Andreas Detzel
Scientific and Managing Director
Topic areas: Industry and Products, Biomass and Food
Research Topics
- Agricultural products, food, beverages
- Bio-based and biodegradable plastics and bio-based composites
- Packaging materials
- Life cycle assessments and carbon footprints of products and companies
- Critical review according to ISO 14040/44 and ISO/TS 14071
Curriculum Vitae
- since 2015 Scientific and managing Director
- since 2019 Head of Department
- from 2010 to 2018 Team manager
- since 1994 scientist at ifeu, Heidelberg
- 1992 to 1993 freelance consultant
- Advanced training in environmental informatics in Frankfurt
- Studies of biology in Mainz
Professional Memberships and Teaching Activities
- CEN TC 411 Biobased Products (2012 - 2015)
- Jury Federal Ecodesign Award (2016-2022)
- Bioeconomy Network
Selected Projects
- Pr:Ins - Holistic evaluation of alternative protein sources with special consideration of insects
- Sustainability profiles for protein ingredients from different protein sources to complement the protein database under development with sustainability information/data (formally located in WP3 of the Pr:Ins project)
- Protein2Food (EU H2020 project). Development of high quality food protein from multi-purpose crops through optimised, sustainable production and processing methods
- Bio-based plastics as foodstuff packaging (on behalf of BMEL, Berlin)
- (Bulk) purchase of bio-based plastic products in the public and entrepreneurial sector (funded by FNR, Gülzow-Prüzen)
- Review and update of life cycle assessment methodology for beverage packaging (on behalf of the Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Roßlau)
- Environmental impact assessment of bio-based plastics, e.g.
- Analysis of environmental impacts of packaging made from biodegradable plastics
- Life Cycle Assessment of Danone Activia packaging made from polystyrene and polylactide plastics
- Various Life Cycle Assessment projects for the packaging and beverage industry
- Ongoing consulting services on the topic company carbon footprint for a number of international businesses
