Tornesch (; ) is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately southeast of Elmshorn, and northwest of Hamburg. Tornesch is also the home of the Klaus-Groth-Schule, named after the German poet Klaus Groth. It is also home to the Fritz-Reuter-Schule, named after German writer Fritz Reuter.
History Tornesch has a place in biochemical history from the wood saccharificationWood Saccharification process developed by Scholler,Decomposition of wood by acids also known at the Scholler-Tornesch process. The first factory to use the process was built in Tornesch. This early work was part of the development of biofuel such as cellulosic ethanol.
References
External links Fritz-Reuter-Schule Klaus-Groth-Schule homepage Tornesch Cultural Center