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2001<\/option><\/select><div id=\"newsletter-content\"><h2>IME Aktuell 50<\/h2><div><\/div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IME_Aktuell_Nr.50-komprimiert_1774867015.pdf\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500px\"><\/iframe><h3>Topics of this edition:<\/h3><ul><li>Obituary Prof. Kr\u00fcger<\/li><li>Extension of IME workshop<\/li><li>Recycling of an end-of-life TIMn2 storage alloy<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-81eec8d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"81eec8d\"><style>.stk-81eec8d {border-top-left-radius:20px !important;border-top-right-radius:20px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:20px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:20px !important;overflow:hidden !important;border-style:solid !important;border-color:#00549f !important;border-top-width:1px !important;border-right-width:1px !important;border-bottom-width:1px 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Bernd Friedrich)  consists of applied research and  education\/teaching in the fields of extractive metallurgy (pyrometallurgy and  hydrometallurgy), metal refining and electrolysis, as well as recycling of metals and residues. IME-RWTH is also a leading institute in field of process design and optimization in terms of resources efficiencies with special focus on critical waste streams aiming to support the sustainability on Circular Economy. We are involved in production technologies of complex alloys under vacuum up to demo-scale and powder synthesis in nano-scale.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:15px\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image has-text-align-right stk-block stk-d6f6647\" data-block-id=\"d6f6647\"><style>.stk-d6f6647 {overflow:hidden !important;border-color:#8ebae5 !important;border-top-width:1px !important;border-right-width:1px !important;border-bottom-width:1px !important;border-left-width:1px !important;padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important;margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-9742\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Logo_GreenMetallurgy.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"175\" alt=\"Logo Green Metallurgy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Logo_GreenMetallurgy.png 500w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Logo_GreenMetallurgy-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Logo_GreenMetallurgy-18x6.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure style=\"padding-top:3rem;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\" class=\"wp-block-video\" data-block-type=\"core\"><video controls poster=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/videoframe_0.png\" preload=\"none\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/vid\/IME_Imagefilm_Master.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0.5rem;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0.5rem;padding-left:0px\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-9aa4f25\" data-block-id=\"9aa4f25\"><style>.stk-9aa4f25-column{--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important;--stk-column-gap:30px !important;flex-wrap:wrap !important;--stk-flex-grow:0 !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-9aa4f25-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2d4f933\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2d4f933\"><style>.stk-2d4f933 {padding-top:1em !important;padding-right:0em !important;padding-bottom:1em !important;padding-left:0em !important;margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-2d4f933 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(50% - 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var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5500de7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5500de7-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-f4504d31 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-fe77229\" id=\"Latest-Publications\" data-block-id=\"fe77229\"><style>.stk-fe77229 .stk-block-heading__bottom-line{height:1px !important;width:100% !important;background-color:#00549f !important;}.stk-fe77229 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-fe77229 .stk-block-heading__text{text-shadow:none !important;font-size:2.2em !important;color:#00549f !important;font-weight:200 !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-fe77229 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:2.2em !important;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/research\/publications\/\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>Latest Publications<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">[ see all ]<\/span><\/a><\/h2><div class=\"stk-block-heading__bottom-line\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\"><div class=\"ime-publications-block\"><table><thead><tr><th>Year<\/th><th>Publications<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody>        <tr class=\"even\">\r\n            <td class=\"pub-year\">2025<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"pub-detail\">\r\n                <div class=\"pub-type\">article in scientific journal<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"pub-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Resourcesconservationandrecycling2025EfficientlithiumrecoveryfromindustrialLFP_compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Efficient lithium recovery from industrial lithium iron phosphate (LFP) blackmass using formic acid-enabled hydrometallurgy<\/strong><\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"pub-source\">Resources, Conservation &amp; Recycling 227 (2026) 108766<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"pub-authors\"><a href=\"\/team\/alumni\/ayesha-tasawar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ayesha Tasawar<\/a>, <a href=\"\/team\/alumni\/daniel-munchen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel Munchen<\/a>, <a href=\"\/team\/alumni\/alexander-birich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alexander Birich<\/a>, Rungsima Yeetsorn, Walter Sebastian Scheld, Waritnan Wanchan, Benjamin Butz, <a href=\"\/team\/alumni\/bernd-friedrich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bernd Friedrich<\/a><\/div>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n        <\/tr>\r\n                <tr class=\"odd\">\r\n            <td class=\"pub-year\">2025<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"pub-detail\">\r\n                <div class=\"pub-type\">article in scientific journal<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"pub-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/minerals-2025-A-Novel-Biomass-Derived-Reductant-for-Nitric-Acid-dissolution-of-manganiferous-iron-ore_compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>A Novel Biomass-Derived Reductant for Nitric Acid Dissolution of Manganiferous Iron Ore: Comparative Assessment of Organic Reductants<\/strong><\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"pub-source\">Minerals 2026, 16, 47 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/min16010047<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"pub-authors\">Soner Top, Mahmut Altiner, Huseyin Vapur, Sait Kursunoglu, <a href=\"\/team\/alumni\/srecko-stopic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Srecko Stopic<\/a><\/div>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n        <\/tr>\r\n                <tr class=\"even\">\r\n            <td class=\"pub-year\">2025<\/td>\r\n            <td class=\"pub-detail\">\r\n                <div class=\"pub-type\">article in scientific journal<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"pub-title\">\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/processes_compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Design and Experimental Validation of a Gas-Flow-Optimised Reactor for the Hydrogen Reduction of Tellurium Oxide<\/strong><\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"pub-source\">Processes 2026, 14, 33 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/pr14010033<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"pub-authors\"><a href=\"\/team\/alumni\/hanwen-chung\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hanwen Chung<\/a>, Yi Heng Sin, Moritz Eickhoff, <a href=\"\/team\/alumni\/semiramis-friedrich-geb-akbari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Semiramis Friedrich geb. Akbari<\/a>, <a href=\"\/team\/alumni\/bernd-friedrich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bernd Friedrich<\/a><\/div>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n        <\/tr>\r\n        <\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d713b0e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:1rem;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:0px\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-1d67611\" id=\"staff\" data-block-id=\"1d67611\"><style>.stk-1d67611 .stk-block-heading__bottom-line{height:1px !important;width:100% !important;background-color:#00549f !important;}.stk-1d67611 {margin-bottom:15px !important;}.stk-1d67611 .stk-block-heading__text{text-shadow:none !important;font-size:2.2em !important;color:#00549f !important;font-weight:200 !