Research at Department of Chemistry of TUT
The professors, researchers and graduate students of the Department are
working yearly on up to 30
research projects.
Main research areas
- Instrumental analysis (Prof. M.Kaljurand):
- computerized analytical separation methods
- improvement of the methods of instrumental analysis
- new methods of analytical probe extraction
- combined methods of matter analysis
- monitoring of bioprocesses by capillary electrophoresis
- Theoretical and computational chemistry (Prof. T.Tamm):
- quantum-chemical investigation of inorganic materials, equilibria in solutions, and homo-
and heterogeneous catalytic processes
- defects and ion exchange in solid phosphates
- Natural products chemistry and biochemistry (Prof. N.Samel):
- structure-function studies of fatty acid dioxygenases
- discovery and investigation of new bioactive oxylipins
- biocatalytic methods in organic synthesis
- photobiology of tetrapyrrols
- Biotechnological processes (Prof. R.Vilu):
- environmental biotechnology
- modeling of cell metabolism (metabolics)
- clean technologies
- evaluation of sustainability of the environment (of Estonia)
- Molecular and nanotechnologies (Prof. M.Karelson):
- molecular and nanotechnologies
- heterocyclic compounds
- rare earth metals and compounds
- quantum chemistry
- Organic synthesis (Prof. M.Lopp):
- total synthesis of enantiomerically pure compounds
- synthesis of bioactive compounds
- asymmetric oxidation
- cell-specific dendrimers
Current projects.
PhD Theses.
Laboratory of Chemical Analysis.
Main instruments and facilities
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