Bemical has today announced that Prof HG Brink (PhD, PrEng) has been appointed Chief Science Officer effective 1 October 2022.

Professor Brink (PhD, PrEng) completed his PHD in Chemical Engineering at UP, is registered as a professional engineer by the Engineering Council of South Africa and an Associate Professor at the University of Pretoria. He is also an NRF rated researcher with 65 published peer reviewed papers and winner of the 2019 UP “Exceptional Young Researcher Award”. Besides many undergraduate and postgraduate courses and supervised students, Prof Brink has also taught CPD accredited short courses to industry in Water Utilization and Environmental Engineering.

In his new role Prof Brink will lead the scientific arm of Bemical solutions, providing insights and furthering research into our offerings to provide solutions for Zero Waste to Landfill focussing on hazardous waste streams. His appointment balances the advisory team alongside our head of technical and project operations who brings +20 years of site management experience. “This will ensure our clients get the best scientific and practical advice and products that work in the lab and in the field” said J Nel, Bemical CEO.

“Given his vast experience, expertise and accomplishments, I am confident that Prof Brink will add immense value to our offering, clients and business,” said J Nel. Bemical CEO.

Bemical doubles down on zero waste to landfill:

South African has a waste crises looming, and landfills are filling up at an alarming rate with some large sites having less than three years of airspace available, says Leon Grobbelaar, the president of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa.

Bemical is focussed on reducing the amount of waste that is taken to landfill sites, specifically focussed on hazardous waste streams as these pose the largest health and environmental risk. All resources have been allocated to finding and delivering the best possible solutions in this area.

Using a variety of treatment technologies proven over many years combined with local business partners for seamless implementation and a rigorous process enables high quality work. Often hazardous waste treatment will not only yield risk mitigation and increased environmental compliance, but also possible cost savings.