Dr. Andreas Bartl is a senior scientist at TU Vienna at the Institute of Chemical, Environmental and Bioscience Engineering. In 2012 he received the Conferment of the right to lecture (“venia docendi”) and the academic title “Privatdozent”. He completed his education as a technical chemist at the TU Wien. After completing his doctorate, he worked for several years in industry in the areas of research & development and production. Since 2002 he is engaged in recycling fibers derived from end-of-life products such as apparel or tires. Currently Andreas is involved in national and H2020 research projects aiming to move the textile industry toward a circular economy. The main focus of the research lies in the area of enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulosic fibers in particular for an upscaling and the removal of elastane from textile blends.