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-1d67611 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:2.2em !important;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/research\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>Research Areas<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000;\" class=\"stk-highlight\">[ see all ]<\/span><\/a><\/h2><div class=\"stk-block-heading__bottom-line\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"ime-research-areas-block\">  <div class=\"swiper ime-research-areas-swiper\">    <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><div class=\"swiper-slide research-area-slide\">  <div class=\"research-area-inner\">    <div class=\"research-area-image\">      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Electronic-Scrap-Recycling.jpg\" alt=\"Electronic Scrap Recycling\"\/>    <\/div>    <div class=\"research-area-content\">      <h2 class=\"research-area-title\">Electronic Scrap Recycling<\/h2>      <div class=\"research-area-desc\"><p>The IME pursues the objective to use the high potential of WEEE as a resource for various metals by developing a sustainable metallurgical recycling process. The focal point is the recovery of base metals (copper, aluminum), precious metals (gold, silver, platinum and palladium) as well as critical elements (gallium, germanium and indium). Currently, five doctoral studies examine different approaches of hydro- and pyrometallurgical processes concerning their selectivity, efficiency and flexibility. These processes aim at the treatment of several waste streams (such as printed circuit boards, shredder dust or whole smartphones) to recover various valuable metals with minimal losses. By elaborating several single methods, a process concept will be developed, which enables the recovery of individual elements through a flexible combination of these methods, adapted to a given waste stream and particular requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div>      <a class=\"research-area-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/research\/research-electronic-scrap-recycling\/\">Read More<\/a>    <\/div>  <\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide research-area-slide\">  <div class=\"research-area-inner\">    <div class=\"research-area-image\">      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nanopowder-Synthesis.jpg\" alt=\"Nanopowder Synthesis\"\/>    <\/div>    <div class=\"research-area-content\">      <h2 class=\"research-area-title\">Nanopowder Synthesis<\/h2>      <div class=\"research-area-desc\"><p>Nanotechnology belongs to the key innovative technologies for powder production. Ultrasonic spray pyrolysis USP is a versatile method for the formation of nanosized particles of metals, oxides and composites. Our work deals with nanoparticles of Ag, Cu and Au formed by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis using the horizontal and vertical reactor. Furthermore, a direct synthesis of Ru-TiO2 and RuO2-TiO2 nanoparticles with the core and shell structure was investigated. Molar fractions of precursors, solvent type, and the process temperature play the crucial roles in the formation of core and shell structures. <\/p>\n<\/div>      <a class=\"research-area-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/research\/research-nanopowder-synthesis\/\">Read More<\/a>    <\/div>  <\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide research-area-slide\">  <div class=\"research-area-inner\">    <div class=\"research-area-image\">      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries.jpg\" alt=\"Circular Economy for Batteries\"\/>    <\/div>    <div class=\"research-area-content\">      <h2 class=\"research-area-title\">Circular Economy for Batteries<\/h2>      <div class=\"research-area-desc\"><p>The IME represents the field of process metallurgy and metal recycling at RWTH Aachen University. Due to the growing public, political and industrial interest in battery recycling the IME has systematically developed optimal pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical recycling concepts for all standard battery systems in cooperation with industrial partners and also in terms of projects funded by the government.  Some of these methods have already been implemented industrially and has been rated as BAT (Best Available Technology).<\/p>\n<\/div>      <a class=\"research-area-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/research\/research-circular-economy-for-batteries\/\">Read More<\/a>    <\/div>  <\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide research-area-slide\">  <div class=\"research-area-inner\">    <div class=\"research-area-image\">      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/elektrolysis_id_6479.jpg\" alt=\"Titanium Metallurgy\"\/>    <\/div>    <div class=\"research-area-content\">      <h2 class=\"research-area-title\">Titanium Metallurgy<\/h2>      <div class=\"research-area-desc\"><p>Titanium is called the material of the future. This title results from the unique combination of properties such as good corrosion resistance, high strength and biocompatibility with low density. Due to these properties, titanium alloys are increasingly being used in areas such as aerospace, automotive, chemical or medical technology. Despite its relative commonness as the fourth most abundant element in the earth\u2019s crust, titanium remains denied a wide industrial use. The reason for this is the high price of the metal, which results from the production costs. To reduce these and thus to allow the titanium the broad mass accessibility is a big challenge in research.<\/p>\n<\/div>      <a class=\"research-area-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/research\/research-titanium-metallurgy\/\">Read More<\/a>    <\/div>  <\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide research-area-slide\">  <div class=\"research-area-inner\">    <div class=\"research-area-image\">      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/criticaels_meta_id_6460.jpg\" alt=\"Technology Metals (Extraction and Recycling)\"\/>    <\/div>    <div class=\"research-area-content\">      <h2 class=\"research-area-title\">Technology Metals (Extraction and Recycling)<\/h2>      <div class=\"research-area-desc\"><p>Critical metals are, by definition, metals that are of high economic importance and at the same time exhibit significant supply risks. Elements that are ascribed as especially critical are, for example, rare earth elements, platinum group metals, but also antimony and niobium. At IME, pyrometallurgical as well as hydrometallurgical processes for economic, efficient and environmentally friendly treatment and extraction of critical metals are investigated. The following list abstracts some of our current research topics in this field:<\/p>\n<\/div>      <a class=\"research-area-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/research\/research-technology-metals-extraction-and-recycling\/\">Read More<\/a>    <\/div>  <\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide research-area-slide\">  <div class=\"research-area-inner\">    <div class=\"research-area-image\">      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aluminium_id_8535.jpg\" alt=\"Aluminum Recycling and Melt Purification\"\/>    <\/div>    <div class=\"research-area-content\">      <h2 class=\"research-area-title\">Aluminum Recycling and Melt Purification<\/h2>      <div class=\"research-area-desc\"><p>The working group focuses on the recycling of aluminium scraps via under salt or salt-free processes. Top Blown Rotary Converter (TBRC) in lab and demo-scale is used to perform the experiments. Efficient coagulation during recycling is also studied by using different salt compositions. In addition, thermal treatment of organic containing materials is being investigated to find an optimum process which is a combination of pre-treatment and recycling.  