Dr. Rolf Warthmann

Projects

• Biological in-situ methanation / Deputy project leader / ongoing
• Cooperation related to Project Noses / Deputy project leader / completed
• Unleashing the hidden potential of the anaerobic fungi (Neocallimastigomycota) / Project leader / completed
• MOSTCH4: Mini Onsite System To valorize manure in methane / Project leader / completed
• SCCER BIOSWEET – Biogas / Team member / completed
• Microbial Hydrolysis of fibre-rich Biomass prior to Anaerobic Digestion / Team member / completed
• Renewable Methene for Transport and Mobility / Team member / completed
• Process Intensification of anaerobic digestion of manure / Team member / completed
• Optimization of an anaerobic membrane digester / Team member / completed
• Hygiene Risk of liquid Digestate / Team member / completed
• Digestate Post Treatment / Team member / completed
• Recycling of Vegetable Proecessing Wastewater / Team member / completed
• Optimization of anaerobic digestion / Team member / completed
• Organic Waste Treatment Plants as Hygiene Barriers / Team member / completed
• Anaerobic Treatment of Domestic Wastewaters: feasability study / Team member / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

Joshi, A. et al. (2022) 'Effect of growth media on the diversity of Neocallimastigomycetes from non-rumen habitats', Microorganisms, 10(10), p. 1972. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10101972.

Book chapters, peer-reviewed

Warthmann, R. J. et al. (2015) 'Geomicrobiology of carbonate microbialites in the Tahiti reef', in Bosence, D. W. J. et al. (eds) Microbial carbonates in space and time : implications for global exploration and production. Geological Society of London, pp. 287–300. doi: 10.1144/sp418.8.

Other publications

• Guillemot, T. et al. (2023) Degradation of organic materials in an L/ILW repository. Wettingen: National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste. Available at: https://www.nagra.ch/reports/technical-report-ntb-23-11.
• König, R. et al. (2023) 'Methangewinnung aus Gülle : mobile Biogaspilotanlage mit Vorbehandlungsoptionen', Aqua & Gas, 2023(11), pp. 32–38. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-29889.
• Baier, U. et al. (2020) 'Wenig Luft bring viel Biogas', Aqua & Gas, 2020(12), pp. 34–39. Available at: https://www.aquaetgas.ch/de/energie/gas/20201209_ag12_wenig-luft-bringt-viel-biogas/.
• Baier, U. et al. (2018) Biomassenutzung in der Schweizerischen Landwirtschaft. Bern: Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFU. Available at: https://www.bafu.admin.ch/dam/bafu/de/dokumente/abfall/externe-studien-berichte/Food_Waste_in_der_Landwirtschaft_-def_D.pdf.
• Baier, U. et al. (2017) 'Steigerung des Biomethanpotentials von Rindergülle Feststoffen durch gezielte Vorbehandlung', in Biogas - Expo & Congress 2017, Offenburg, Deutschland, 8.-9. Februar 2017.
• Warthmann, R. (2017) 'Exploitation of the biomethane potential from cattle manure solids by specific pretreatment', in Proceedings Progress in Biogas IV.
• Baier, U., Warthmann, R. and Kühni, M. (2010) 'Energieautarke ARA ist technisch möglich', Umwelt Perspektiven, 2010(3), pp. 14–17.

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