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Institute of Agricultural Technology (TI-AT)
Institution
Section overview
Description
Fields of research: - Production engineering in arable crop farming - Production engineering in animal husbandry - Automation technology - Environmental technologies - Material use of renewable natural resources (development of strategies, monitoring, identifying innovations, cooperation in norming processes)
Activities
- Research
Parent institution
Coordinated projects
- Alternative bedding materials to reduce the gas and particulate emissions in horse husbandry and prevention of respiratory disease in horses
- Biobased binders for lithium-ion batteries
- Biogas production by dry-fermentation of organic residues, by-products and wastes from agriculture
- Biological treatment of residues
- Biotechnical production of erythrulose - screening of catalysts and process development
- Biotechnological Production of Succinic Acid from Renewable Resources
- Climate-smart adaptation strategies for agriculture II
- Collaborative project: Analysis and development of indicators for animal welfare in fattening pig housing. Subproject 1
- Collaborative project: Assistance systems for intelligent cattle husbandry. Subproject 5
- Collaborative Project: Comparison of two extraction systems for sample collection for mutagenicity analysis; Subproject 2: Sampling system and mutagenicity analysis vTI
- Collaborative project: Cross innovation and digitisation in animal-friendly pig farming, taking into account the protection of resources - 'DigiSchwein advise, qualify and promote'. Subproject 4
- Collaborative project: Further developments on small group systems ('Kleingruppenhaltung”) for laying hens – Subproject 7
- Collaborative project: Networking and transfer project for digitization in agriculture - subproject 1
- Collaborative project: Nitrogen Stabilization and Subsurface Placement as Innovative Technologies Enhancing the Resource Efficiency of Fertilized Urea - subproject 6
- Collaborative project: Reduction of environmental and climate impacts of agricultural crop production through the use of an optimized topsoil deepening technique
- Collaborative project: Remote sensing assessment of drought and heat tolerance of wheat genotypes at selection sites with accompanying studies on rooting depth, root morphology and water balance. Subproject 1
- Collaborative project: Sustainable protection and improvement of soil functions with intelligent land management strategies – a practical on the fly assistance system for farmers. Coordination
- Comparative stuctural analysis: Enzyme structure - the key to selectivity and thermostability of palatinose-producing enzymes
- Comparative study of the mutagenic potency of diesel engine exhaust gas using rape seed oil and diesel fuel
- Cost-benefit analysis of electronic animal identification; Standardisation (DIN, ISO); Evaluation of identification systems; Networking with sensors
- Determination and assessment of factors influencing the indoor climate in animal houses
- Development and use of catalysts for oxidation of low-molecular carbohydrates 1: Screening of catalysts and testing
- Development of bio-based non-reactive hot melt adhesives
- Development of management recommendations for small group housing systems for laying hens under practical conditions in comparison with aviaries
- Development, construction and evaluation of an automated bio-aerosol sampler for 24 h measurements at animal houses
- Diesel Fuel R33 (biodiesel fuel)
- Drafting of strategies and solutions for good practices for soil use with straw management and conservational soil tillage (precision farming)
- Ecological production of L-Methionin from ecologically produced renewable ressources
- Environment indicators in agriculture concerning air quality and climate
- ERA-WoodWisdom: Controlled separation and conversion process for wood hemicelluloses
- Evaluation and development of sensor based management tools for livestock farming and animal monitoring
- Evaluation of air quality in animal houses (bio aerosols, ammonia, carbon dioxide) as a contribution for the improvement of animal health and working place hygiene.
- Evaluation of the biogas potential from oil and starch containing agricultural production residues
- Evaluation of the slaughterhouse project Jakarta, Indonesia
- Examination of Legionella in agricultural exhaust air purification systems
- Farmers as Water Managers in a Changing Climate
- Impact of biofuels on the environmental and health effects of exhaust gas emissions from internal combustion engines
- Integral Evaluation of a biotechnical process for the production of butanol from agricultural residues or raw materials
- Investigation and assessment of emissions from livestock (dust, ammonia, trace gases, odorants and noise). Technical processes for emission reduction as well as recycling of resources, detection of emission factors
- Investigation and evaluation of aerobic treatment and effective utilisation of agrarian residues
- Investigation and validation of methods for the extraction of free sugars from agricultural raw materials and residues, evaluation of new technologies
- Investigation of the size distribution of micro-organisms in the air – Development of suitable measurement systems and size fractionated emission measurements at animal houses
- Investigation, evaluation and development of biogas processes (especially with co-fermentation) including the energetical utilization of biogas.
