Lieselotte Feikes
Lieselotte Feikes (born 1923 in Viersen) is a German chemist.[1][2][3] She is known for her work in the leather chemistry and the development of wastewater treatment processes.
Life[]
Starting in 1943, Feikes studied chemistry at the Halle University at the Institute of Karl Ziegler and at the Heidelberg University. She earned her doctorate with Margot Becke-Goehring at the Heidelberg University.[1][2] In 1953, she joined the Carl Freudenberg Werke in Weinheim.[1] She headed the leather laboratory for 20 years and developed wastewater treatment processes for wastewater treatment plants.[1] Since the beginning of the 1970's, she was responsible for environmental protection in the company.[1] In 1983, she wrote the book "Ökologische Probleme der Lederindustrie".[1] She was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for her services to environmental protection.[1]
Selected publications[]
- Ökologische Probleme der Lederindustrie (Ecological problems of the leather industry). Feikes, Lieselotte. Frankfurt am Main: Umschau Verlag. 1983. ISBN 978-3524820095. OCLC 635673542.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Feikes, Lieselotte (1953). Über die Umsetzung zwischen Polythionat-Ionen und Schwefelwasserdampf (Doctoral thesis). Heidelberg.
Awards[]
She received the following awards:
- 1979 Yearly prize of the Verein für Gerberei-Chemie[4]
- 1984 Honorary member of the Verein Österreichischer Ledertechniker[5]
- 1986 Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[2]
- 1986 Arthur Wilson Memorial Lecture[6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Chemikerinnen" (PDF). www.gdch.de. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Schwarzl, Sonja M.; Hertel, Marion (2002). "Zum Beispiel: Liselotte Feikes". Nachrichten aus der Chemie (in German). 50 (5): 639–640. doi:10.1002/nadc.20020500532. ISSN 1868-0054.
- ^ "Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker - Neuanmeldungen". Nachrichten aus Chemie und Technik. 1 (8): 65–68. 1953. doi:10.1002/nadc.19530010812. ISSN 1868-0054.
- ^ "Jahrespreis". VGCT - Verein für Gerberei-Chemie und -Technik e.V. (in German). Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ "Ehrenmitglieder | VÖLT". www.voelt-rosensteingasse.at. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ "Our Rich History – ALCA". Retrieved 2019-01-19.
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