About
Christian Peters is the CEO and co-founder of Seloxium, a spin-out company from the University of Oxford focused on industrial wastewater treatment and metal mining and refining. He completed a D.Phil at the University of Oxford researching desalination, zero-liquid discharge, and brine valorisation, and his company is developing a carbon sequestration process from brines. Born and raised in Namibia, he has worked as a pro-bono consultant for national parks in Africa on wastewater treatment and rural water solutions.
CEO & Co-founder at Seloxium
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Co-founders at Seloxium
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Dr Christian PetersCEO & Director
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Steve ColleyCo-founder, Technical Advisor & Director
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Nick HankinsCo-founder, Scientific Advisor & Director
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Steve van ZutphenCo-founder, CEO Advisor
Experience
- SeloxiumCEOcurrent2021 — presentOxford, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
- University of OxfordVisiting Academic Advisor2022 — 2025
- University of OxfordPostdoctoral Researcher2021 — 2022Oxford, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
- University of OxfordDoctoral Student2017 — 2021Oxford, United Kingdom
- Fraunhofer ITWMMasterstudent2016
Skills & more
Water Treatment2Wastewater Treatment2Desalination1MiningChemical EngineeringSustainabilityCircular EconomyFluid-Structure-Interaction3
Languages Afrikaans · Deutsch · Dutch · Englisch · Spanish
- D.Phil Engineering Science — University of Oxford
- MEng Degree — Stellenbosch University
- BEng Mechanical Engineering — Stellenbosch University
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Christian Peters?
- Christian Peters is the CEO and co-founder of Seloxium, a spin-out company from the University of Oxford focused on industrial wastewater treatment and metal mining and refining. He completed a D.Phil at the University of Oxford researching desalination, zero-liquid discharge, and brine valorisation, and his company is developing a carbon sequestration process from brines. Born and raised in Namibia, he has worked as a pro-bono consultant for national parks in Africa on wastewater treatment and rural water solutions.
- Where does Christian Peters work?
- Christian Peters is CEO & Co-founder of Seloxium.
- What companies did Christian Peters found?
- Christian Peters founded Seloxium.
- Where did Christian Peters go to school?
- Christian Peters studied at University of Oxford (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chemical Engineering); Stellenbosch University (Master of Engineering - MEng, Mechanical Engineering); Stellenbosch University (Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering).
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