Moreover, the working group performs investigations about the melt cleanliness by using different removal and detection technologies to meet the high requirements of the product and material properties. Fundamental researches on particle behaviour in melts such as settling and agglomeration are also on-going to gain more knowledge about particles. Improvement of existing technologies and understanding of the mechanisms are main targets of the activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>      <a class=\"research-area-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/research\/research-aluminum-recycling-and-melt-purification\/\">Read More<\/a>    <\/div>  <\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide research-area-slide\">  <div class=\"research-area-inner\">    <div class=\"research-area-image\">      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/waeste_metaellu_id_6970.jpg\" alt=\"Waste Treatment and Primary Metallurgy\"\/>    <\/div>    <div class=\"research-area-content\">      <h2 class=\"research-area-title\">Waste Treatment and Primary Metallurgy<\/h2>      <div class=\"research-area-desc\"><p>The primary production of metals is usually accompanied by by-product residues. These residue streams are a potential problem due to environmental concerns. Contained in these residues are valuable metals in lower grades than the primary production source.  The IME is seeking means to exploit these vast secondary resources for value reclamation through development of innovative processes. The focus areas include and are not limited to the following: slag cleaning for recovery of precious metals, landfill mining to recover metals and plastics, red mud processing for recovery of high value metals such as Sc and Ga. Inertization of slags is another large research focus. Metallurgical slags can be modified so that they may be used e.g. as cement additives or as road building materials. This \u201czero-waste\u201d approach contributes enormously to a sustainable metal production, which is actively propagated by IME in R&amp;D projects and teaching.<\/p>\n<\/div>      <a class=\"research-area-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/research\/research-waste-treatment-and-primary-metallurgy\/\">Read More<\/a>    <\/div>  <\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide research-area-slide\">  <div class=\"research-area-inner\">    <div class=\"research-area-image\">      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/aelloying_id_5020.jpg\" alt=\"Alloying Metallurgy\"\/>    <\/div>    <div class=\"research-area-content\">      <h2 class=\"research-area-title\">Alloying Metallurgy<\/h2>      <div class=\"research-area-desc\"><p>Alloying metallurgy is confronted with increasing complexity, as requirements of metallic high-tech materials rise with regard to composition, cleanliness and homogenity. In order to comply with strict tolerances, metallurgical vacuum processes are applied, which allow, for instance, melting of metals with high oxygen affinity, removal of dissolved gases or non-metallic inclusions as well as selective distillation of volatile metals. The available equipment at IME for these purposes comprises various vacuum induction furnaces, a pressure-slag-remelting unit and a vacuum arc furnace. Currently research on the following projects is conducted:<\/p>\n<\/div>      <a class=\"research-area-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/research\/research-alloying-metallurgy\/\">Read More<\/a>    <\/div>  <\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide research-area-slide\">  <div class=\"research-area-inner\">    <div class=\"research-area-image\">      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pure_metaels_id_2544.jpg\" alt=\"Pure Metals\"\/>    <\/div>    <div class=\"research-area-content\">      <h2 class=\"research-area-title\">Pure Metals<\/h2>      <div class=\"research-area-desc\"><p>The rapidly growing development and progress in the semiconductor, solar panel, photovoltaic and also the catalytic industry, has recently considerably increased the production and the number of applications of high-purity metals. In order to ensure the extremely low level of impurities (ppm or even ppb range), complex and highly controlled processes are required. The Pure Metals Group at IME focuses on alternative and cost-efficient methods, particularly based on the principle of fractional crystallization to produce high-purity metals such as Germanium, Indium, Antimony but also Aluminum, etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>      <a class=\"research-area-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/research\/research-pure-metals\/\">Read More<\/a>    <\/div>  <\/div><\/div>    <\/div>    <div class=\"swiper-button-prev ime-swiper-prev\"><\/div>    <div class=\"swiper-button-next ime-swiper-next\"><\/div>    <div class=\"swiper-pagination ime-swiper-pagination\"><\/div>  <\/div>  <button class=\"ime-scroll-top-btn\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Scroll to top\">\u2191<\/button><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d713b0e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:1rem;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:0px\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-fbc79ce\" id=\"staff\" data-block-id=\"fbc79ce\"><style>.stk-fbc79ce .stk-block-heading__bottom-line{height:1px !important;width:100% !important;background-color:#00549f !important;}.stk-fbc79ce {margin-bottom:15px !important;}.stk-fbc79ce .stk-block-heading__text{text-shadow:none !important;font-size:2.2em !important;color:#00549f !important;font-weight:200 !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-fbc79ce .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:2.2em !important;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/research\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>Latest Public Funded Projects<\/strong><\/a><\/h2><div class=\"stk-block-heading__bottom-line\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">    <style>\n      \/* IME Projects \u2013 Carousel (scoped by ID) *\/\n      #imec-6HHjyD.imec-carousel{position:relative}\n      #imec-6HHjyD .imec-viewport{overflow:hidden; 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Secondary sources of critical raw materials for battery cell production &#8211; potentials, recovery, resynthesis<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SeRoBatt_Konzept_mit_Logos-1-1024x553.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"SeRoBatt &#8211; Secondary sources of critical raw materials for battery cell production &#8211; potentials, recovery, resynthesis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SeRoBatt_Konzept_mit_Logos-1-1024x553.png 1024w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SeRoBatt_Konzept_mit_Logos-1-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SeRoBatt_Konzept_mit_Logos-1-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SeRoBatt_Konzept_mit_Logos-1-1536x830.png 1536w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SeRoBatt_Konzept_mit_Logos-1-2048x1107.png 2048w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SeRoBatt_Konzept_mit_Logos-1-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">The EFRE-funded and thus EU co-financed project SeRoBat, which runs from 01.04.2024-31.03.2027, is researching the identification and development of secondary r\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.04.2024 - 31.03.2027<\/div>                <\/article>\n                                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/solar\/\">Solar<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"355\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/solar.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Solar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/solar.png 355w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/solar-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/solar-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">In this research, it is aimed to establish and assess a scientific methodology enabling the targeted synthesis of engineered secondary raw materials from metall\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.03.2024 - 01.03.2027<\/div>                <\/article>\n                                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/short-circuits-development-of-a-small-scale-processing-route-for-the-localised-short-loop-recycling-of-waste-electronic-circuit-boards\/\">Short Circuits \u2013 Development of a small-scale processing route for the localised short-loop recycling of waste electronic circuit boards<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Short-Circuits.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Short Circuits \u2013 Development of a small-scale processing route for the localised short-loop recycling of waste electronic circuit boards\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Short-Circuits.png 1024w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Short-Circuits-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Short-Circuits-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Short-Circuits-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Short-Circuits-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">Printed circuit boards are the most valuable component in end-of-life electronics in terms of material content. However, due to the complex material composition\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.01.2024 - 31.12.2027<\/div>                <\/article>\n                                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/euro-titan-decarbonized-titanium-recovery-from-aluminium-and-titanium-production-residues\/\">EURO-TITAN: Decarbonized Titanium Recovery from Aluminium and Titanium Production Residues<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EURO-TITAN-1024x441.