Gabriel Gerner
Gabriel Gerner
ZHAW
School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Institute of Natural Resource Sciences
Grüentalstrasse 14
8820 Wädenswil
Work at ZHAW
Position
- Research Associate, Research Group of Soil Ecology
- Member of the Sustainable Impact Program Board
Focus
- Research in the field of hydrothermal carbonization for energetic and material conversion of organic side-products from animal manure and agricultural by-products, as well as municipal waste (sewage sludge).
- Investigation into the burden of microplastics on the environment and further development of analytics.
Experience
Research Assistant - Research Group Renewable Energy
Zurich University of Applied Sciences
01 / 2011 - 12 / 2015
Education and Continuing education
Education
- Master of Science in Life Sciences / Natural Resource Sciences -
Zurich University of Applied Sciences
09 / 2012 - 12 / 2015 - Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Sciences
Zurich University of Applied Sciences
09 / 2007 - 12 / 2010
Network
ORCID digital identifier
Projects
- Improving Circular Economy Practices and Food Security in the Agriculture Sector by Valorizing Organic Residues Using Thermo-Chemical Processes / Deputy project leader / ongoing
- Hydrothermal carbonization as a sustainable solution for faecal waste treatment / Project leader / completed
Publications
Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
- Gerner, G. et al. (2023) 'Hydrothermal carbonization of sewage sludge : new improvements in phosphatic fertilizer production and process water treatment using freeze concentration', Energies, 16(20), p. 7027. doi: 10.3390/en16207027.
- Chung, J. W. et al. (2022) 'Hydrothermal carbonization as an alternative sanitation technology : process optimization and development of low-cost reactor', Open Research Europe, 1(139). doi: 10.12688/openreseurope.14306.2.
- Gerner, G. et al. (2021) 'Sewage sludge treatment by hydrothermal carbonization : feasibility study for sustainable nutrient recovery and fuel production', Energies, 14(9), p. 2697. doi: 10.3390/en14092697.
- Chung, J. W. et al. (2017) 'Removal of Escherichia coli by intermittent operation of saturated sand columns supplemented with hydrochar derived from sewage sludge', Applied Sciences, 7(8). doi: 10.3390/app7080839.
- Spataru, A. et al. (2016) 'Enhanced adsorption of orthophosphate and copper onto hydrochar derived from sewage sludge by KOH activation', RSC Advances, 6(104), pp. 101827–101834. doi: 10.1039/C6RA22327C.
- Stucki, M. et al. (2015) 'Hydrothermal carbonization of sewage sludge on industrial scale : energy efficiency, environmental effects and combustion', Journal of Energy Challenges and Mechanics, 2(2), pp. 38–44. Available at: http://www.nscj.co.uk/JECM/issues/JECM-2-2.pdf.
- Chung, J. W. et al. (2015) 'Removal of rotavirus and adenovirus from artificial ground water using hydrochar derived from sewage sludge', Journal of Applied Microbiology, 119(3), pp. 876–884. doi: 10.1111/jam.12863.
Other publications
- Gächter, A. et al. (2026) BAWIU – Biologisch abbaubare Werkstoffe in der Umwelt : Forschungsprojekt über den Einfluss und Nachweis von biologisch abbaubaren Werkstoffen in der Umwelt. Wädenswil: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-35891.
- Gerner, G., Kugler, C. and Thalmann, B. (2024) Review: Phytoremediation of potentially toxic elements in Swiss soils. Wädenswil: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-31846.
- Mehli, A. et al. (2021) HTC Innovationscampus Rheinmühle - Pilotanlage zur hydrothermalen Karbonisierung : Prozessoptimierung & Verfahrenserkenntnisse (Schlussbericht). Bundesamt für Energie BFE. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-21929.
- Krebs, R. et al. (2013) Weiterentwicklung der hydrothermalen Karbonisierung zur CO2-sparenden und kosteneffizienten Trocknung von Klärschlamm im industriellen Massstab sowie der Rückgewinnung von Phosphor. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-4975.