Research Laboratories and Consortium Facilities
Our chair is actively engaged in cutting-edge research addressing key challenges in metallurgical process engineering, sustainable metal production, and advanced simulation technologies. Through close collaboration with leading industrial partners and international research institutions, we contribute to the development of innovative solutions for the future of the metals industry. Our current major projects include:
Our new Christian Doppler Laboratory(CD Laboratory for Reactive Flows in Green Steel Production and Refinement), launched this year and led by Priv.-Doz. Dr.mont. Ebrahim KARIMI-SIBAKI in collaboration with RHI Magnesita GmbH, Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH and INTECO melting and casting technologies GmbH.
MHD-Lab (Magnetohydrodynamics Laboratory), the continuation of our former Christian Doppler Laboratory, (CD-Labor für Magnetohydrodynamische Anwendung in der Metallurgie), which continued operations after the conclusion of the CD-Lab in June 2025. It is led by Univ.-Prof. habil. Dr. Abdellah KHARICHA in collaboration with RHI Magnesita GmbH, Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH and INTECO melting and casting technologies GmbH.
FL4E&R (Freeze-Lining Aided Pyrometallurgy for Carbon-free Metal Extraction and Recycling), led by assoc. Prof. habil. Dr.-Ing. Menghuai WU in collaboration with KU Leuven, RHI Magnesita GmbH, Aurubis Beerse nv and Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH.
AsCastScale (Investigate the influence of downstream hot charging on scaling via advanced sensor integration and data modelling), coordinated by CRM Group and involvingSidenor I+D,Swerim,Brno University of Technology, Montanuniversität Leoben, and RINA-CSM.
PlasmArc4Green (Simulation, Modelling and Monitoring of Plasma and Arc Based Processes for Green Metal Production) is a large-scale research consortium coordinated by K1-MET GmbH and comprising six subprojects. With leading industrial and scientific partners from Austria and internationally, the consortium combines expertise in metallurgy, plasma physics, simulation, modelling, and monitoring to develop innovative technologies for green metal production. Our Chair is primarily involved in Subproject 2, focusing on plasma-solid interactions.