Sustainable Products & Material Flows

Dr. Florian Antony

Head of Subdivision Sustainable Food Systems & Lifestyles / Senior Researcher

Special Expertise

Main areas of research:

  • Sustainable consumption & sustainable products
  • Sustainable food systems and material use of biogenic raw materials
  • Evaluation of processes, technologies & technology development projects

Topics:

  • Sustainable aquaculture
  • Food & food technology
  • Creation of life cycle assessments and carbon footprints for the evaluation and optimisation of innovative products, processes and technologies
  • Sustainability assessment of bioinspired and biomimetic materials, products & processes (bionics)

Methods:

  • Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) & material flow analyses incl. critical reviews
  • Product Environmental Footprint (PEF)
  • Product Carbon Footprint (PCF)
  • Corporate Climate Footprint (CCF)
  • Product Sustainability Assessment (PROSA)

Key projects

Professional Training and Career

  • Since 2013: Researcher at Öko-Institut, Sustainable Products & Material Flows Division
  • 2011-2019: PhD studies on “Sustainability Assessment of Biomimetic Products and Processes”, University of Freiburg; degree: Dr. rer. nat.
  • 2010-2012: Researcher at University of Freiburg
  • 2003-2010: Studies of biology and history for secondary school teaching, University of Freiburg; degree: state examination

Language Skills

English

Contact

Dr. Florian Antony

  • Sustainable Products & Material Flows
  • Head of Subdivision Sustainable Food Systems & Lifestyles / Senior Researcher
  • Freiburg
  • +49 761 45295-260

Recent projects

Recent publications