Prof. Dr. Daniel Pleissner

21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C13.203
Fon +49.4131.677-1350, daniel.pleissner@leuphana.de

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Vita

Education:
2012: PhD in Biology, University of Southern Denmark
 
2009: Dipl.-Ing. in Environmental Engineering (German equivalent to M.Eng.), International Graduate School Zittau (now University of Technology Dresden, Germany), average grade point 1.4 (excellent)
 
2005: B.Sc. in Biotechnology, University of Applied Science Zittau/Görlitz (Germany), average grade point 1.6 (very good)
 
2001: Higher Technical College "Johann-Friedrich-Pierer", Altenburg (germany)
 
2000: Skilled worker ("Facharbeiter") for wastewater treatment, WAZ Meuselwitz (Germany)
 
Work experience: 

Sep 2019-present: Head of Science at Institute for Food and Environmental Research e.V., Bad Belzig

Sep 2019-present: Adjunct Prof. at Leuphana University Lüneburg, Faculty of Sustainability Science

June 2016-Aug 2019: Assistant Prof. at Leuphana University Lüneburg, Faculty of Sustainability Science

Oct 2015-Mar 2016: Lecturer at Humboldt University Berlin (Germay), Faculty of Life Sciences
 
May 2015-May
2016: Vice-coordinator of the research program "Material and Energetic Use of Biomass" at ATB-Potsdam
 
Sep 2014-May 2016: Research scientist, Department of Bioengineering, ATB-Potsdam
 
Apr 2014: Visiting scientist, Laboratory of Microalgal Bioenergy and Biotechnology Jinan University, Guangzhou (China)
 
Aug 2013-Jul 2014: Co-PI and scientific leader, School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, "Sustainable biorefinery concept based on microalgal biomass produced from mixed food waste hydrolysate"
 
Aug 2012-Jul 2014: Postdoctoral fellow, school of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, "Potential of food waste as nutrient source in microalgae cultivation" Group of Assistant Prof Carol S. K. Lin
 
Aug 2012-Jul 2013: English teaching assistant, English Language Centre, City University of Hong Kong
 
Apr-Jun 2012: Research assistant, University of Southern Denmark (Institute of Biology) and Aalborg University (Department of Biotechnology)
 
Apr 2009- Mar 2012: PhD student, Institute of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, " Bio-production and Bio-energetics: Bio-reactor production of micro-algae and growth of filter-feeding bivalves" Advisors: Prof. Hans Ulrik Riisgård and Associate Prof. Niels T. Eriksen
 
Apr 2008-Jan 2009: Diploma/M.Eng. thesis, Department of Biotechnology Aalborg University, DAAD scholar, "Purification and characterization of an alkaline protease from Bacillus pseudofirmus strain AL-89", Advisor: Associate Prof. Lars H Pedersen
 
2007-2008: Research assistant, International Graduate School Zittau, "Water balance for the dimensioning of a wastewater treatment plant in Battambang (Cambodia)"
 
Apr-Jul 2007: Research stay, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Universtity of Technology Cracow (Poland), DAAD scholar, "Bioremediation of chlorinated pesticides contaminated soil", Advisor: Dr. Thomasz P. Baczynski
 
2006-2007: Research assistent, International Graduate School Zittau, "Elimination of eutrophic compounds in wetlands"
 
Apr-Sep 2005: B.Sc. thesis, Water Technology Centre in Dresden (Germany), "Development of a fast and cheap process for the determination of phytoplankton in drinking water reservoirs", Advisor: Dr. Wido Schmidt
 
Jul-Oct 2004: Internship, Research Centre of Medicine and Biotechnology in Bad Langensalza (Germany), Advisor: Dr. Michael Hornung
 
Aug 2001-May 2002: Laboratory assistant, civilian service, Hospital Zeitz (Germany)
 
Aug 1997-Jun 2000: Industrial trainee, wastewater treatment plant WAZ Meuselwitz (Germany)

Publications

Books and anthologies

  1. Verwertung von Reststoffen aus der Kaffeeproduktion als Kohlenstoffquellen in der fermentativen Milchsäureproduktion
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Anna-Katrin Neu (Author) , Joachim Venus (Author) , 2016 , p. 35 , 1 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

  2. Agricultural residues as feedstocks for lactic acid fermentation
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Joachim Venus (Author) , 2014 , p. 247-263 , 17 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research

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Journal contributions

  1. Valorization of organic residues for the production of added value chemicals: A contribution to the bio-based economy
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Qingsheng Qi (Author) , Cuijuan Gao (Author) , Cristina Perez Rivero (Author) , Colin Webb (Author) , Carol Sze Ki Lin (Author) , Joachim Venus (Author) , 15.12.2016 , in: Biochemical Engineering Journal, 116 , p. 3-16 , 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research