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"EURO-TITAN: Decarbonized Titanium Recovery from Aluminium and Titanium Production Residues\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EURO-TITAN-1024x441.png 1024w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EURO-TITAN-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EURO-TITAN-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EURO-TITAN-18x8.png 18w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EURO-TITAN.png 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">The main objective of EURO-TITAN is to provide traceable, continuous Ti- metal production through a disruptive low-C processing in and for Europe from mining an\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.01.2024 - 31.12.2027<\/div>                <\/article>\n                                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page desktop\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/heeero-hydrometallurgical-electrical-and-electronic-equipment-recycling-optimization\/\">HEEERO &#8211; Hydrometallurgical Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycling Optimization<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HEEERO.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"HEEERO &#8211; Hydrometallurgical Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycling Optimization\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HEEERO.png 521w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HEEERO-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HEEERO-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">As part of this project, an innovative, environmentally friendly and multi-stage hydrometallurgical process for the recovery of precious metals, especially gold\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.07.2023 - 30.06.2025<\/div>                <\/article>\n                                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/earli-extraction-and-purification-of-lithium-hydroxide-monohydrate-from-used-electromobile-li-ion-batteries-for-battery-cell-production\/\">EarLi: Extraction and purification of lithium hydroxide monohydrate from used electromobile Li-ion batteries for battery cell production<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"EarLi: Extraction and purification of lithium hydroxide monohydrate from used electromobile Li-ion batteries for battery cell production\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries.jpg 586w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">The EarLi project adress the sustainable recycling of lithium from used lithium-ion batteries from the battery cell production funding call. Worldwide, neither \u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.04.2023 - 31.03.2026<\/div>                <\/article>\n                                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/international-masters-programme-in-energies-green-hydrogenimp-egh\/\">International Masters Programme in Energies &#038; Green Hydrogen(IMP-EGH)<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"346\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/criticaels_meta_id_6460.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"International Masters Programme in Energies &#038; Green Hydrogen(IMP-EGH)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/criticaels_meta_id_6460.jpg 346w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/criticaels_meta_id_6460-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/criticaels_meta_id_6460-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">The International Master Programme in Energy and Green Hydrogen (IMP-EGH) is innovative for the West African region, and it is designed to prepare the next gene\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">15.02.2023 - 31.12.2025<\/div>                <\/article>\n                                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/meteor-mechanical-thermochemical-process-combination-for-the-recycling-of-fine-fractions-from-waste-treatment-plants\/\">MeteoR &#8211; Mechanical-Thermochemical Process Combination for the Recycling of Fine Fractions from Waste Treatment Plants<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1013\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MeteoR_logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"MeteoR &#8211; Mechanical-Thermochemical Process Combination for the Recycling of Fine Fractions from Waste Treatment Plants\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MeteoR_logo.png 1013w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MeteoR_logo-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MeteoR_logo-768x475.png 768w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MeteoR_logo-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">The Austrian waste management industry produces about 1.9 million tons of fine fractions per year, most of which have so far been landfilled or incinerated. The\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.01.2023 - 31.12.2025<\/div>                <\/article>\n                                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page desktop\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/phomixbeton-process-for-the-production-of-alkali-activated-binders-by-melting-mineral-residues-for-an-ecologically-controlled-mix-design-of-concrete\/\">Ph\u00f6MixBeton &#8211; Process for the production of alkali-activated binders by melting mineral residues for an ecologically controlled mix design of concrete<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PHoeMixBeton_EULogo_FKZ.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ph\u00f6MixBeton &#8211; Process for the production of alkali-activated binders by melting mineral residues for an ecologically controlled mix design of concrete\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PHoeMixBeton_EULogo_FKZ.png 633w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PHoeMixBeton_EULogo_FKZ-286x300.png 286w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PHoeMixBeton_EULogo_FKZ-11x12.png 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">Use of mineral residue streams as an additive to create a cement binder based on metallurgical slags using the example of EWW\/ferrochrome slag.\nCooperation with\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.02.2022 - 31.01.2026<\/div>                <\/article>\n                                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/hvbatcycle-hv-battery-recycling-and-resynthesis-processes-for-sustainable-and-functionally-preserved-material-cycles\/\">HVBatCycle &#8211; HV-battery recycling and resynthesis processes for sustainable and functionally preserved material cycles<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"HVBatCycle &#8211; HV-battery recycling and resynthesis processes for sustainable and functionally preserved material cycles\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries.jpg 586w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">The project &quot;HVBatCycle&quot; has the overall objective to develop and understand innovative, sustainable and energy-efficient processes along the value chain of hig\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.01.2022 - 30.06.2025<\/div>                <\/article>\n                                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/co2-free-aluminium-production\/\">CO2-free aluminium production<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/361-CO2-free-Aluminium-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"CO2-free aluminium production\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/361-CO2-free-Aluminium-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/361-CO2-free-Aluminium-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/361-CO2-free-Aluminium-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/361-CO2-free-Aluminium-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/361-CO2-free-Aluminium-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/361-CO2-free-Aluminium-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/361-CO2-free-Aluminium.