Since ‘99 Prof. Dr. Ing. Dr. h.c. Dr. E.h. Bernd Friedrich has been the director of the Metallurgical Process Engineering and Metal Recycling at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, a leading research centre for green metallurgy. His work includes developing recycling techniques for batteries and consumer electronics, and the German Economic Association has honoured him for it.
Scientist: Bernd Friedrich
The metal in the earth and in your pocket – efficient and clean technology for mining and recycling
New technologies have been developed that can potentially transform the future of metals processing and recycling. How can these new technologies improve Europe’s ability to get the critical raw materials that it needs? How we process metals after mining them has not changed substantially for thousands of years. Since the Roman days of massive mines ...
The circular economy in your pocket – interview with Prof. Dr. Bernd Friedrich on novel recycling technologies
Prof. Dr. Bernd Friedrich is the director of the Metallurgical Process Engineering and Metal Recycling at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen in Germany, a leading research centre for green metallurgy. Could you please describe your research and institution? Bernd Friedrich: Our institute at RWTH Aachen is, I would say, one of the biggest institutes ...