Prof. Dr. Rolf Krebs

Work at ZHAW

Position

head of institute

Experience

• head of inorganic chemistry in the water and soil protection laboratory of the Kanton Bern
  canton Berne
  04 / 2002 - 04 / 2005
• head of soil protection, office for environmental protection
  canton St.Gallen
  04 / 1998 - 04 / 2002

Education and Continuing education

Education

• PhD / Environmental Sciences
  ETH Zurich
  02 / 1992 - 09 / 1996
• Dipl.nat. ETH / Environmental Sciences
  ETH Zurich
  09 / 1987 - 10 / 1992

Continuing Education

• CAS Management for Leaders
  ZHAW
  06 / 2016
• CAS Leadership advanced
  ZHAW
  05 / 2015

Projects

• Hydrothermal carbonization as a sustainable solution for faecal waste treatment / Team member / 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.
• Egli, M. et al. (2017) 'The long-term interaction of mine tailings with soils and the wider environment : examples from Mont Chemin, Switzerland', Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 182(Part A), pp. 53–69. doi: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2017.08.011.
• 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.
• Jäger, H. et al. (2015) 'Pre-alpine mire sediments as a mirror of erosion, soil formation and landscape evolution during the last 45 ka', Catena, 128, pp. 63–79. doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2015.01.018.
• Escala, M. et al. (2013) 'Hydrothermal carbonization as an energy-efficient alternative to established drying technologies for sewage sludge : a feasibility study on a laboratory scale', Energy & Fuels, 27(1), pp. 454–460. doi: 10.1021/ef3015266.
• Eckmeier, E. et al. (2013) 'Black carbon contributes to organic matter in young soils in the Morteratsch proglacial area (Switzerland)', Biogeosciences, 10(3), pp. 1265–1274. doi: 10.5194/bg-10-1265-2013.
• Escala, M. et al. (2013) 'Hydrothermal carbonization of organic material with low dry matter content : the example of waste whey', Journal of Residuals Science & Technology, 10(4), pp. 179–186. Available at: http://www.dpi-journals.com/index.php/JRST/article/view/1941.
• Jean Petit Matile, L. et al. (2013) 'Characterization of a new heat dissipation matric potential sensor', Sensors, 13(1), pp. 1137–1145. doi: 10.3390/s130101137.
• Egli, M. et al. (2012) 'Charcoal and stable soil organic matter as indicators of fire frequency, climate and past vegetation in volcanic soils of Mt. Etna, Sicily', Catena, 88(1), pp. 14–26. doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2011.08.006.
• Egli, M. et al. (2012) 'Soil organic carbon and nitrogen accumulation rates in cold and alpine environments over 1 Ma', Geoderma, 183-184, pp. 109–123. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2012.03.017.
• Nicolescu, R. et al. (2010) 'Environmental exposure to lead, but not other neurotoxic metals, relates to core elements of ADHD in Romanian children : performance and questionnaire data', Environmental Research, 110(5), pp. 476–483. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2010.04.002.
• Egli, M. et al. (2010) 'The influence of weathering and organic matter on heavy metals lability in silicatic, Alpine soils', Science of the Total Environment, 408(4), pp. 931–946. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.10.005.
• Limbach, L. K. et al. (2008) 'Removal of oxide nanoparticles in a model waste water treatment plant : influence of agglomeration and surfactants on clearing efficiency', Environmental Science & Technology, 42(15), pp. 5828–5833. doi: 10.1021/es800091f.
• Velea, T. et al. (2008) 'Heavy metal contamination in the vicinity of an industrial area near Bucharest', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 16(1), pp. 27–32. doi: 10.1007/s11356-008-0073-5.
• Kulli Honauer, B. et al. (1999) 'The influence of nitrilotriacetate on heavy metal uptake of lettuce and ryegrass', Journal of Environmental Quality, 28(6), pp. 1699–1705. doi: 10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800060002x.
• Krebs, R. et al. (1998) 'Solubility and plant uptake of metals with and without liming of sludge-amended soils', Journal of Environmental Quality, 27(1), pp. 18–23. doi: 10.2134/jeq1998.00472425002700010004x.
• Krebs, R. et al. (1998) 'Gravel sludge as immobilizing additive in soils polluted by heavy metals : a field study', Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 115(1-4), pp. 465–479. doi: 10.1023/A:1005167004828.
• Lothenbach, B. et al. (1998) 'Immobilization of cadmium and zinc in soil by Al-montmorillonite and gravel sludge', European Journal of Soil Science, 49(1), pp. 141–148. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2389.1998.00140.x.
• Gupta, S. K., Vollmer, M. K. and Krebs, R. (1996) 'The importance of mobile, mobilisable and pseudo total heavy metal fractions in soil for three-level risk assessment and risk management', Science of the Total Environment, 178(1-3), pp. 11–20. doi: 10.1016/0048-9697(95)04792-1.

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Hutter, M., Krebs, R. and Mayer, J. (2017) 'Stickstoffnutzungseffizienz roher und anaerob vergorener Güllen : eine Studie mit unterschiedlichen 15N Methoden', in Wiesinger, K. et al. (eds) Beiträge zur 14. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau, Ökologischen Landbau weiterdenken - Verantwortung übernehmen - Vertrauen stärken. Berlin: Dr. Köster, pp. 314–317.
• Berner, F., Maag, D. and Krebs, R. (2007) 'A simple test system for assessing biofilm development on different surfaces', in Irish Branch of Society for General Microbiology Conference, Limerick, Ireland, 19-20 April 2007, p. 30.

Other publications

• Krebs, R. et al. (eds) (2017) Bodenschutz in der Praxis. 1. Auflage. Bern: Haupt.
• Baier, U. et al. (2015) 'Behandlung des Prozessabwassers aus hydrothermal karbonisiertem Klärschlamm vor der Einleitung in eine ARA', GWF. Wasser, Abwasser.
• 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.
• Jean Petit Matile, L., Achermann, M. and Krebs, R. (2009) 'Entwicklung und Anwendung einer Grobscreening-Methode zur Untersuchung des Abbauzustandes von Moorböden am Beispiel des Lobsigensees', in Abstract Volume 7th Swiss Geoscience Meeting. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, p. 293. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-4032.
• Velea, T. et al. (2008) 'NEPOLL : environmental pollution in the vicinity of an industrial area near Bucharest and the impact upon the health of people living in this area', Danube News, 2008(17), pp. 7–9. Available at: https://www.danube-iad.eu/docs/danube_news/Danube_News_17.pdf.

Affiliations

Current Affiliations

Lucky Shrimp AG: advisory board
advisory board Lucky Shrimp AG, Winterthur
05 / 2022 - 12 / 2026

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