Christian Ludwig
Adjunct Professor
christian.ludwig@epfl.ch +41 56 310 26 96 http://c-p-m.site123.me/
Citizenship : Swiss
Birth date : 30.03.1963
EPFL ENAC IIE GR-LUD
CH B2 398 (Bâtiment CH)
Station 6
CH-1015 Lausanne
+41 56 310 26 96
+41 21 693 37 75
+41 21 693 76 78
Office: CH B2 398
EPFL > ENAC > IIE > GR-LUD
Web site: Web site: https://www.psi.ch/cpm
Fields of expertise
Solid Waste Treatment with a focus on Chemical Processes and Materials in thermal as well as aqueous systems
- Waste and Bioenergy Technology development
- Synthesis and Characterization (incl. Synchrotron Methods) of Nano-Particle-based materials for biofuel synthesis, gascleaning, and other CleanTech applications
- Development of Analytical Devices and Methods for on-line and in-situ investigations
- Analyzing, Modeling, and Controlling the Fate of Trace Elements and (Nano-)Particles in waste and biofuel applications
- Natural Resources Management
- Recycling of Minerals, Metals (incl. REEs), and Nutrients
- Waste and Bioenergy Technology development
- Synthesis and Characterization (incl. Synchrotron Methods) of Nano-Particle-based materials for biofuel synthesis, gascleaning, and other CleanTech applications
- Development of Analytical Devices and Methods for on-line and in-situ investigations
- Analyzing, Modeling, and Controlling the Fate of Trace Elements and (Nano-)Particles in waste and biofuel applications
- Natural Resources Management
- Recycling of Minerals, Metals (incl. REEs), and Nutrients
Mission
The technological development in the last 100 years has strongly increased the demands for energy and materials and this is increasingly affecting the natural materials cycles. Within the general subject of sustainable resources management our group is contributing to the technology development in the following fields:
- New materials for resource efficient (energy) technologies
- Controlling the fate of valuable and/or harmful materials
- Recycling, recovery and reuse of raw materials
In this context nanoparticles and nanoobjects, their synthesis, fate, physical-chemical characterization and behavior, are of particular interest.
Environmental sciences and research investigate and describe the natural processes and try to quantify the influence of human activities. From this it is possible to derive the aims for an environmentally sound course of action. Afterwards, implementation on the technological, political and social level is necessary. In coordination with the industrial sector, the authorities issue guidelines and adapt laws. In the past a series of environmental standards have been implemented. However, such improvements are based on state-of-the-art technologies, as they can only be realized under economically acceptable boundary conditions. Often a technological gap remains between the desirable goals and the practicable solutions. It is our mission to fill or at least to minimize such technological gaps.
- New materials for resource efficient (energy) technologies
- Controlling the fate of valuable and/or harmful materials
- Recycling, recovery and reuse of raw materials
In this context nanoparticles and nanoobjects, their synthesis, fate, physical-chemical characterization and behavior, are of particular interest.
Environmental sciences and research investigate and describe the natural processes and try to quantify the influence of human activities. From this it is possible to derive the aims for an environmentally sound course of action. Afterwards, implementation on the technological, political and social level is necessary. In coordination with the industrial sector, the authorities issue guidelines and adapt laws. In the past a series of environmental standards have been implemented. However, such improvements are based on state-of-the-art technologies, as they can only be realized under economically acceptable boundary conditions. Often a technological gap remains between the desirable goals and the practicable solutions. It is our mission to fill or at least to minimize such technological gaps.
Current work
Recent work focussed on
* nucleation and crystallization processes *
* size-resolved elemental anaylysis of gasborne nanoparticles *
* sorption processes for the cleaning of gases and fluids *
* recovery of rare earth elements and phosphor from wastes and residues *
* algal biomass and its applications for waste water treatment, biofuels and chemicals *
* nucleation and crystallization processes *
* size-resolved elemental anaylysis of gasborne nanoparticles *
* sorption processes for the cleaning of gases and fluids *
* recovery of rare earth elements and phosphor from wastes and residues *
* algal biomass and its applications for waste water treatment, biofuels and chemicals *
Biography
2005 - today:
Adjunct Professor at EPFL in the field of Solid Waste Treatment and head of the Chemical Processes and Materials research group (CPM) at Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI). Joint EPFL-PSI Professorship on Solid Waste Treatment.
