At the HSR University of Applied Sci-ences Rapperswil, research is carried out in various fi elds of engineering at 19 research institutes. We also provide consulting and teaching services in close cooperation with industry.

■ GTLA Institute for History and Land-scape architecture

■ IBU Institute for Construction and Environment

■ ICOM Institute for Communication systems

■ IET Institute for energy technology ■ IFS Institute for software ■ IKIK Institute for Communication

and Intellectual property ■ ILF Institute for Landscape and

Open space ■ ILT Institute for Laboratory

technology ■ IMA Institute for mechatronic and

automation technology ■ IMES Institute for microelectronics ■ INS Institute for networked

solutions ■ IPEK Institute for product Design,

Development and Construction ■ IRAP Institute for spatial

Development ■ ITA Institute for Internet technology

and application ■ IWK Institute for material science

and polymer processing ■ SITEC Institute for Facility- and

security technology ■ SPF Institute for solar technology ■ UMTEC Institute of environmental

and process engineering ■ WERZ Institute for Knowledge,

energy and natural resources Zug

www.hsr.ch

UmteCInstitute of environmental and process engineering

At your service...Our core competency lies in traditional environmental engineering with focus on water and waste treatment. In these fi elds we support our clients with innovative processes and products that aim at minimizing environmental impact. Our longstanding experience in exe-cuting projects for industry partners and environmental institutions will assure the successful completion of your project. We look forward to hearing from you!

Our Teamapproximately 20 engineers with degrees in mechanical, process, environmental, chemi-cal and geotechnical engineering manage innovative projects. Our employees have been recruited from the Hsr University of applied science rapperswil, the etH swiss Federal Institute of technology Zurich and other reputable universities. they receive additional support from our students and interns.

InfrastructureOur laboratory for chemical analysis is equipped with state of the art technology for process studies and element trace analysis. We also have the necessary facilities and equipment for sample preparation and equipment for on-site measurements.Our process engineering laboratory is unique in switzerland and holds a vast array of equipment for crushing, classifying and sorting materials.

Our DepartmentsUmteC is organised in four departments

■ Water and Wastewater TreatmentHead of department: prof. Dr. michael Burkhardt (michael.burkhardt@hsr.ch)

■ Odor ManagementHead of department: prof. Dr. Jean-marc stoll (jean-marc.stoll@hsr.ch)

■ Natural Resources and Process EngineeringHead of department: prof. Dr. rainer Bunge (rainer.bunge@hsr.ch)

■ Waste and Resource Effi ciencyHead of department: prof. Christian Wirz (christian.wirz@hsr.ch)

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UmteC Institute of environmental and process engineering ■ Oberseestrasse 10 ■ CH-8640 rapperswil ■ tel. +41 (0)55 222 48 60 ■ www.umtec.ch

Departments at UmteC

Water and Wastewater treatmentWe develop solutions for wastewater treatment by means of processes analysis, testing procedures and material flow balances.

In cooperation with our industrial and governmental partners we develop and implement innovative solutions for wastewater problems. In this context we chemically analyze for pollutants and develop test procedures as well as full scale treatment processes. Our particular focus lies on micropollutants, heavy metals and nanomaterials in urban wastewaters.

■ Development of processes for wastewater treatment ■ monitoring the success of treatment measures ■ Determining emissions of building materials, assessing environmental risk

Odor managementthe Department of Odor management is unique in switzerland. Our expertise lies in industrial emission measurements, development of odor management systems and odor identification and evaluation in products (building materials, textiles, hygiene products). We also assess the effectiveness of odor reduction measures by means of modeling.

■ On-site measurements of odor emissions ■ evaluation of odor impact on residents ■ testing odor characteristics of products

natural resources and process engineeringthis Department is focused on mechanical processing of primary and secondary raw materials. In our uniquely equipped mechanical processing laboratory we develop processes for the separation of solid materials and phase separation. UmteC is switzerland’s most well known university institute active in waste recycling. numerous patents in the field indicate our innovative potential.

■ recovery of rare metals from e-waste ■ metals extraction from incineration residues ■ Development of innovative separation applications and processes

Waste and resource efficiencyIn our projects and research work we focus mainly on waste incineration and the environmentally sound disposal of the residues. energy and resource efficiency are of central importance when designing these processes. Our activities also include practice-oriented knowledge transfer in the form of training and continued adult education.

■ research and process development in the area of thermal waste processing ■ analysis of residues ■ Continued education in energy and resource efficiency at the WerZ Insti-

tute for Knowledge, energy and natural resources Zug, www.werz.hsr.ch

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UmteC Institute of environmental and process engineering ■ Oberseestrasse 10 ■ CH-8640 rapperswil ■ tel. +41 (0)55 222 48 60 ■ www.umtec.ch