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Ph.D. research collaboration with Monash University on water system closure in recycled containerboard mills. On-site pilot plant studies investigating the feasibility of vacuum evaporation of process water from recycled containerboard mills in regards to operation, selective separation efficiency, and the potential impact of fouling on energy efficiency.

BTA International is leading specialist for waste-to-energy technology. The BTA process consists of stock preparation (pulping, screening & cleaning) and subsequent anaerobic digestion.• SÉMECS, Montréal (40,000 t/a): Commissioning and ramp-up of a biorefinery converting biomass to biogas• GRREC, Glasgow (222,000 t/a): Optimisation

Insights into all steps of order processing from plant engineering over site assembly, commissioning and start-up to troubleshooting and optimisation of entire production lines. • Schoellershammer PM 6, Düren: Start-up support during commissioning, start-up and optimisation of a 250,000 t/a packaging paper machine (main focus on headbox, former, press section & sizing unit)• BillerudKorsnäs PM 7, Skärblacka: sole on-site responsible for commissioning, start-up and optimisation of a broke/reel pulper, troubleshooting a trim removal system and supervising modifications in two pulpers• Plant engineering, Heidenheim: creating P&ID schemes, editing mass balances, compiling engineering data from technical specifications, contracts and in cooperation with other technical departments• Site assembly & start-up, Heidenheim: creating check lists and consulting technical departments; Optimisation jobs (Parenco PM2, Hamburger Rieger PM1).• Group trainings, Heidenheim: Intercultural communication, project management, COMOS, product & technology training, tail threading...

B9 is the largest paper machine in Australia and one of the most modern machines of its kind, producing 400,000 t/a of packaging paper from 100% recovered fibres.• Operating, servicing and troubleshooting of a 24/7 running pilot plant for secondary waste water treatment (Aquatec Maxcon). Analysing influent and effluent to evaluate the performance, identify important factors and improve BOD disintegration. The results served for the design of a $23M waste water treatment plant to treat 5,500 kL/d.• Reject system opimisation: conducting trials to maximise the efficiency of four coarse/fine reject presses • Water system optimisation: investigating and adjusting fresh water consumption, optimising of thickening stages to improve process water quality, conducting trials in the DAF to minimise BOD load• Simulation of modifications in the stock preparation to estimate the impact of an upcoming plant upgrade on stock quality

Steinbeis is European market leader for office, magazine and inkjet paper (300,000t/a). The company was one of the first to produce graphical papers exclusively from waste paper and the first manufacturer of recycled inkjet paper. Topic: "Process analysis and optimisation regarding the removal of adhesive contaminants in the stock preparation"• Assessment and optimisation of the measuring method for the evaluation of macrostickies (DOMAS Multispec)• current state analysis of the sticky removal efficiency of two deinking lines, each divided subsystems and their single stages• testing the efficiency of an additive to improve sticky separation during flotation• finding ideal process settings for fine screening

PTS is Germany's leading provider of research and consultancy for the paper industry. The thesis was written in the context of an international project for the utilsation of an innovative heat pump technology (cornet: W2PHeat).Topic: “Pulping recovered papers at elevated process temperature“ • planning, executing and evaluating of trails in the laboratory• evaluating and comparing influence of temperature, consistency, additive and energy on the pulping process of graphic, packaging, mixed paper and wet-strength papers to find ideal process settings for various recovered paper grades

LEIPA is Europe’s largest paper manufacturer based on 100% recycled fibre (>1.3M t/a).The internship gave insights into paper recycling and production by supporting employees at all production steps necessary to turn waste paper into high quality paper and board.• analyzing "Influence of screening and cleaning on size and number of dirt spots"• commissioning of a DAF• technical documentation and comparison of three deinking lines