2000 - today:
Head, Group of Chemical Processes and Materials (CPM) at Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI).
In 2009 the LEM unit was closed and the CPM group is now affiliated to the Bioenergy and Catalysis Laboratory (LBK) of the Energy and Environment Research Division (ENE).
Since June 2002 permanent position ("tenure").
1997 - 1999:
Senior Scientist. Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), General Energy Research Department, Element Cycles Section.
1995 - 1997:
Research Fellow. Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (EAWAG), Department of Resource and Waste Management.
1993 - 1995:
Post-doc Fellow. University of California Davis, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources (LAWR).
1990 - 1993:
PhD Student. University of Berne, Department of Inorganic, Analytical, and Physical Chemistry.
1989 - 1990:
Master Student. University of Berne, Department of Inorganic, Analytical, and Physical Chemistry.
Adjunct Professor at EPFL in the field of Solid Waste Treatment and head of the Chemical Processes and Materials research group (CPM) at Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI). Joint EPFL-PSI Professorship on Solid Waste Treatment.
2000 - today:
Head, Group of Chemical Processes and Materials (CPM) at Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI).
In 2009 the LEM unit was closed and the CPM group is now affiliated to the Bioenergy and Catalysis Laboratory (LBK) of the Energy and Environment Research Division (ENE).
Since June 2002 permanent position ("tenure").
1997 - 1999:
Senior Scientist. Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), General Energy Research Department, Element Cycles Section.
1995 - 1997:
Research Fellow. Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (EAWAG), Department of Resource and Waste Management.
1993 - 1995:
Post-doc Fellow. University of California Davis, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources (LAWR).
1990 - 1993:
PhD Student. University of Berne, Department of Inorganic, Analytical, and Physical Chemistry.
1989 - 1990:
Master Student. University of Berne, Department of Inorganic, Analytical, and Physical Chemistry.
Publications
Infoscience publications
Solid Waste Treatment on InfoScience
S. Barzgar; B. Lothenbach; M. Tarik; A. Di Giacomo; C. Ludwig : The effect of sodium hydroxide on Al uptake by calcium silicate hydrates (C S H); Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2020-07-15. DOI : 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.03.057.
A. S. A. Mohammed; A. Carino; A. Testino; M. R. Andalibi; A. Cervellino : Precipitation Pathways: In Situ Liquid SAXS Studies on the Early Stage of Calcium Carbonate Formation (Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 6/2019); Particle & Particle Systems Characterization. 2020-06-14. DOI : 10.1002/ppsc.201970014.
A. Pulgarin; S. Giannakis; C. Pulgarin; C. Ludwig; D. Refardt : A novel proposition for a citrate-modified photo-Fenton process against bacterial contamination of microalgae cultures; Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 2020-05-15. DOI : 10.1016/j.apcatb.2020.118615.
M. Tarik; C. Ludwig : Evaporation of Metals during the Thermal Treatment of Oxide Nanomaterials in Cellulose-Based Matrices; Environmental Science & Technology. 2020-03-10. DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.9b06359.
G. Bauer; D. Ongari; D. Tiana; P. Gäumann; T. Rohrbach et al. : Metal-organic frameworks as kinetic modulators for branched selectivity in hydroformylation; Nature Communications. 2020-02-26. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-020-14828-6.
U. Babic; M. Tarik; T. J. Schmidt; L. Gubler : Understanding the effects of material properties and operating conditions on component aging in polymer electrolyte water electrolyzers; Journal of Power Sources. 2020-02-14. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.227778.
D. Foppiano; M. Tarik; J. Schneebeli; A. Calbry-Muzyka; S. Biollaz et al. : Siloxane compounds in biogas from manure and mixed organic waste: Method development and speciation analysis with GC-ICP-MS; Talanta. 2020-02-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.120398.
