A5030695205- Tree Root and Stability Studies
- Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
- Catalysts for Methane Reforming
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Landslides and related hazards
- Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
- Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Renewable energy and sustainable power systems
- Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
- Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
- Heat transfer and supercritical fluids
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels
- Global Energy and Sustainability Research
- Fluid Dynamics and Mixing
- Metal Alloys Wear and Properties
- Process Optimization and Integration
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Lichen and fungal ecology
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
2001-2024
DVGW-Forschungsstelle am Engler-Bunte-Institut des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie
2015-2024
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
2011-2024
Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
2024
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
2021
Software (Spain)
2020-2021
University of Kaiserslautern
2020
E Ink (South Korea)
2020
Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies
2014
Technical University of Munich
2014
The Power-to-Gas (PtG) process chain could play a significant role in the future energy system. Renewable electric can be transformed into storable methane via electrolysis and subsequent methanation. This article compares available methanation technologies with respect to stringent requirements of PtG such as low CAPEX, high efficiency, flexibility. Three water are considered: alkaline electrolysis, PEM solid oxide electrolysis. Alkaline is currently cheapest technology; however, better...
Abstract Fossil fuels have to be substituted by climate neutral contribute CO 2 reduction in the future energy system. Pyrolysis of natural gas is a well‐known technical process applied for production of, e. g., carbon black. In it might dioxide‐free hydrogen production. Production from pyrolysis has thus gained interest research and technology near past. If by‐product this can used material or sequestrated, produced low footprint. This article reviews literature on state art methane /...
Abstract Assessing the joint development of vegetation cover and soil properties is crucial to evaluate efficiency bioengineering techniques, especially during most critical initial phase colonization. We set up a laboratory experiment quantify disentangle effect Alnus incana roots on permeability aggregate stability. Plants were grown in pots climate chamber for four different growing periods (1, 2, 4 8 months). Pots filled with coming from moraine landslide area Central Switzerland. After...
Abstract Forests can decrease the risk of shallow landslides by mechanically reinforcing soil and positively influencing its water balance. However, little is known about effect different forest structures on slope stability. In study area in St Antönien, Switzerland, we applied statistical prediction models a physically‐based model for spatial distribution root reinforcement order to quantify influence structure We designed generalized linear regression random including variables describing...
Soils with roots or root-like inclusions have often been tested in direct shear to quantify the effects of vegetation on strength soil, and turn, stability slopes. However, a straightforward evaluation root reinforcement is challenging due complex nature roots, dependency soil behaviour many factors. An Inclinable Large-scale Direct Shear Apparatus (ILDSA) was built study shearing root-permeated soils. Planted specimens, consisting two different sets species, were prepared moraine, sampled...
Abstract For a successful energy transition, Power‐to‐Gas (PtG) offers the opportunity to convert renewable electricity substitute natural gas. This synthetic gas (SNG) can be used for long‐term storage, transport, or integrated into other sectors. Main challenges commercial application of PtG are achieve high process efficiency, dynamic operation capability, and low investment production costs. Within STORE&GO project, three demo sites were developed, operated, evaluated. An overall...
ABSTRACT Mycorrhizal fungi form symbiotic associations with the roots of most vascular plant species and can improve both growth soil structure. Therefore, they are expected to play an important role in reducing erosion by wind. However, direct evidence for this is lacking, because it hardly possible separate mycorrhizal effect from all other factors that influence wind natural environments. Here, we present laboratory tunnel experiments, which indicate have potential substantially increase...
Abstract Fossiles Erdgas muss mittelfristig zunehmend durch klimaneutrale Gase substituiert werden, um einen wesentlichen Beitrag zur Minderung der CO 2 ‐Emissionen im Energiesystem Zukunft zu leisten. Die Pyrolyse von Erzeugung Kohlenstoff (Thermo‐Ruß) ist ein seit Jahrzehnten bekannter Prozess, in mehreren Verfahren technisch realisiert wurde. In den letzten Jahren die Wasserstoff als Zielprodukt aus diesem Prozess das Interesse Forschung gerückt. Bei einer stofflichen Nutzung oder...