  2. Fermentative lactic acid production from coffee pulp hydrolysate using Bacillus coagulans at laboratory and pilot scales
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Anna-Katrin Neu (Author) , Kerstin Mehlmann (Author) , Roland Schneider (Author) , Gloria Inés Puerta-Quintero (Author) , Joachim Venus (Author) , 01.10.2016 , in: Bioresource Technology, 218 , p. 167-173 , 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  3. Fermentative utilization of coffee mucilage using Bacillus coagulans and investigation of down-stream processing of fermentation broth for optically pure L(+)-lactic acid production
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Anna-Katrin Neu (Author) , Kerstin Mehlmann (Author) , Roland Schneider (Author) , Gloria Ines Puerta-Quintero (Author) , Joachim Venus (Author) , 01.07.2016 , in: Bioresource Technology, 211, Juli , p. 398-405 , 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  4. Utilization of protein-rich residues in biotechnological processes
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Joachim Venus (Author) , 01.03.2016 , in: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 100, 5 , p. 2133-2140 , 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research

  5. Decentralized utilization of wasted organic material in urban areas: A case study in Hong Kong
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , 01.01.2016 , in: Ecological Engineering, 86 , p. 120-125 , 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  6. Nitrosation and analysis of amino acid derivatives by isocratic HPLC
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Songul Ulusoy (Author) , Halil Ibrahim Ulusoy (Author) , Niels Thomas Eriksen (Author) , 01.01.2016 , in: RSC Advances, 6, 16 , p. 13120-13128 , 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  7. Techno-economic analysis of a food waste valorization process via microalgae cultivation and co-production of plasticizer, lactic acid and animal feed from algal biomass and food waste
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Tsz Him Kwan (Author) , Kin Yan Lau (Author) , Joachim Venus (Author) , Aude Pommeret (Author) , Carol Sze Ki Lin (Author) , 01.12.2015 , in: Bioresource Technology, 198 , p. 292 - 299 , 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  8. Adaptation of the Brine Shrimp Artemia Salina (Branchiopoda: Anostraca) to Filter-Feeding: Effects of Body Size and Temperature on Filtration and Respiration Rates
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Hans Ulrik Riisgard (Author) , David Zalacain (Author) , Nathanael Jeune (Author) , Jan Brandt Wiersma (Author) , Florian Lueskow (Author) , 01.09.2015 , in: Journal of Crustacean Biology, 35, 5 , p. 650-658 , 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  9. Fatty acid feedstock preparation and lactic acid production as integrated processes in mixed restaurant food and bakery wastes treatment
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Kin Yan Lau (Author) , Roland Schneider (Author) , Joachim Venus (Author) , Carol Sze Ki Lin (Author) , 01.07.2015 , in: Food Research International, 73 , p. 52-61 , 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  10. Plasticizer and Surfactant Formation from Food-Waste- and Algal Biomass-Derived Lipids
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Kin Yan Lau (Author) , Chengwu Zhang (Author) , Carol Sze Ki Lin (Author) , 22.05.2015 , in: ChemSusChem, 8, 10 , p. 1686-1691 , 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  11. Environmental factors and seasonal variation in density of mussel larvae (Mytilus edulis) in Danish waters
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Hans Ulrik Riisgard (Author) , Kim Lundgreen (Author) , 01.01.2015 , in: Open Journal of Marine Science, 5, 3 , p. 280-289 , 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  12. Recycling of food waste as nutrients in Chlorella vulgaris cultivation
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Kin Yan Lau (Author) , Carol Sze Ki Lin (Author) , 01.10.2014 , in: Bioresource Technology, 170 , p. 144-151 , 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  13. Valorization of industrial waste and by-product streams via fermentation for the production of chemicals and biopolymers
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Apostolis A. Koutinas (Author) , Anestis Vlysidis (Author) , Nikolaos Kopsahelis (Author) , Isabel Lopez Garcia (Author) , Ioannis K. Kookos (Author) , Seraphim Papanikolaou (Author) , Tsz Him Kwan (Author) , Carol Sze Ki Lin (Author) , 21.04.2014 , in: Chemical Society Reviews, 43, 8 , p. 2587-2627 , 41 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research

