How can we generate energy from waste?

Prof. Dr Abendroth, Head of the Chair of Circular Economy at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, shows how biogas plants can contribute to the sustainable industry of the future.

About the scientist

Prof. Dr Christian Abendroth is Professor of Circular Economy at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg. In his scientific work, he deals with central questions of the circular economy, in particular in the field of anaerobic technology. Prior to his appointment, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Waste and Circular Economy at the University of Technology Dresden. He completed his doctoral studies in Biotechnology at the Universitat de València, where he focussed on biological processes in the context of sustainable material cycles. Parallel to his academic career, he worked for several years as a project manager at the Robert Boyle Institute in Jena, where he developed practical solutions in the field of anaerobic processes. He gained international experience during research stays at the University of Aarhus in Denmark and during several semesters abroad in Spain and Belarus. His academic career began with a degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, which he completed with a Master of Science.