greenhouse gases: rotational vibrational spectroscopy of carbon dioxide, methane and water

01.10–01.55 pm: Lunch in the TU canteen

02.00–03.30 pm: Alcohol-free beer production at the Institute of Electrochemistry (IEC), Arnold-Sommerfeld-Straße 6

04.30–09.00 pm: PotLuck at the Clausthal Primary School, Berliner Straße 4

(The participants prepare a typical menu from their home country with 3 courses for approx. 6 people).

07.15 am: Breakfast at the Academy of Sport

The group of participants is divided:

10.00 am–01.00 pm: Electrochemical experiments at the Institute of Chemical and Electrochemical Process Engineering (ICVT), Leibnizstraße 17

• Theoretical introduction to current research on electrochemical systems
• Practical course on battery construction kits (how batteries work, which parameters influence battery performance, measurement of characteristic curves and comparison of different systems)
• Demonstration experiments on water electrolysis and the hazard potential of hydrogen

01.10–01.55 pm: Lunch in the TU canteen

02.00–03.30 pm: Chemcar Competition

Free time until 05.15 pm.

05.30 pm–approx. 07.00 pm: Chemistry show in the GCÜ of the Robert Koch School

Followed by a farewell evening (finger food buffet) with all workshop participants as well as with those responsible and sponsors of the 8th ICCW.

from 7.00 am: Breakfast at the Academy of Sport

After the last item on the program, the workshop questionnaire is returned. All participants will then receive their certificate of participation and their certificates.

Afterwards: Check-out until 9.00 am, return of room keys and name badges. Participants travel home.