S. Giannoukos; C. P. Lee; M. Tarik; C. Ludwig; S. Biollaz et al. : Real-Time Detection of Aerosol Metals Using Online Extractive Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry; Analytical Chemistry. 2020-01-07. DOI : 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04480.
S. Stocker : Quantifying Litter Emissions into the Swiss Environment - A bottom-up approach focusing on roads ; 2020.
K. Karalis; C. Ludwig; B. Niceno : Supercritical water anomalies in the vicinity of the Widom line; Scientific Reports. 2019-10-31. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-019-51843-0.
F. Maxim; C. Contescu; P. Boillat; B. Niceno; K. Karalis et al. : Visualization of supercritical water pseudo-boiling at Widom line crossover; Nature Communications. 2019-09-18. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-019-12117-5.
A. S. A. Mohammed; A. Carino; A. Testino; M. R. Andalibi; A. Cervellino : In Situ Liquid SAXS Studies on the Early Stage of Calcium Carbonate Formation; Particle & Particle Systems Characterization. 2019-05-23. DOI : 10.1002/ppsc.201800482.
A. S. A. Mohammed; A. Carino; A. Testino; M. R. Andalibi; A. Cervellino : A dilute gold nanoparticle suspension as small-angle X-ray scattering standard for an absolute scale using an extended Guinier approximation; Journal of Applied Crystallography. 2019-04. DOI : 10.1107/S1600576719001109.
PROGRESS TOWARDS THE RESOURCE REVOLUTION ; Paul Scherrer Institute: World Resources Forum.
A. B. Patil; R. P. Struis; A. J. Schuler; M. Tarik; A. Krebs et al. : Rare Earth Metals Recycling from E-Wastes: Strategy and Perspective; Progress towards the Resource Revolution; World Resources Forum, 2019-03-01.
S. Biollaz; A. Arya; B. Patel; C. Ludwig : Gülle zu Biomethan - Eine techno-ökonomische Bewertung innovativer Kleinanlagen; Aqua & Gas. 2019.
M. R. Andalibi; A. Wokaun; P. Bowen; A. Testino : Kinetics and Mechanism of Metal Nanoparticle Growth via Optical Extinction Spectroscopy and Computational Modeling: The Curious Case of Colloidal Gold; ACS Nano. 2019. DOI : 10.1021/acsnano.9b04981.
E. Damergi; H. Madi; S. Sharma; N. Boukis; F. Marechal et al. : A combined hydrothermal gasification - solid oxide fuel cell system for sustainable production of algal biomass and energy; Algal Research. 2019. DOI : 10.1016/j.algal.2019.101552.
D. Foppiano; M. Tarik; E. Gubler Müller; C. Ludwig : Combustion generated nanomaterials: online characterization via an ICP-MS based technique. Part II: resolving power for heterogeneous matrices; Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 2018-08-07. DOI : 10.1039/C8JA00067K.
D. Foppiano; M. Tarik; E. Gubler Müller; C. Ludwig : Combustion generated nanomaterials: online characterization via an ICP-MS based technique. Part I: calibration strategy with a TGA; Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 2018-08-07. DOI : 10.1039/C8JA00066B.
A. Carino; C. Ludwig; A. Cervellino; E. Müller; A. Testino : Formation and transformation of calcium phosphate phases under biologically relevant conditions: Experiments and modelling; Acta Biomaterialia. 2018-05-18. DOI : 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.05.027.
M. Bagnoud-Velásquez; E. Damergi; G. Peng; F. Vogel; C. Ludwig : Fate and reuse of nitrogen-containing organics from the hydrothermal conversion of algal biomass; Algal Research. 2018-04-21. DOI : 10.1016/j.algal.2018.04.005.
H. Ben Ouada; F. Zili; J. Ammar; N. Mrabet; E. Damergi et al. : Thermophilic cyanobacteria Leptolyngbya sp. 2018-02-04.
D. Foppiano; M. Tarik; E. Müller Gubler; C. Ludwig : Emissions of Secondary Formed ZnO Nano-Objects from the Combustion of Impregnated Wood. An Online Size-Resolved Elemental Investigation; Environmental Science & Technology. 2018. DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.7b03584.
