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

• Auswirkungen von Bau und Betrieb auf betroffenem Boden der EKZ PV-Anlagen in Spanien / Project leader / Project completed
• FEET – Hydrothermal carbonization as a sustainable solution for faecal waste treatment / Team member / Project completed
• Überprüfung des Konzepts zur Gefährdungsanalyse und Gefährdungsbewertung für die Herleitung von Prüf- und Sanierungswerten / Project leader / Project completed
• Schwermetalle in Schweizer Grüngut / Project leader / Project completed
• Selbstkalibrierende Steuerung für ressourcenschonende Bewässerung in der Landwirtschaft / Project leader / Project completed
• Gefährdungsabschätzung Schiessplätze / Project leader / Project completed
• Hydrothermale Carbonisierung als Alternative zur thermalen Trocknung von Klärschlamm / Project leader / Project completed
• Monitoring der Rekultivierung im Benknerriet / Project leader / Project 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

• Egli, Markus; Berger, Annelies; Kündig, Rainer; Krebs, Rolf; de Castro Portes, Raquel; Berger, Roman; Widmer, Roger,

  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.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2017.08.011

• 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

• Jäger, Hans; Achermann, Matthias; Waroszewski, Jarosław; Kabała, Cezary; Malkiewicz, Małgorzata; Gärtner, Holger; Dahms, Dennis; Krebs, Rolf; Egli, Markus,

  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.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2015.01.018

• Eckmeier, E.; Mavris, C.; Krebs, R.; Pichler, B.; Egli, M.,

  2013.

  Black carbon contributes to organic matter in young soils in the Morteratsch proglacial area (Switzerland).

  Biogeosciences.

  10(3), pp. 1265-1274.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-1265-2013

• Jean Petit Matile, Luzius; Berger, Roman; Wächter, Daniel; Krebs, Rolf,

  2013.

  Characterization of a new heat dissipation matric potential sensor.

  Sensors.

  13(1), pp. 1137-1145.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/s130101137

• Escala, Marina; Zumbühl, Thomas; Koller, Christoph; Junge, Ranka; Krebs, Rolf,

  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.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/ef3015266

• Escala, Marina; Graber, Andreas; Junge, Ranka; Koller, Christoph; Guiné, V.; Krebs, Rolf,

  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 from: http://www.dpi-journals.com/index.php/JRST/article/view/1941

• Egli, Markus; Favilli, Filippo; Krebs, Rolf; Pichler, Barbara; Dahms, Dennis,

  2012.

  Soil organic carbon and nitrogen accumulation rates in cold and alpine environments over 1 Ma.

  Geoderma.

  183-184, pp. 109-123.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2012.03.017

• Egli, Markus; Mastrolonardo, Giovanni; Seiler, Ruedi; Raimondi, Salvatore; Favilli, Filippo; Crimi, Vincenzo; Krebs, Rolf; Cherubini, Paolo; Certini, Giacomo,

  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.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2011.08.006

• Nicolescu, Rodica; Petcu, Cristian; Cordeanu, Aurelia; Fabritius, Klaus; Schlumpf, Margret; Krebs, Rolf; Krämer, Ursula; Winneke, Gerhard,

  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.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2010.04.002

• Egli, Markus; Sartori, Giacomo; Mirabella, Aldo; Giaccai, Daniele; Favilli, Filippo; Scherrer, Daniel; Krebs, Rolf; Delbos, Evelyne,

  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.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.10.005

• Velea, Teodor; Gherghe, Liliana; Predica, Vasile; Krebs, Rolf,

  2008.

  Heavy metal contamination in the vicinity of an industrial area near Bucharest.

  Environmental Science and Pollution Research.

  16(1), pp. 27-32.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-008-0073-5

• Limbach, Ludwig K.; Bereiter, Robert; Müller, Elisabeth; Krebs, Rolf; Gälli, René; Stark, Werner J.,

  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.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/es800091f

• Kulli Honauer, Beatrice; Balmer, Marianne; Krebs, Rolf; Lothenbach, Barbara; Geiger, Gabriella; Schulin, Rainer,

  1999.

  The influence of nitrilotriacetate on heavy metal uptake of lettuce and ryegrass.

  Journal of Environmental Quality.

  28(6), pp. 1699-1705.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800060002x

• Lothenbach, B.; Krebs, R.; Furrer, G.; Gupta, S. K.; Schulin, R.,

  1998.

  Immobilization of cadmium and zinc in soil by Al-montmorillonite and gravel sludge.

  European Journal of Soil Science.

  49(1), pp. 141-148.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2389.1998.00140.x

• Krebs, Rolf; Gupta, Satish Kumar; Furrer, Gerhard; Schulin, Rainer,

  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.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005167004828

• Krebs, Rolf; Gupta, Satish Kumar; Furrer, Gerhard; Schulin, Rainer,

  1998.

  Solubility and plant uptake of metals with and without liming of sludge-amended soils.

  Journal of Environmental Quality.

  27(1), pp. 18-23.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq1998.00472425002700010004x

• Gupta, S.K.; Vollmer, M.K.; 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.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/0048-9697(95)04792-1

• Hutter, Monika; Krebs, Rolf; Mayer, Jochen,

  2017.

  Stickstoffnutzungseffizienz roher und anaerob vergorener Güllen : eine Studie mit unterschiedlichen 15N Methoden [paper].

  In:

  Wiesinger, K.; Wolfrum, S.; Heuwinkel, H.; Reents, H.J.; Hülsbergen, K.-J., eds.,

  Beiträge zur 14. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau, Ökologischen Landbau weiterdenken - Verantwortung übernehmen - Vertrauen stärken.

  14. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau, Weihenstephan, 7.-10. März 2017.

  Berlin:

  Dr. Köster.

  pp. 314-317.

• Berner, Florian; Maag, Daniela; Krebs, Rolf,

  2007.

  A simple test system for assessing biofilm development on different surfaces [poster].

  In:

  Irish Branch of Society for General Microbiology Conference, Limerick, Ireland, 19-20 April 2007.

  pp. 30.

• Krebs, Rolf; Egli, Markus; Schulin, Rainer; Tobias, Silvia, eds.,

  2017.

  Bodenschutz in der Praxis.

  1. Auflage.

  Bern:

  Haupt.

  ISBN 978-3-8252-4820-8.

• Baier, Urs; Kühni, Martin; Wanner, Rahel; Krebs, Rolf,

  2015.

  Behandlung des Prozessabwassers aus hydrothermal karbonisiertem Klärschlamm vor der Einleitung in eine ARA.

  GWF. Wasser, Abwasser.

• 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

  .

  Winterthur:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

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

• Jean Petit Matile, Luzius; Achermann, Marco; Krebs, Rolf,

  2009.

  Entwicklung und Anwendung einer Grobscreening-Methode zur Untersuchung des Abbauzustandes von Moorböden am Beispiel des Lobsigensees [poster].

  In:

  Abstract Volume 7th Swiss Geoscience Meeting.

  7th Swiss Geoscience Meeting Neuchâtel, 20-21 November 2009.

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  pp. 293.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4032

• Velea, Teodor; Naghi, Eugenia; Cordeanu, Aurelia; Petcu, Cristian; Schlumpf, Margret; Winneke, Gerhard; Krebs, Rolf,

  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 from: https://www.danube-iad.eu/docs/danube_news/Danube_News_17.pdf

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