Marcus S. Lehnertz

About

CTO & Co-Founder at SECARA — driving the chemical recycling revolution for technical polymers. Transforming non-recyclable plastic waste into valuable resources through innovative catalytic and process technologies. Passionate about bridging science and industry to enable a circular, sustainable materials economy.

Experience

• Co-Founder & CTO at SECARA
  May 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

  Establishing a novel approach to chemical recycling of high-value technical plastics - enabling truly circular value chains that retain the high chemical and financial value of these polymers in our European economies, contributing to decarbonization and industrial resilience.

• Doctoral Candidate at Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry (ITMC) - RWTH Aachen
  May 2021 - Apr 2024 · 3 yrs

  Development of solid catalysts for the chemical recycling of Polyesters and Polycarbonates at the Chair of Heterogeneous Catalysis and Technical Chemistry under the leadership of Prof. Regina Palkovits

• Research Internship at EURO-COMPOSITES S.A
  Jan 2020 - Jun 2020 · 6 mos

  R&D Department - Center of Excellence: Improving phenolic resins for application in honeycomb sandwich composites for aerospace applications

• Voluntary Military Service at Bundeswehr (German Federal Armed Forces)
  Apr 2014 - Mar 2015 · 1 yr

  Command Support Battalion - Elected Represenative of the 1st training platoon