M. R. Andalibi; A. Kumar; B. Srinivasan; P. Bowen; K. Scrivener et al. : On the mesoscale mechanism of synthetic calcium–silicate–hydrate precipitation: a population balance modeling approach; Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2018. DOI : 10.1039/C7TA08784E.
S. Reuter; M. A. Smolarczyk; A. Istock; U.-M. Ha; O. Schneider et al. : Bending properties of two- and three-dimensional-shaped nanoparticles fabricated via substrate conformal imprint lithography; Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 2017. DOI : 10.1007/s11051-017-3886-7.
C. Rusti; V. Badilita; A. Sofronia; D. Taloi; E. Anghel et al. : Thermodynamic properties of the Ba 0.75 Sr 0.25 TiO 3 nanopowders obtained by hydrothermal synthesis; Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.09.215.
Boosting Resource Productivity by Adopting the Circular Economy ; Villigen PSI: World Resources Forum, printed by Paul Scherrer Institute.
D. Tosi Robinson : Supercritical water gasification of effluents from composted human excreta and recycling of the aqueous phases for microalgae cultivation ; 2017.
S. Paek; P. Qin; Y. Lee; K. T. Cho; P. Gao et al. : Dopant-Free Hole-Transporting Materials for Stable and Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells; Advanced Materials. 2017. DOI : 10.1002/adma.201606555.
P. Edinger; D. Grimekis; K. Panopoulos; S. Karellas; C. Ludwig : Adsorption of thiophene by activated carbon: A global sensitivity analysis; Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.jece.2017.07.041.
P. Steiger; R. Delmelle; D. Foppiano; L. Holzer; A. Heel et al. : Structural Reversibility and Nickel Particle stability in Lanthanum Iron Nickel Perovskite-Type Catalysts; ChemSusChem. 2017. DOI : 10.1002/cssc.201700358.
E. Damergi; J.-P. Schwitzguébel; D. Refardt; S. Sharma; C. Holliger et al. : Extraction of carotenoids from Chlorella vulgaris using green solvents and syngas production from residual biomass; Algal Research. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.algal.2017.05.003.
F. Maxim; B. Niceno; A. Testino; C. Ludwig : The impact of sorbent geometry on the sulphur adsorption under supercritical water conditions: a numerical study; Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 2017. DOI : 10.1007/s13399-017-0265-7.
C. Ludwig; W. H. Casey : Surface Geochemistry; Encyclopedia of Geochemistry; Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. p. 1-5.
G. Peng; F. Vogel; D. Refardt; C. Ludwig : Catalytic Supercritical Water Gasification: Continuous Methanization of Chlorella vulgaris; Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2017. DOI : 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b00042.
A. W. Petrov; D. Ferri; M. Tarik; O. Kroecher; J. A. V. Bokhoven : Deactivation Aspects of Methane Oxidation Catalysts Based on Palladium and ZSM-5; Topics In Catalysis. 2017. DOI : 10.1007/s11244-016-0724-6.
M. Tarik; D. Foppiano; A. Hess; C. Ludwig : A Practical Guide on Coupling a Scanning Mobility Sizer and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (SMPS-ICPMS); JoVE. 2017. DOI : 10.3791/55487.
L. M. Von Moos; M. Schneider; F. M. Hilty; M. Hilbe; M. Arnold et al. : Iron phosphate nanoparticles for food fortification: Biological effects in rats and human cell lines; Nanotoxicology. 2017. DOI : 10.1080/17435390.2017.1314035.
M. A. Lucchini; E. Tervoort; M. Tarik; M. Niederberger : Tailoring the phase of Li–Al–O nanoparticles by nonaqueous sol–gel chemistry; Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. 2017. DOI : 10.1007/s10971-017-4360-9.
A. Carino; A. Testino; M. R. Andalibi; F. Pilger; P. Bowen et al. : Thermodynamic-Kinetic Precipitation Modeling. A Case Study: The Amorphous Calcium Carbonate (ACC) Precipitation Pathway Unravelled; Crystal Growth & Design. 2017. DOI : 10.1021/acs.cgd.7b00006.