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">Approximately 21% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are caused by the industrial sector. Increasing concern about global climate change is leading many i\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.01.2022 - 31.12.2024<\/div>                <\/article>\n                                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/clima-chemical-free-lithium-recovery-from-lithium-ion-based-spent-batteries\/\">CLIMA &#8211; Chemical-free lithium recovery from lithium-ion based spent batteries<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"CLIMA &#8211; Chemical-free lithium recovery from lithium-ion based spent batteries\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries.jpg 586w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">By including lithium in the list of critical raw materials, the European Union is giving the light metal strategic importance in the key technology of electromo\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.01.2022 - 31.12.2022<\/div>                <\/article>\n                                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page desktop\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/creation-of-an-extraction-concept-for-te-metal-through-reduction-and-its-purification-up-to-the-production-of-high-purity-tellurium\/\">Creation of an extraction concept for Te-metal through reduction and its purification up to the production of high-purity Tellurium<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pure_metaels_id_2544.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Creation of an extraction concept for Te-metal through reduction and its purification up to the production of high-purity Tellurium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pure_metaels_id_2544.jpg 667w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pure_metaels_id_2544-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pure_metaels_id_2544-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">Within the scope of the intended project, the fundamentals for the energy- and resource-saving recycling of Tellurium-containing thermoelectric materials are to\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.01.2022 - 31.12.2024<\/div>                <\/article>\n                                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/prolimo-process-development-for-lithium-recovery-from-li-ion-batteries-for-tomorrows-raw-material-security\/\">ProLiMo &#8211; Process development for lithium recovery from Li-ion batteries for tomorrow&#8217;s raw material security<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"ProLiMo &#8211; Process development for lithium recovery from Li-ion batteries for tomorrow&#8217;s raw material security\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries.jpg 586w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">The replacement of energy sources of fossil origin by CO2-neutral resources entails major changes in numerous areas of life and society. In particular, the ener\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.11.2021 - 30.04.2023<\/div>                <\/article>\n                                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/formation-of-ta-rich-magnetite-phases-in-weee-recycling-slags-through-modification-and-controlled-cooling\/\">Formation of Ta-rich magnetite phases in WEEE recycling slags through modification and controlled cooling<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Taprojekt-SPP-1024x646.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Formation of Ta-rich magnetite phases in WEEE recycling slags through modification and controlled cooling\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Taprojekt-SPP-1024x646.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Taprojekt-SPP-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Taprojekt-SPP-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Taprojekt-SPP-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Taprojekt-SPP.jpg 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">During the last decades, the evolution of electronic devices push up the consumption of elements like Ta, In, Te, Ga, Se, and several Rare Earth Elements (REE),\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.10.2021 - 01.10.2027<\/div>                <\/article>\n                                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/central-project-slag-synthesis-design-and-characterization\/\">Central project &#8211; Slag synthesis, design and characterization<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Zentralprojekt-SPP-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Central project &#8211; Slag synthesis, design and characterization\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Zentralprojekt-SPP-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Zentralprojekt-SPP-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Zentralprojekt-SPP-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Zentralprojekt-SPP-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Zentralprojekt-SPP.jpg 1255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">The project works on a combination of metallurgical slag generation and mechanical slag formulation as well as corresponding characterization. The service chara\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.10.2021 - 01.10.2027<\/div>                <\/article>\n                                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page desktop\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/smart-application-of-artificial-intelligence-for-wastewater-treatment-processes-in-the-west-balkans-countries\/\">SMART &#8211; Application of Artificial Intelligence for wastewater treatment processes in the West Balkans countries<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/waeste_metaellu_id_6970.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"SMART &#8211; Application of Artificial Intelligence for wastewater treatment processes in the West Balkans countries\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/waeste_metaellu_id_6970.jpg 702w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/waeste_metaellu_id_6970-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/waeste_metaellu_id_6970-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">The proposed artWater project establishes a vertical for the transfer of WWT (Wastewater Treatment - WWT) knowledge and technology from RWTH to Olimpija. Olimpi\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.09.2021 - 30.11.2021<\/div>                <\/article>\n                                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/harare-hydrogen-as-the-reducing-agent-in-the-recovery-of-metals-and-minerals-from-metallurgical-waste\/\">HARARE &#8211; Hydrogen as the reducing agent in the recovery of metals and minerals from metallurgical waste<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/waeste_metaellu_id_6970.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"HARARE &#8211; Hydrogen as the reducing agent in the recovery of metals and minerals from metallurgical waste\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/waeste_metaellu_id_6970.jpg 702w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/waeste_metaellu_id_6970-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/waeste_metaellu_id_6970-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">Hydrogen as a reducing agent in metallurgy for the recovery of aluminium from red mud in the fixed bed, as well as copper and iron from the smelting phase of pr\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.06.2021 - 31.05.2025<\/div>                <\/article>\n                                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/thermal-treatment-of-blackmass-through-rotary-kiln-microwave-technology\/\">Thermal treatment of blackmass through rotary kiln microwave technology<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\"\/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">Microwave technology has emerged as a promising thermal treatment method for removing organic matter and electrolytes from black mass, in contrast to convention\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.10.2025 - 30.04.2028<\/div>                <\/article>\n                                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/10448\/\">Closed-Loop Recycling of Photovoltaic Modules<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pvloops.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Closed-Loop Recycling of Photovoltaic Modules\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pvloops.png 570w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pvloops-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pvloops-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">By the year 2030, it is estimated that the worldwide volume of end-of-life photovoltaic (PV) modules can reach up to 1.7 million tons, of which Germany solely w\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026<\/div>                <\/article>\n                                          <\/div>\n          \n                                <div class=\"imec-page mobile\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/serobatt-secondary-sources-of-critical-raw-materials-for-battery-cell-production-potentials-recovery-resynthesis\/\">SeRoBatt &#8211; Secondary sources of critical raw materials for battery cell production &#8211; potentials, recovery, resynthesis<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SeRoBatt_Konzept_mit_Logos-1-1024x553.