  14. Fungal hydrolysis in submerged fermentation for food waste treatment and fermentation feedstock preparation
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Tsz Him Kwan (Author) , Carol Sze Ki Lin (Author) , 01.04.2014 , in: Bioresource Technology, 158 , p. 48-54 , 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  15. Allometric equations for maximum filtration rate in blue mussels Mytilus edulis and importance of condition index
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Hans Ulrik Riisgard (Author) , Poul S. Larsen (Author) , 01.03.2014 , in: Helgoland Marine Research, 68, 1 , p. 193-198 , 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  16. Fermentative Polyhydroxybutyrate Production from a Novel Feedstock Derived from Bakery Waste
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Wan Chi Lam (Author) , Wei Han (Author) , Kin Yan Lau (Author) , Lai Chun Cheung (Author) , Ming Wui Lee (Author) , Ho Man Lei (Author) , Kin Yu Lo (Author) , Wai Yee Ng (Author) , Zheng Sun (Author) , Mehmet Melikoglu (Author) , Carol Sze Ki Lin (Author) , 01.01.2014 , in: BioMed Research International, 2014 , 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  17. Effect of salinity-changing rates on filtration activity of mussels from two sites within the Baltic Mytilus hybrid zone: The Brackish Great Belt (Denmark) and the Low Saline Central Baltic Sea
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Hans Ulrik Riisgard (Author) , Magali Mulot (Author) , Lucia Merino (Author) , 01.01.2014 , in: Open Journal of Marine Science, 4, 2 , p. 101-109 , 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  18. Growth of mussels Mytilus edulis at algal (Rhodomonas salina) concentrations below and above saturation levels for reduced filtration rate
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Hans Ulrik Riisgard (Author) , Kim Lundgreen (Author) , Poul S. Larsen (Author) , 01.12.2013 , in: Marine Biology Research, 9, 10 , p. 1005-1017 , 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  19. Valorisation of food waste in biotechnological processes
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Carol Sze Ki Lin (Author) , 24.10.2013 , in: Sustainable Chemical Processes, 1, 1 , 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  20. Production of fungal glucoamylase for glucose production from food waste
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Wan Chi Lam (Author) , Carol Sze Ki Lin (Author) , 19.09.2013 , in: Biomolecules, 3, 3 , p. 651-661 , 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  21. Effect of salinity on filtration rates of mussels Mytilus edulis with special emphasis on dwarfed mussels from the low-saline Central Baltic Sea
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , H. U. Riisgard (Author) , F. Lüskow (Author) , K. Lundgreen (Author) , M. A. P. Lopez (Author) , 01.09.2013 , in: Helgoland Marine Research, 67, 3 , p. 591-598 , 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  22. Food waste as nutrient source in heterotrophic microalgae cultivation
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Wan Chi Lam (Author) , Zheng Sun (Author) , Carol Sze Ki Lin (Author) , 01.06.2013 , in: Bioresource Technology, 137 , p. 139-146 , 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  23. Fluorometer controlled apparatus designed for long-duration algal-feeding experiments and environmental effect studies with mussels
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Kim Lundgreen (Author) , Florian Lüskow (Author) , Hans Ulrik Riisgard (Author) , 01.01.2013 , in: Journal of Marine Biology, 2013 , 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  24. Biomass Composition of Blue Mussels, Mytilus edulis, is Affected by Living Site and Species of Ingested Microalgae
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Niels Thomas Eriksen (Author) , Kim Lundgreen (Author) , Hans Ulrik Riisgard (Author) , 26.11.2012 , in: International Scholarly Research Notices: Zoology, 2012 , 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  25. Bioremediation of Chlorinated Pesticides in Field-Contaminated Soils and Suitability of Tenax Solid-Phase Extraction as a Predictor of Its Effectiveness
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Tomasz P. Baczynski (Author) , Malgorzata Krylow (Author) , 01.08.2012 , in: Clean - Soil, Air, Water, 40, 8 , p. 864-869 , 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  26. Effects of phosphorous, nitrogen, and carbon limitation on biomass composition in batch and continuous flow cultures of the heterotrophic dinoflagellate Crypthecodinium cohnii
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Niels T. Eriksen (Author) , 01.08.2012 , in: Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 109, 8 , p. 2005-2016 , 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  27. Effect of salinity on growth of mussels, Mytilus edulis, with special reference to Great Belt (Denmark)
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , 01.01.2012 , in: Open Journal of Marine Science, 2, 4 , p. 167-176 , 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  28. Quantification of amino acids in fermentation media by isocratic HPLC analysis of their
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Reinhard Wimmer (Author) , Niels T. Eriksen (Author) , 01.01.2011 , in: Analytical Chemistry, 83, 1 , p. 175-181 , 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  29. Anaerobic biodegradation of organochlorine pesticides in contaminated soil: Significance of temperature and availability
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Tomasz P. Baczynski (Author) , Tim Grotenhuis (Author) , 01.01.2010 , in: Chemosphere, 78, 1 , p. 22-28 , 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

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Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

  1. Verwertung von Reststoffen aus der Kaffeeproduktion als Kohlenstoffquellen in der fermentativen Milchsäureproduktion
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Anna-Katrin Neu (Author) , Joachim Venus (Author) , 01.01.2016 , p. 35 , 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

  2. Agricultural residues as feedstocks for lactic acid fermentation
    Daniel Pleißner (Author) , Joachim Venus (Author) , 01.01.2014 , p. 247-263 , 17 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research

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Activities

  1. 13th International Conference of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) 2016
    Daniel Pleißner (Speaker)

    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  2. Falling Walls of Food Waste
    Daniel Pleißner (Lecturer)

    Activity: Guest lectures › Research

  3. Green Hotels: Use of food waste derived from hotels and restaurants for the production of sustainable and biodegradable consumables.
    Daniel Pleißner (Lecturer)
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    Activity: talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research

  4. Green hotels: Use of food waste derived from hotels and restaurants for the production of sustainable and biodegradable consumables.
    Daniel Pleißner (Lecturer)
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    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  5. A biorefinery concept: Utilization of food waste
    Daniel Pleißner (Lecturer)

    Activity: Guest lectures › Education

  6. BIT's 2nd Annual International Congress of Algae - AICA 2013
    Daniel Pleißner (Speaker)

    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  7. Advances in large scale production of mircoalgae and mussels (Mytilus edulis)
    Daniel Pleißner (Lecturer)

    Activity: Guest lectures › Education

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Courses