Gabriel Gerner

Work at ZHAW

Position

Research Associate, Research Group of Soil Ecology

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

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8584-2252

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

• Gerner, Gabriel; Chung, Jae Wook; Meyer, Luca; Wanner, Rahel; Heiniger, Simon; Seiler, Daniel; Krebs, Rolf; Treichler, Alexander; Kontic, Roman; Kulli Honauer, Beatrice,

  2023.

  Hydrothermal carbonization of sewage sludge : new improvements in phosphatic fertilizer production and process water treatment using freeze concentration.

  Energies.

  16(20), pp. 7027.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/en16207027

• Chung, Jae Wook; Gerner, Gabriel; Ovsyannikova, Ekaterina; Treichler, Alexander; Baier, Urs; Libra, Judy; Krebs, Rolf,

  2022.

  Hydrothermal carbonization as an alternative sanitation technology : process optimization and development of low-cost reactor.

  Open Research Europe.

  1(139).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.14306.2

• Gerner, Gabriel; Meyer, Luca; Wanner, Rahel; Keller, Thomas; Krebs, Rolf,

  2021.

  Sewage sludge treatment by hydrothermal carbonization : feasibility study for sustainable nutrient recovery and fuel production.

  Energies.

  14(9), pp. 2697.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/en14092697

• Chung, Jae Wook; Edewi, Oghosa Charles; Foppen, Jan Willem; Gerner, Gabriel; Krebs, Rolf; Lens, Piet Nicolaas Luc,

  2017.

  Removal of Escherichia coli by intermittent operation of saturated sand columns supplemented with hydrochar derived from sewage sludge.

  Applied Sciences.

  7(8).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/app7080839

• Spataru, Ana; Jain, Rohan; Chung, Jae Wook; Gerner, Gabriel; Krebs, Rolf; Lens, Piet N. L.,

  2016.

  Enhanced adsorption of orthophosphate and copper onto hydrochar derived from sewage sludge by KOH activation.

  RSC Advances.

  6(104), pp. 101827-101834.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA22327C

• Stucki, Matthias; Eymann, Lea; Gerner, Gabriel; Hartmann, Frank; Wanner, Rahel; Krebs, Rolf,

  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 from: http://www.nscj.co.uk/JECM/issues/JECM-2-2.pdf

• Chung, Jae Wook; Foppen, Jan Willem; Gerner, Gabriel; Krebs, Rolf; Lens, Piet N. L.,

  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.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.12863

• Gerner, Gabriel; Kugler, Claudio; Thalmann, Basilius,

  2024.

  Review: Phytoremediation of potentially toxic elements in Swiss soils.

  Wädenswil:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-31846

• Mehli, Andreas; Gerner, Gabriel; Kulli Honauer, Beatrice; Baier, Urs; Kühni, Martin; Treichler, Alexander; Winkler, Dieter; Griffin, Timothy; Kaiser, Simon; Garcia, Alexander,

  2021.

  HTC Innovationscampus Rheinmühle - Pilotanlage zur hydrothermalen Karbonisierung : Prozessoptimierung & Verfahrenserkenntnisse (Schlussbericht).

  Bundesamt für Energie BFE.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-21929

• Krebs, Rolf; Baier, Urs; Deller, Annica; Escala, Marina; Floris, Julien; Gerner, Gabriel; Hartmann, Frank; Hölzl, Britta; Kohler, Christoph; Kühni, Martin; Stucki, Matthias; Wanner, Rahel,

  2013.

  Weiterentwicklung der hydrothermalen Karbonisierung zur CO2-sparenden und kosteneffizienten Trocknung von Klärschlamm im industriellen Massstab sowie der Rückgewinnung von Phosphor.

  Schriftenreihe Erneuerbare Energien, Bodenökologie und Ökotechnologie

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  Winterthur:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4975

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