Working group "Methodes and Environmental Analytical Chemistry"
The focus of the working group “Methods and Environmental Analytical Chemistry” is on issues and challenges in the areas of sensor-based sorting and environmental analysis. Particular emphasis is placed on the development and validation of sensor-based and chemical methods for a wide variety of waste. On the other hand, the focus is on the practical implementation of these methods, taking into account a networked and holistic view of recycling processes. Due to the ongoing projects, the focus is currently on the following waste streams in particular: metals, plastics, textiles and biogenic waste.
Ongoing projects of the WG
- Module 2 in the CD laboratory for the design and evaluation of an efficient, recycling-based circular economy
- KIRAMET
- Next-Gen PCR-PO
- flex4loop
- circPlast-mr
- PlasticFreeCompost
- ReFibreValue
- StraTex
Completed projektcs of the WG
- MURmap
Project period: 2021-2025
- Development and testing of a sensor-based material flow monitoring system
Short title: EsKorte // Project period: 2020-2023
- Identification of multilayer films in plastic sorting to increase the recycling of packaging film waste
Short title: Multilayer-Detection // Project period: 2021 - 2023
- Basics for the automatic detection and the sensor-based sorting of plastics in biogenic materials
Short title: DeSort // Project period: 2018 - 2021
Equipment
We have summarized the equipment of the AVAW Chair on a separate page (click here).
The Chair of Waste Utilization Technology and Waste Management (AVAW) has extensive analysis equipment for raw material and sample analysis and has a compact sensor-supported test stand available for application and contract research projects, which is designed as a two-way machine with a pneumatic separating device. A particle size range from 3 to 200 mm can be processed. The test stand is equipped with three industrial sensors (NIR spectral imaging sensor, high-resolution RBG line sensor with incident/transmitted light mode and induction sensor). This enables the sorting of a wide range of secondary raw materials, such as waste glass, paper and cardboard, plastic flakes, lightweight packaging, electronic waste, construction waste, compost and waste wood. By means of sensor fusion, the test system offers the possibility of flexibly combining several sensors with each other in order to solve even very complex or new research tasks. In addition, a large-scale test facility with an integrated belt sorter is available in the chair's own “Digital Waste Research Lab” in St. Michael. This is equipped with advanced multi-sensor technology and can be operated in combination with other processing units. In particular, it enables cycle simulation and material flow analyses in connection with research focuses in the field of process digitization.
Group members of the WG
Leader of the WG
Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.mont. Alexia Tischberger-Aldrian
Assistants
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Josef Adam, MEng.
Contaminant management of biogenic waste
Dipl.-Ing. Dr.mont. Gerald Koinig
Sensor-assisted sorting
Nikolai Kuhn, M.Sc.
Recycling and IR-based sorting of LVP
Dr.mont.Dr. Namrata Mhaddolkar, M.Eng.
Waste management for biodegradable plastics and life cycle assessment of waste
Technician
Ilvy Konetschnik (Technical employee)
Romana Primig (Technical employee)
Manuel Riedl (Laboratory manager and QMB)
Jana Steinmüller (Trainee)
Carina Tauterer (Deputy Laboratory Manager)
Student employees
- Sebastian Entler
- Thomas Fink
- Andreas Klöckl
- Bojan Lorber
- Natalie Marzinek
- Felix Scheidl
- Karin Schinner
- Verena Schmid
Trainees
- Petra Djoric
- Katharina Etzenberger
- Birgit Gamsjäger
- Lena Gletthofer
- Luka Mirinovic
- Romy Schachner
- Elias Schrank
With the following form you can directly contact the leader of the working group Ms. Ass.Prof. Alexia Tischberger-Aldrian.
Alexia Tischberger-Aldrian
Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.mont.
Working Group Leader
Phone: +43 3842 / 402-5116
Cell: +43 650 / 86 62 00 1
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