Wolfgang Maus

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Wolfgang Maus (born March 19, 1946 in Cologne ) is a German engineer and former chairman of the board of Emitec Gesellschaft für Emissionstechnologie mbH in Lohmar .

Wolfgang Maus explains how a large metal catalytic converter for commercial vehicles works.

Life

After studying mechanical engineering at the Rheinisch Westfälische Technische Hochschule in Aachen (graduating in 1977 with a degree in mechanical engineering), Wolfgang Maus worked in research and development at the Society for High Temperature Technology (GHT), a subsidiary of Siemens AG, from 1977 . There, Maus assumed responsibility for the development and creation of innovative process engineering high-temperature components in the field of high-temperature reactor technology.

As part of the diversification of Siemens AG into the new automotive technology business area, Maus took over responsibility for the new portfolio management in the automotive technology business area at Interatom in 1983 .

The groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the Emitec plant in Eisenach took place in February 2007. From left to right: Ludwig Wieres, global production manager at Emitec; Bernd Gottschalk, former President of the VDA, now Automotive Consult; Dieter Althaus, former Prime Minister of Thuringia; now working for the automotive supplier Magna International and Wolfgang Maus, former managing director of Emitec

At Interatom in Bensberg , employees often dealt with the connection (joining technology) of exotic materials in the context of reactor technology. The basic patent for joining metals with ceramic surfaces by brazing , which was later to allow the manufacture of catalyst metal carriers, was registered by Interatom in 1978.

At Interatom, Maus took over the newly established New Technologies department in 1984. Together with his employees, he developed two new products for the future automotive technology division. One was a hollow camshaft assembled from individual elements and then joined , the second was the metal carrier for automobile catalytic converters , in short: metal catalytic converters .

In 1992, Wolfgang Maus took over the management of Emitec . At the end of 2012, Wolfgang Maus handed over the management of Emitec to Berthold Curtius. However, Maus continues to work for Emitec as "Senior Advisor to the Board" and holds supervisory board mandates in the automotive industry.

In addition, Maus works as a consultant for innovation and patent strategies. As part of this, he looks after the state of Thuringia, among others.

Wolfgang Maus published numerous technical and scientific articles and was involved in various environmental policy lectures. He holds over 700 patents in the field of metal-supported catalysts.

Wolfgang Maus is married and has one daughter. As a hobby, he restores vintage cars and old tractors.

Equestrian sport

Maus completed his training as an amateur riding instructor in 1984 and trained numerous riding students on his own agricultural riding company Gut Horst . After many years of active equestrian sport in dressage and jumping , he completed additional training as a horse manager in 1985 . In 1992, Maus and Martin Meister founded the first German amateur equestrian community with equestrian enthusiasts, which in 1997 became the Association for Amateur and Professional Equestrian Sports (FAB) eV. From the beginning in 1992 to the end of 2017, Wolfgang Maus was chairman of the FAB for many years and in November 2017 handed over this chairmanship to Carsten Zölzer and his team.

Engagement in synthetic fuels

Even during his management at Emitec, Maus and his employees dealt with the topic of synthetic fuels . Since the world's natural oil reserves are limited, synthetic fuels could one day replace them. The team quickly concentrated on the “Carbon Dioxide & Water to Liquid Fuel” (CWTL) process. The purpose of this process is - in addition to the production of fuel - to chemically use the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) produced during combustion and industrial processes as a recyclable material and to convert it back into a carrier of chemical energy (using regenerative energies ) . The process is based on the use of carbon dioxide, which can also be extracted from the air by regenerative electricity generating hydrogen with the help of electrolysis and already generating methanol as a liquid energy carrier in a synthesis. Depending on local electricity prices (Europe or North Africa with 2 Euroct / kWh), the cost per liter of synthetic diesel alternative is around 3 euros down to 0.60 euros (excluding value-added, eco or other tax components). This should result in optimal development aid for Africa . After his professional career, Wolfgang Maus is active in various vehicle committees ( SAE Congress , Vienna Motor Symposium, International Motor Congress in Baden-Baden, etc.) as an advocate and advisor for the CWTL process and within the framework of this he also takes care of various publications on the subject.

Personal awards

  • In 2014 Maus was awarded the Badge of Honor with Laurel Wreath of the Rhineland Equestrian Association and in 2015 he received the German FN Equestrian Cross.
  • In 2016 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon for successful social and economic work.

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wolfgang Maus goes into (un) retirement (PDF file) The Maus era ends after 27 years. Shift change at Emitec: Wolfgang Maus is retiring.
  2. ↑ The FAB starts into the future: Members have elected a new board. November 23, 2017, accessed December 16, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Synthetic Fuels - OME1: A Potentially Sustainable Diesel Fuel, Synthetic Fuels - OME1: A Potentially Sustainable Diesel Fuel. May 17, 2014, accessed December 16, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Synthetic Fuels - OME1: A potentially sustainably produced diesel fuel. May 17, 2014, accessed December 16, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Synthetic Fuels - OME1: A Potentially Sustainable Diesel Fuel. May 17, 2014, accessed December 16, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Emitec in Lohmar era Maus ends after 27 years. July 29, 2013, accessed December 16, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Wolfgang Maus magazine: ATZ - Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift, issue 12/2012. November 1, 2012, accessed December 16, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Sensation at the International Engine Congress - agreement in front of an audience. March 2, 2018, accessed December 16, 2018 .
  9. ↑ International Engine Congress 2018 | Editors = Johannes Liebl, Christian Beidl, Wolfgang Maus | access = 2018-12-16
  10. ^ SAE 2004 India Mobility Conference Proceedings of the third International Conference on Synergy of fuel and automotive technology for a cleaner environment | access = 2018-12-16
  11. ↑ FAB Chairman Wolfgang Maus honored by FN - Wolfgang Maus receives the German Riding Cross. June 23, 2015, accessed December 16, 2018 .
  12. ↑ Wolfgang Maus receives the German Riding Cross. June 20, 2015, accessed December 16, 2018 .
  13. ↑ Tinkerer with a sense of integration. August 17, 2016, accessed December 16, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Mouse, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German engineer and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH March 19, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne