Press Kit IFAT 2026

For future wind turbines, Fraunhofer IWU, together with partners in the EU-funded RECREATE project, is demonstrating new approaches to material selection.

The Fraunhofer IMM’s InBaDtec platform enables microbiological water analysis to be carried out directly on site, thereby replacing the traditional laboratory process.

Microorganisms and microalgae can be used to recover valuable metals from electronic waste – in an environmentally friendly, selective manner with potential for industrial application. At IFAT 2026, the leading trade fair for environmental technologies in Munich, IGB will demonstrate how it works.

Fraunhofer UMSICHT aims to return so-called waste acids to the process cycle and selectively separate valuable materials. As part of the “SäureWert” project, the research institute is collaborating with project partner FNE to develop a continuously operated process combining nanofiltration with subsequent concentrate treatment.