The Ettlinger Research Group concentrates on the recovery of resources and the treatment of water with the aid of porous composite materials. The focus here is on the production and functionalisation of innovative filter systems based on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). These crystalline, porous 3D structures are constructed using a "building block principle" with inorganic (metal centres) and organic (ligands) "building blocks". This allows countless combinations of different "building blocks". MOFs therefore represent an ideal, extremely versatile material platform that can be customised specifically to your application.