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"SeRoBatt &#8211; Secondary sources of critical raw materials for battery cell production &#8211; potentials, recovery, resynthesis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SeRoBatt_Konzept_mit_Logos-1-1024x553.png 1024w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SeRoBatt_Konzept_mit_Logos-1-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SeRoBatt_Konzept_mit_Logos-1-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SeRoBatt_Konzept_mit_Logos-1-1536x830.png 1536w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SeRoBatt_Konzept_mit_Logos-1-2048x1107.png 2048w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SeRoBatt_Konzept_mit_Logos-1-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">The EFRE-funded and thus EU co-financed project SeRoBat, which runs from 01.04.2024-31.03.2027, is researching the identification and development of secondary r\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.04.2024 - 31.03.2027<\/div>                <\/article>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page mobile\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/solar\/\">Solar<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"355\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/solar.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Solar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/solar.png 355w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/solar-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/solar-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">In this research, it is aimed to establish and assess a scientific methodology enabling the targeted synthesis of engineered secondary raw materials from metall\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.03.2024 - 01.03.2027<\/div>                <\/article>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page mobile\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/short-circuits-development-of-a-small-scale-processing-route-for-the-localised-short-loop-recycling-of-waste-electronic-circuit-boards\/\">Short Circuits \u2013 Development of a small-scale processing route for the localised short-loop recycling of waste electronic circuit boards<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Short-Circuits.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Short Circuits \u2013 Development of a small-scale processing route for the localised short-loop recycling of waste electronic circuit boards\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Short-Circuits.png 1024w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Short-Circuits-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Short-Circuits-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Short-Circuits-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Short-Circuits-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">Printed circuit boards are the most valuable component in end-of-life electronics in terms of material content. However, due to the complex material composition\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.01.2024 - 31.12.2027<\/div>                <\/article>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page mobile\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/euro-titan-decarbonized-titanium-recovery-from-aluminium-and-titanium-production-residues\/\">EURO-TITAN: Decarbonized Titanium Recovery from Aluminium and Titanium Production Residues<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EURO-TITAN-1024x441.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"EURO-TITAN: Decarbonized Titanium Recovery from Aluminium and Titanium Production Residues\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EURO-TITAN-1024x441.png 1024w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EURO-TITAN-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EURO-TITAN-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EURO-TITAN-18x8.png 18w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/EURO-TITAN.png 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">The main objective of EURO-TITAN is to provide traceable, continuous Ti- metal production through a disruptive low-C processing in and for Europe from mining an\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.01.2024 - 31.12.2027<\/div>                <\/article>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page mobile\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/heeero-hydrometallurgical-electrical-and-electronic-equipment-recycling-optimization\/\">HEEERO &#8211; Hydrometallurgical Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycling Optimization<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HEEERO.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"HEEERO &#8211; Hydrometallurgical Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycling Optimization\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HEEERO.png 521w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HEEERO-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HEEERO-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">As part of this project, an innovative, environmentally friendly and multi-stage hydrometallurgical process for the recovery of precious metals, especially gold\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.07.2023 - 30.06.2025<\/div>                <\/article>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page mobile\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/earli-extraction-and-purification-of-lithium-hydroxide-monohydrate-from-used-electromobile-li-ion-batteries-for-battery-cell-production\/\">EarLi: Extraction and purification of lithium hydroxide monohydrate from used electromobile Li-ion batteries for battery cell production<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"EarLi: Extraction and purification of lithium hydroxide monohydrate from used electromobile Li-ion batteries for battery cell production\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries.jpg 586w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">The EarLi project adress the sustainable recycling of lithium from used lithium-ion batteries from the battery cell production funding call. Worldwide, neither \u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.04.2023 - 31.03.2026<\/div>                <\/article>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page mobile\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/international-masters-programme-in-energies-green-hydrogenimp-egh\/\">International Masters Programme in Energies &#038; Green Hydrogen(IMP-EGH)<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"346\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/criticaels_meta_id_6460.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"International Masters Programme in Energies &#038; Green Hydrogen(IMP-EGH)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/criticaels_meta_id_6460.jpg 346w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/criticaels_meta_id_6460-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/criticaels_meta_id_6460-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">The International Master Programme in Energy and Green Hydrogen (IMP-EGH) is innovative for the West African region, and it is designed to prepare the next gene\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">15.02.2023 - 31.12.2025<\/div>                <\/article>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page mobile\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/meteor-mechanical-thermochemical-process-combination-for-the-recycling-of-fine-fractions-from-waste-treatment-plants\/\">MeteoR &#8211; Mechanical-Thermochemical Process Combination for the Recycling of Fine Fractions from Waste Treatment Plants<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1013\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MeteoR_logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"MeteoR &#8211; Mechanical-Thermochemical Process Combination for the Recycling of Fine Fractions from Waste Treatment Plants\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MeteoR_logo.png 1013w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MeteoR_logo-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MeteoR_logo-768x475.png 768w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MeteoR_logo-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">The Austrian waste management industry produces about 1.9 million tons of fine fractions per year, most of which have so far been landfilled or incinerated. The\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.01.2023 - 31.12.2025<\/div>                <\/article>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page mobile\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/phomixbeton-process-for-the-production-of-alkali-activated-binders-by-melting-mineral-residues-for-an-ecologically-controlled-mix-design-of-concrete\/\">Ph\u00f6MixBeton &#8211; Process for the production of alkali-activated binders by melting mineral residues for an ecologically controlled mix design of concrete<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PHoeMixBeton_EULogo_FKZ.