Dr. Moritz Maxeiner
Dr. Moritz Maxeiner
Experiences & Skills
I am currently a postdoctoral researcher in environmental biochemistry. My current research focuses on analysing organohalides (pesticides, PCBs, etc.) that have accumulated in vertebrates in the Wadden Sea. I am open to expanding the molecules of interest and would be happy to discuss prospective research topics with you. Furthermore, my PhD in inorganic chemistry equipped me with the skills required to develop new materials for specific applications by building on fundamental research and synthesising multifunctional hybrid materials. During my BSc and MSc studies in nuclear chemistry, I successfully acquired the skills required to handle and analyse radioactive isotopes using state-of-the-art radioanalytical methods. A fascination with biology has been a constant throughout my academic endeavours and led me to pursue a second BSc in the subject, focusing on acquiring fundamental biological knowledge. I am already well-acquainted with the subject of GLP due to the nature of my profession as a chemical-technical assistant.
GC-MS/MS
Our laboratory is equipped with a brand new gas chromatograph with coupled triple quadrupole mass spectrometer from ThermoScientific (TRACE 1610 & TSQ 9610). A high sample throughput is guaranteed by an autosampler, also from ThermoScientific (AI 1610). With this setup, a wide variety of questions relating to anthropogenic organic environmental pollutants can be addressed.
Do you have any ideas or questions? Feel free to contact me, I am always open to new and exciting topics on the subject of pollutants.
Mercury Analyser
The harmful effects of mercury were already known in ancient times and have since been strictly regulated in the modern world, triggered by Minamata disease. The mercury content is determined by forming an Hg/Au amalgam with subsequent atomic absorption spectroscopic quantification in a DMA-80evo from Milestone.
A very broad spectrum can be analysed here, from sediments and liquids to organic materials. Interested? Feel free to contact me, I am open to collaborations of all kinds.
Publications
2025
Julian Burkhart, Lucas H. Bemfert, Eliane L. Mitura, Moritz Maxeiner, Ruben Maile, Alexander E. Sedykh, Klaus Müller-Buschbaum; Tellurium recovery from the thermoelectric materials bismuth telluride and antimony telluride by chemical vapour transport Green Chem. 2025, 27, 6405-6419. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5GC00108K
Moritz Maxeiner, Julian Burkhart, Kateryna Borysova, Chiara Mazzariol, Klaus Müller-Buschbaum; Biodegradable and Recyclable Luminescent Mixed-Matrix-Membranes, Hydrogels, and Cryogels based on Nanoscale Metal-Organic Frameworks and Biopolymers Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, 2506570. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202506570
Moritz Maxeiner, Ruben Maile, Murat Cuvalli, Andreas Wolf, Ayisha Komal, Robert Oestreich, Christoph Janiak, Karl Mandel, Alexander Knebel, Klaus Müller-Buschbaum; NanoMOF-Based Multilevel Anti-Counterfeiting by a Combination of Visible and Invisible Photoluminescence and Conductivity. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, 2500794. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202500794
2024
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Alexander E. Sedykh, Moritz Maxeiner, Marcel T. Seuffert, Dominik Heuler, Dirk G. Kurth, Klaus Müller-Buschbaum; Enhancing the Analysis of Eu3+ Photoluminescence in Coordination Compounds in the Solid State by Determining their Refractive Index Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2024, 27, e202400078. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202400078
2023
Moritz Maxeiner, Lea Wittig, Alexander E. Sedykh, Thomas Kasper, Klaus Müller-Buschbaum; Nano vs. bulk: surfactant-controlled photophysical and morphological features of luminescent lanthanide MOFs J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023,11, 22478-22491. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TA05219B
Alexander E. Sedykh, Mariia Becker, Marcel T. Seuffert, Dominik Heuler, Moritz Maxeiner Dirk G. Kurth, Catherine E. Housecroft, Edwin C. Constable, Klaus Müller-Buschbaum; Air-Stable Solid-State Photoluminescence Standards for Quantitative Measurements Based on 4′-Phenyl-2,2′ : 6′,2′′-Terpyridine Complexes with Trivalent Lanthanides ChemPhotoChem 2023, 7, e202200244. https://doi.org/10.1002/cptc.202200244
Maksim A. Zhernakov, Alexander E. Sedykh, Jonathan Becker, Moritz Maxeiner, Klaus Müller-Buschbaum, Valery G. Shtyrlin; Three ytterbium(III) complexes with aromatic N-donors: Synthesis, structure, photophysical properties and thermal stability Z.Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2022, 648, e202200230. https://doi.org/10.1002/zaac.202200230