W. A. Worrell; P. A. Vesilind; C. Ludwig : Solid Waste Engineering - A Global Perspective, SI Edition (3e) ; Australia - Brazil - Singapore - United Kingdom - United States: Cengage Learning.
G. Peng; C. Ludwig; F. Vogel : Catalytic supercritical water gasification: Interaction of sulfur with ZnO and the ruthenium catalyst; Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.09.011.
W. A. Worrell; P. A. Vesilind; C. Ludwig : Solid Waste Engineering - A Global Perspective, 3rd Edition ; CENGAGE Learning.
A. Sengupta; P. Mohapatra; A. Patil; R. Kadam; W. Verboom : Radiation stability of diglycolamide functionalized calix[4]arenes in ionic liquid: Solvent extraction, EPR and GC–MS studies; Separation and Purification Technology. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.seppur.2016.02.017.
A. Carino; A. Walter; A. Testino; H. Hofmann : Continuous Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Using the Segmented Flow Tubular Reactor (SFTR); CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry. 2016. DOI : 10.2533/chimia.2016.457.
H. Madi; S. Diethelm; C. Ludwig; J. Van Herle : Organic-sulfur poisoning of solid oxide fuel cell operated on bio-syngas; International Journal Of Hydrogen Energy. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.06.014.
H. Madi; A. Lanzini; D. Papurello; S. Diethelm; C. Ludwig et al. : Solid oxide fuel cell anode degradation by the effect of hydrogen chloride in stack and single cell environments; Journal of Power Sources. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.07.003.
P. Edinger; J. Schneebeli; R. P. Struis; S. M. Biollaz; C. Ludwig : On-line liquid quench sampling and UV–Vis spectroscopy for tar measurements in wood gasification process gases; Fuel. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.fuel.2016.06.127.
P. Qin; P. Sanghyun; M. I. Dar; K. Rakstys; H. Elbatal et al. : Weakly Conjugated Hybrid Zinc Porphyrin Sensitizers for Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells; Advanced Functional Materials. 2016. DOI : 10.1002/adfm.201601120.
F. Pilger; A. Testino; A. Carino; C. Proff; A. Kambolis et al. : Size control of Pt clusters on CeO2 nanoparticles via an incorporation-segregation mechanism and study of segregation kinetics; ACS Catalysis. 2016. DOI : 10.1021/acscatal.6b00934.
A. Hess; M. Tarik; D. Foppiano; P. Edinger; C. Ludwig : Online Size and Element Analysis of Aerosol Particles Released from Thermal Treatment of Wood Samples Impregnated with Different Salts; Energy & Fuels. 2016. DOI : 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b00174.
P. Edinger; M. Tarik; A. Hess; A. Testino; C. Ludwig : Online Detection of Selenium and Its Retention in Reducing Gasification Atmosphere; Energy & Fuels. 2016. DOI : 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5b02608.
A. Hess; M. Tarik; S. Losert; G. Ilari; C. Ludwig : Measuring air borne nanoparticles for characterizing hyphenated RDD-SMPS-ICPMS instrumentation; Journal of Aerosol Science. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2015.10.007.
G. Peng; C. Ludwig; F. Vogel : Ruthenium Dispersion: A Key Parameter for the Stability of Supported Ruthenium Catalysts during Catalytic Supercritical Water Gasification; ChemCatChem. 2016. DOI : 10.1002/cctc.201500995.
M. A. Lucchini; A. Testino; A. Kambolis; C. Proff; C. Ludwig : Sintering and coking resistant core–shell microporous silica–nickel nanoparticles for CO methanation: Towards advanced catalysts production; Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.09.012.
V. Kalyani; B. S. Vasile; A. Ianculescu; A. Testino; A. Carino et al. : Hydrothermal Synthesis of SrTiO3: Role of Interfaces; Crystal Growth & Design. 2015. DOI : 10.1021/acs.cgd.5b00770.
M. Bagnoud-Velasquez; D. Refardt; F. Vuille; C. Ludwig : Opportunities for Switzerland to Contribute to the Production of Algal Biofuels: the Hydrothermal Pathway to Bio-Methane; Chimia. 2015. DOI : 10.2533/chimia.2015.614.
