Chris Liebold
Topic: Chlorine - a misunderstood element
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Peter Scharff, former rector and head of the Group of Chemistry at the Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology at TU Ilmenau
Time: Friday, 01.03.2024, 15:00 h
Location: TU Ilmenau,Röntgenbau, Weimarer Straße 25
Admission: 5 Euro
Chlorine, the technically most important element in the seventh main group of halogens, is regarded by many people today as a symbol of the environmentally harmful production of chemical substances.
In his lecture at the TU Ilmenau Bürgercampus, Prof. Peter Scharff, former rector and head of the Group of Chemistry at the TU Ilmenau, shows that this view often does not correspond to reality. Many products that are synthesized using chlorine-containing intermediates do not contain any chlorine themselves, or are even particularly positive in terms of environmental friendliness and sustainability. Chlorine is particularly indispensable in organic synthesis chemistry and forms the basis for many solvents and polymers. In inorganic chemistry, we find chlorine in the form of salts, which are often required for medical purposes. In everyday life, we encounter chlorine in particular in the form of NaCl, which is colloquially referred to simply as "salt".
In the lecture, typical chemical reactions involving chlorine are demonstrated in experiments.
Dr. Uwe Geishendorf
Central Institute for Education
+49 3677 69-4675
buergercampus@tu-ilmenau.de