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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