M. Hoffmann; S. Shmarin; G. Denafas; V. Mykhaylenko; S. Ogorodnik et al. : Trends and Seasonal Patterns in the Composition and Energy Content of Waste from three Ukrainian City Districts: The Influence of Commercial and Residential Areas; International Journal of Energy Engineering. 2015. DOI : 10.5963/IJEE0506002.
H. Madi; S. Diethelm; S. Poitel; C. Ludwig; J. Van Herle : Damage of Siloxanes on Ni-YSZ Anode Supported SOFC Operated on Hydrogen and Bio-Syngas; Fuel Cells. 2015. DOI : 10.1002/fuce.201400185.
Natural Resources - Sustainable Targets, Technologies, Lifestyles and Governance ; Villigen PSI: World Resources Forum, printed by Paul Scherrer Institute.
A. Hess; M. Tarik; C. Ludwig : A hyphenated SMPS-ICPMS coupling setup: Size-resolved element specific analysis of airborne nanoparticles; Journal of Aerosol Science. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2015.05.016.
G. Peng; F. Gramm; C. Ludwig; F. Vogel : Effect of carbon surface functional groups on the synthesis of Ru/C catalysts for supercritical water gasification; Catalysis Science & Technology. 2015. DOI : 10.1039/c5cy00352k.
A. Testino; M. A. Lucchini; A. Cervellino; C. Ludwig : Phase-resolved particle size distribution: New insight into material characterization; Materials Letters. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.matlet.2015.06.051.
A. Testino; F. Pilger; M. Lucchini; J. Quinsaat; C. Stähli et al. : Continuous Polyol Synthesis of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Using a Segmented Flow Tubular Reactor (SFTR); Molecules. 2015. DOI : 10.3390/molecules200610566.
H. Madi; S. Diethelm; C. Ludwig; J. Van Herle : The Impact of Toluene on the Performance of Anode-Supported Ni-YSZ SOFC Operated on Hydrogen and Biosyngas; ECS Transactions. 2015. DOI : 10.1149/06801.2811ecst.
O. Urio : Photovoltaic Assisted Algae Production: A Synergistic Combination of Urine Treatment and the Production of Valuable Compounds ; 2015.
M. Bagnoud-Velásquez : Water as a reactant to transform algal biomass into energy in a process remaining water and nutrient neutral ; ACIS Symposium: For how long there will be water in Colombia?, Geneva, Switzerland, September 11-12, 2015.
M. Tarik; M. Paraskevopoulos; F. Pilger; A. Testino; M. Waser et al. : Functionalized nanofiber-enhanced filter media for fine particles and heavy metals removal in flue gases. 2015.
F. Pilger; A. Testino; M. A. Lucchini; A. Kambolis; M. Tarik et al. : One-Pot Polyol Synthesis of Pt/CeO2 and Au/CeO2 Nanopowders as Catalysts for CO Oxidation; Journal Of Nanoscience And Nanotechnology. 2015. DOI : 10.1166/jnn.2015.9861.
M. Bagnoud-Velásquez; U. Schmid-Staiger; G. Peng; F. Vogel; C. Ludwig : First developments towards closing the nutrient cycle in a biofuel production process; Algal Research. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.algal.2014.12.012.
A. Gómez Mejía : Heterologous Expression of the Glutamine Synthetase Enzyme (GlnA) from Escherichia coli in Microalgae ; 2014.
E. Damergi : Optimisation du Processus Sunchem: Valorisation des Effluents et l’Extraction des Produits à Haute Valeur Ajoutée (Caroténoïdes) ; 2014.
A. Gómez Mejía; A. Acosta Cardenas; M. Bagnoud-Velásquez; C. Ludwig; G. Gamez : Implementación de una estrategia de ingeniería genética para el potenciamiento de la enzima glutamina sintetasa en microalgas ; IX Congreso Nacional de Micro y Macro Algas, Viña del Mar, Chile, April 7-10, 2014.
