Nichteisenmetallurgie, Nichteisen, Nichteisenmetalurgie, Metalurgie, Montan, Montanuni, Montanuniversität, Leoben, Metallurgie, Helmut Antrekowitsch, Stefan Pogatscher, Jürgen Antrekowitsch, Stefan Luidold, Stefan Steinlechner, Recyclingtechnik Leoben
Dipl.-Ing.

Gerald Haslinger

Focus

• Modification of BOF slags
• Hydrometallurgical treatments of industrial residues

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Education/Professional experience

2005–2010Higher Technical College Leoben; metallurgical engineering
2011–2018Bachelor’s degree program in Metallurgy, University of Leoben, Austria (BSc)
2018–2020Master’s degree program in Metallurgy, University of Leoben, Austria, with focus on Nonferrous Metallurgy and Iron and Steel Metallurgy
2020Graduation (Dipl.-Ing.)
Topic: Zero-Waste concept for processing EAF dusts on the basis of metallothermic reactions
2020–presentPhD student and research associate at Institute of Nonferrous Metallurgy, University of Leoben, Austria

PhD Thesis

During the BOF steel production, up to 300 kg of slag are produced per tonne of steel. In addition to the classic slag formers CaO, SiO2 and Al2O3, the slag also consists largely amounts of iron oxides. Also, other metals such as chromium, manganese and titanium are contained in their oxidic form. The aim of the PhD-study is to increase the efficiency of the value chain in steel production by separating CaO, SiO2 and Al2O3 from iron and the other metal oxides through selective crystal growth and slag modification.