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ph\u00f6MixBeton &#8211; Process for the production of alkali-activated binders by melting mineral residues for an ecologically controlled mix design of concrete\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PHoeMixBeton_EULogo_FKZ.png 633w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PHoeMixBeton_EULogo_FKZ-286x300.png 286w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PHoeMixBeton_EULogo_FKZ-11x12.png 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">Use of mineral residue streams as an additive to create a cement binder based on metallurgical slags using the example of EWW\/ferrochrome slag.\nCooperation with\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.02.2022 - 31.01.2026<\/div>                <\/article>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page mobile\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/hvbatcycle-hv-battery-recycling-and-resynthesis-processes-for-sustainable-and-functionally-preserved-material-cycles\/\">HVBatCycle &#8211; HV-battery recycling and resynthesis processes for sustainable and functionally preserved material cycles<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"HVBatCycle &#8211; HV-battery recycling and resynthesis processes for sustainable and functionally preserved material cycles\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries.jpg 586w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">The project &quot;HVBatCycle&quot; has the overall objective to develop and understand innovative, sustainable and energy-efficient processes along the value chain of hig\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.01.2022 - 30.06.2025<\/div>                <\/article>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page mobile\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/co2-free-aluminium-production\/\">CO2-free aluminium production<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/361-CO2-free-Aluminium-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"CO2-free aluminium production\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/361-CO2-free-Aluminium-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/361-CO2-free-Aluminium-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/361-CO2-free-Aluminium-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/361-CO2-free-Aluminium-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/361-CO2-free-Aluminium-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/361-CO2-free-Aluminium-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/361-CO2-free-Aluminium.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">Approximately 21% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are caused by the industrial sector. Increasing concern about global climate change is leading many i\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.01.2022 - 31.12.2024<\/div>                <\/article>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page mobile\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/clima-chemical-free-lithium-recovery-from-lithium-ion-based-spent-batteries\/\">CLIMA &#8211; Chemical-free lithium recovery from lithium-ion based spent batteries<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"CLIMA &#8211; Chemical-free lithium recovery from lithium-ion based spent batteries\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries.jpg 586w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">By including lithium in the list of critical raw materials, the European Union is giving the light metal strategic importance in the key technology of electromo\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.01.2022 - 31.12.2022<\/div>                <\/article>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page mobile\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/creation-of-an-extraction-concept-for-te-metal-through-reduction-and-its-purification-up-to-the-production-of-high-purity-tellurium\/\">Creation of an extraction concept for Te-metal through reduction and its purification up to the production of high-purity Tellurium<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pure_metaels_id_2544.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Creation of an extraction concept for Te-metal through reduction and its purification up to the production of high-purity Tellurium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pure_metaels_id_2544.jpg 667w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pure_metaels_id_2544-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pure_metaels_id_2544-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">Within the scope of the intended project, the fundamentals for the energy- and resource-saving recycling of Tellurium-containing thermoelectric materials are to\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.01.2022 - 31.12.2024<\/div>                <\/article>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page mobile\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/prolimo-process-development-for-lithium-recovery-from-li-ion-batteries-for-tomorrows-raw-material-security\/\">ProLiMo &#8211; Process development for lithium recovery from Li-ion batteries for tomorrow&#8217;s raw material security<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"ProLiMo &#8211; Process development for lithium recovery from Li-ion batteries for tomorrow&#8217;s raw material security\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries.jpg 586w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Circular-Economy-for-Batteries-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">The replacement of energy sources of fossil origin by CO2-neutral resources entails major changes in numerous areas of life and society. In particular, the ener\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.11.2021 - 30.04.2023<\/div>                <\/article>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page mobile\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/formation-of-ta-rich-magnetite-phases-in-weee-recycling-slags-through-modification-and-controlled-cooling\/\">Formation of Ta-rich magnetite phases in WEEE recycling slags through modification and controlled cooling<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Taprojekt-SPP-1024x646.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Formation of Ta-rich magnetite phases in WEEE recycling slags through modification and controlled cooling\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Taprojekt-SPP-1024x646.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Taprojekt-SPP-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Taprojekt-SPP-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Taprojekt-SPP-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Taprojekt-SPP.jpg 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">During the last decades, the evolution of electronic devices push up the consumption of elements like Ta, In, Te, Ga, Se, and several Rare Earth Elements (REE),\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.10.2021 - 01.10.2027<\/div>                <\/article>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page mobile\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/central-project-slag-synthesis-design-and-characterization\/\">Central project &#8211; Slag synthesis, design and characterization<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Zentralprojekt-SPP-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Central project &#8211; Slag synthesis, design and characterization\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Zentralprojekt-SPP-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Zentralprojekt-SPP-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Zentralprojekt-SPP-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Zentralprojekt-SPP-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/308-Zentralprojekt-SPP.jpg 1255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">The project works on a combination of metallurgical slag generation and mechanical slag formulation as well as corresponding characterization. The service chara\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.10.2021 - 01.10.2027<\/div>                <\/article>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page mobile\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/smart-application-of-artificial-intelligence-for-wastewater-treatment-processes-in-the-west-balkans-countries\/\">SMART &#8211; Application of Artificial Intelligence for wastewater treatment processes in the West Balkans countries<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/waeste_metaellu_id_6970.