- Investigations on the utilisability and functionality of a sensor system prototype for an early detection of udder infections in automatic and conventional milking systems used in practice
- Joint project: investigation and assessment of soil functions and derivation of solution strategies for a soil-protective timber harvest; Subproject 2: soil physical data and measuring sensors
- Joint research project: Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from rapeseed cultivation with special focus on nitrogen fertilization; Project part 1: Site-specific GHG-calculation of rapeseed cultivation
- Legionella in agricultural exhaust air treatment plants. Subproject TI
- Network development regarding animal monitoring and information systems
- New fields of usage for biogenic esters
- Parametrization of physical and chemical properties of liquid biofuels of the 1.5th generation
- Process for energy and fertilzer production from waste water and waste from palm oil industry: Exemplary evaluation of the sustainability of a renewable resource
- Production of butanol from bioethanol by heterogeneous catalysis
- Production of fumaric acid for polymer applications
- Production of Organic Acids for Polyester Synthesis
- Production of the platform chemical 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) on the basis of sugar for biological based returnable bottles and plasticizer
- Quantification of maize ear fusariosis symptoms by automatic image analysis
- Rapid detection of fluorescence-labeled biological tracer particles for investigation of the dispersal of airborne microorganisms and validation of dispersion models
- Rating of former agricultural building construction levels
- Regional measures for a cost effective reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the cultivation of raw material plants – subproject 2: data analysis and ecological assessment for the amendment of the calculation methodology to derive suitable mitigation measures
- Research in biodiesel based blends with the aim of increased biofuel components percentage and under avoidance of sediment formation
- Scientific evaluation of the project: Renewable energy in Nusbaum-Freilingen
- Scientific evaluation of the start-up phase of a 5 MW energy crops biogas plant
- Sensor based irrigation control in potatoes
- Standardization of quality factors for agricultural biogas plants
- Studies to improve fire protection in insulating materials from rapidly renewable resources
- Testing and evaluation of biological safety of air purification equipment (BioAbluftR) in farm animals
- The project involves the construction and assessment of scenarios for farm scale AD biogas production, in comparison to other bioenergy options, and compare these with two baseline reference farm systems: a large dairy unit in southwest England and a mixed arable farm in east England. WP3: LCA modelling for the production of energy crops. WP4: LCA modeling of biogas productiuon and utilisation
Involved in research projects
- Alternative bedding materials to reduce the gas and particulate emissions in horse husbandry and prevention of respiratory disease in horses
- Alternative bedding materials to reduce the gas and particulate emissions in horse husbandry and prevention of respiratory disease in horses
- Climate oriented adaptation strategies in agriculture
- Collaborative project: Locally specific means reducing cost-effectively green house gas emissions when growing raw material crops - subproject 1: Coordination, data analysis and ecological evaluation deriving measures for action
- Ecological production of L-Methionin from ecologically produced renewable ressources
- Economic evaluation of keeping lay hens in small groups
- Evaluation of different keeping systems for laying hens from the view of protection of work and the environment. Load by airborne dust and microorganisms
- Identification of regional irrigation needs for agriculture in North Rhine-Westphalia (ERB-NRW)
- Mid-term Evaluation of Rural Development Programmes of 6 German States, with focus on agri-environmental measures, local and regional development measures
- Production and upgrading of 2,3-butandiole from biomass
- Testing and evaluation of biological safety of an air cleaning device (BioAbluftR) in farm animals
- Testing and evaluation of biological safety of approved air purification systems (BioAbluftR) in livestock
- Testing and evaluation of biological safety of gas purification equipment (BioAbluftR) in farm animals
Contact
Institute of Agricultural Technology
(TI-AT)
Bundesallee 50
38116 Braunschweig
Lower Saxony
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)531 596 4102
Fax: +49 (0)531 596 4199
Email: at(@)thuenen.de