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DXC 2025 in the Context of "From Waste to Resource: Nanoplastics, Circular Chemistry, and Microanalysis"

From August 4 to 8, 2025, the 74th Denver X-ray Conference on Applications of X-ray Analysis took place in Rockville, MD, near Washington, D.C., with a total of 334 participants.

DXC 2025 in Light of “From Waste to Resource: Nanoplastics, Circular Chemistry, and Microanalysis”

From August 4 to 8, 2025, the 74th Denver X-ray Conference on Applications of X-ray Analysis took place in Rockville, MD, near Washington, DC, with a total of 334 participants. It is unique for its large exhibition of equipment component manufacturers and its focus on data acquisition. The conference is organized by the ICDD (International Center of Diffraction Data) and MDI Material Data. Clausthal University of Technology was represented by three participants: Prof. Dr. Michael Fischlschweiger, Thore Pohl, and Prof. Dr. Ursula Fittschen. Dr. Sven Hampel from DESY, a graduate of Clausthal University of Technology, also attended.

The main focus of the conference is the “Plenary Session,” during which outstanding scientists present on a rotating topic. This year, Prof. Dr. em. Peter Wobrauscheck from the Vienna University of Technology organized the plenary session titled “From Waste to Resource: Nanoplastics, Circular Chemistry, and Microanalysis.” The session featured excellent presentations on this topic by Prof. Dr. Florian Meirer from Utrecht University on the analysis of nanoplastics, by Prof. Dr. Michael Fischlschweiger from TUC on the integration of simulation and material data in the recovery of critical materials from EOF lithium-ion batteries, and Dr. Stefan Vogt from Argonne National Laboratory on the status of the upgrade to the Advanced Photon Source at ANL. The photo shows the presenters, from left to right: Prof. Dr. Fischlschweiger, Prof. Dr. Meirer, Dr. Vogt, and the chair, Prof. Dr. Wobrauscheck.

In addition to Prof. Fischlschweiger’s plenary presentation, which was very well received, the IEVB was also represented by a presentation from Thore Pohl. He demonstrated how SAXS experiments can be used to determine model parameters in polymer modeling using self-consistent field theory (SCFT). The next Denver Conference will take place in Lombard, near Chicago, marking its 75th anniversary.