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"SMART &#8211; Application of Artificial Intelligence for wastewater treatment processes in the West Balkans countries\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/waeste_metaellu_id_6970.jpg 702w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/waeste_metaellu_id_6970-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/waeste_metaellu_id_6970-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">The proposed artWater project establishes a vertical for the transfer of WWT (Wastewater Treatment - WWT) knowledge and technology from RWTH to Olimpija. Olimpi\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.09.2021 - 30.11.2021<\/div>                <\/article>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page mobile\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/harare-hydrogen-as-the-reducing-agent-in-the-recovery-of-metals-and-minerals-from-metallurgical-waste\/\">HARARE &#8211; Hydrogen as the reducing agent in the recovery of metals and minerals from metallurgical waste<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/waeste_metaellu_id_6970.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"HARARE &#8211; Hydrogen as the reducing agent in the recovery of metals and minerals from metallurgical waste\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/waeste_metaellu_id_6970.jpg 702w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/waeste_metaellu_id_6970-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/waeste_metaellu_id_6970-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">Hydrogen as a reducing agent in metallurgy for the recovery of aluminium from red mud in the fixed bed, as well as copper and iron from the smelting phase of pr\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.06.2021 - 31.05.2025<\/div>                <\/article>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page mobile\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/thermal-treatment-of-blackmass-through-rotary-kiln-microwave-technology\/\">Thermal treatment of blackmass through rotary kiln microwave technology<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\"\/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">Microwave technology has emerged as a promising thermal treatment method for removing organic matter and electrolytes from black mass, in contrast to convention\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.10.2025 - 30.04.2028<\/div>                <\/article>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"imec-page mobile\">\n                                              <article class=\"imec-card\">\n                  <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/de\/ime-project\/10448\/\">Closed-Loop Recycling of Photovoltaic Modules<\/a><\/h4>\n                  <div class=\"imec-thumb aspect\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pvloops.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Closed-Loop Recycling of Photovoltaic Modules\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pvloops.png 570w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pvloops-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pvloops-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-excerpt\">By the year 2030, it is estimated that the worldwide volume of end-of-life photovoltaic (PV) modules can reach up to 1.7 million tons, of which Germany solely w\u2026<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"imec-dur\">01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026<\/div>  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.stk-block-heading__text{font-size:1.2em !important;}}<\/style><h5 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" class=\"ek-underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/about\/association\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Friend\u2019s association<\/a><\/span><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-bf2b0db8\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-cd761e9\" data-block-id=\"cd761e9\"><style>.stk-cd761e9 {margin-bottom:20px !important;}.stk-cd761e9 .stk-img-wrapper{height:160px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-1137\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dsc06366_id_8980-scaled.avif\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dsc06366_id_8980-scaled.avif 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promote the quality of education and&#8230;<br><br><br><br><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-b5c1670\" data-block-id=\"b5c1670\"><style>.stk-b5c1670 {padding-top:5px !important;padding-right:10px !important;padding-bottom:5px !important;padding-left:10px !important;margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}.stk-b5c1670 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:1.4em !important;font-weight:400 !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-b5c1670 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:1.4em !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"color: #00549f;\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/about\/association\/\" class=\"ek-link\">See More \u00bb<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-4ba0821\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"4ba0821\"><style>.stk-4ba0821 {border-top-left-radius:20px !important;border-top-right-radius:20px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:20px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:20px !important;overflow:hidden !important;border-style:solid !important;border-color:#00549f !important;border-top-width:1px !important;border-right-width:1px !important;border-bottom-width:1px !important;border-left-width:1px !important;padding-top:20px !important;padding-right:20px !important;padding-bottom:20px !important;padding-left:20px !important;margin-top:15px !important;margin-bottom:15px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-4ba0821-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-4ba0821-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-dddec2fd alignfull uagb-is-root-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-a40aaa5\" id=\"span-style-text-decoration-underline-class-ek-underline-a-href-https-test-greenmetallurgy-rwth-aachen-de-study-excursions-class-ek-link-excursions-a-span\" data-block-id=\"a40aaa5\"><style>.stk-a40aaa5 {padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important;margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:8px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}.stk-a40aaa5 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:1.2em !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-a40aaa5 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:1.2em !important;}}<\/style><h5 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" class=\"ek-underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/study\/excursions\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Excursions<\/a><\/span><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-layout-flex uagb-block-0d03556e\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-9e7e413\" data-block-id=\"9e7e413\"><style>.stk-9e7e413 {margin-bottom:20px !important;}.stk-9e7e413 .stk-img-wrapper{height:160px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-1138\" src=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/gruppenfoto_bri_id_6191-jpg.avif\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/gruppenfoto_bri_id_6191-jpg.avif 800w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/gruppenfoto_bri_id_6191-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/gruppenfoto_bri_id_6191-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/gruppenfoto_bri_id_6191-18x12.avif 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-62068c54\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-ce56c7c\" data-block-id=\"ce56c7c\"><style>.stk-ce56c7c {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">The IME organizes several excursions yearly&#8230;<br><br><br><br><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-34fd9cd\" data-block-id=\"34fd9cd\"><style>.stk-34fd9cd {padding-top:5px !important;padding-right:10px !important;padding-bottom:5px !important;padding-left:10px !important;margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}.stk-34fd9cd .stk-block-text__text{font-size:1.4em !important;font-weight:400 !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-34fd9cd .stk-block-text__text{font-size:1.4em !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text 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