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Education/Professional experience
| 2003–2008 | Higher Technical College Leoben; metallurgical engineering |
| 2009–2018 | Bachelor’s degree program in Metallurgy, University of Leoben, Austria (BSc) |
| 2018–2019 | Master’s degree program in Metallurgy, University of Leoben, Austria, with focus on Nonferrous Metallurgy and Forming Technology |
| 2019 | Graduation (Dipl.-Ing.) Topic: Investigation of the reduction behavior of a Pb/Zn-slag |
| 2020–present | PhD student and research associate at Institute of Nonferrous Metallurgy, University of Leoben, Austria |
PhD Thesis
Title: Biomass as an alternative reducing agent in non-ferrous metallurgy
The increasing consumption of carbon-based products in recent decades and their impact on the environment and climate change is becoming more and more significant. To curb this problem, the use of pyrolyzed biomass as a reducing agent substitute for carbon-based reduction processes can be part of the solution for a CO2-neutral metallurgy. The investigations include a possible use of pyrolyzed residual materials, such as waste wood, in aggregates based on solid-gas reactions, as well as in molten processes. During pyrolysis, a potentially usable pyrolysis gas is produced in addition to coal. Besides the use of coal, the dissertation also investigates the treatment of the gas and its use in various aggregates.
Publications
Antrekowitsch J., C. Dornig and G. Hanke: Pyrolyzed biomass for CO2-neutral reduction processes. Proceedings of European Metallurgical Conference (2021), Salzburg, Österreich (online)