A. Testino; C. Ludwig ; A system for measuring particle size distribution of particles of a particulate matter. WO2014037219 ; EP2706344 . 2014.
G. Peng; M. Steib; F. Gramm; C. Ludwig; F. Vogel : Synthesis factors affecting the catalytic performance and stability of Ru/C catalysts for supercritical water gasification; Catalysis Science & Technology. 2014. DOI : 10.1039/c4cy00586d.
G. Denafas; T. Ruzgas; D. Martuzevicius; S. Shmarin; M. Hoffmann et al. : Seasonal variation of municipal solid waste generation and composition in four East European cities; Resources Conservation And Recycling. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.resconrec.2014.06.001.
J. E. Spangenberg; M. Bagnoud-Velasquez; P. C. Boggiani; C. Gaucher : Redox variations and bioproductivity in the Ediacaran: Evidence from inorganic and organic geochemistry of the Corumba Group, Brazil; Gondwana Research. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.gr.2013.08.014.
J. E. Q. Quinsaat; A. Testino; S. Pin; T. Huthwelker; F. A. Nüesch et al. : Continuous Production of Tailored Silver Nanoparticles by Polyol Synthesis and Reaction Yield Measured by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy: Toward a Growth Mechanism; The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 2014. DOI : 10.1021/jp500949v.
C. Ludwig; M. Lehmann; X. Edelmann : Special Issue about Natural Resources - Part II; Science Of The Total Environment. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv2014.03.086.
M. A. Lucchini; A. Testino; C. Ludwig; A. Kambolis; M. El-Kazzi et al. : Continuous synthesis of nickel nanopowders: Characterization, process optimization, and catalytic properties; Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.03.045.
M. D. Kaufman Rechulski; T. J. Schildhauer; S. M. A. Biollaz; C. Ludwig : Sulfur containing organic compounds in the raw producer gas of wood and grass gasification; Fuel. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.fuel.2014.02.038.
A. Zacco; L. Borgese; A. Gianoncelli; R. P. W. J. Struis; L. E. Depero et al. : Review of fly ash inertisation treatments and recycling; Environmental Chemistry Letters. 2014. DOI : 10.1007/s10311-014-0454-6.
M. Bagnoud-Velasquez; M. Brandenberger; F. Vogel; C. Ludwig : Continuous catalytic hydrothermal gasification of algal biomass and case study on toxicity of aluminum as a step toward effluents recycling; Catalysis Today. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.cattod.2013.12.001.
N. Ott; A. Beni; A. Ulrich; C. Ludwig; P. Schmutz : Flow microcapillary plasma mass spectrometry-based investigation of new Al–Cr–Fe complex metallic alloy passivation; Talanta. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.talanta.2013.11.091.
A. Gómez Mejía; A. Acosta Cardenas; M. Bagnoud-Velásquez; G. Gamez; C. Terretaz et al. : Implementation of a genetic transformation strategy to improve the biological CO2 capture in Chlorella sp. and Scenedesmus sp. ; 5th Swiss Microbial Ecology Meeting, Murten, Switzerland, February 4-6, 2013.
A. Gianoncelli; A. Zacco; R. Struis; L. Borgese; L. Depero et al. : Fly Ash Pollutants, Treatment and Recycling, in: Pollutant Diseases, Remediation and Recycling; Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World; Switzerland: Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2013. p. 103-213.
C. Ludwig : Resource Efficient Waste and Bioenergy Technologies ; Seminar about the Development of Renewable Energy Technologies in Wuhan, Wuhan, China, December 6, 2013.
C. Ludwig : Waste Incineration and its Contribution for a Sustainable Development in Emerging and Leading Economies ; International Advisory Council for People’s Municipal Government of Wuhan, Wuhan, China, December 4, 2013.
C. Ludwig : Materials and Analytical Research for Resource, Efficient Bioenergy and Waste Technologies ; Institute seminar, Beijing, China, December 3, 2013.
C. Ludwig : Raw Materials – Overcoming the Cradle to Grave Thinking ; ecochem 2013, Basel, Switzerland, November 19, 2013.
C. Ludwig : Highlights of the Scientific Sessions, WRF 2013 ; World Resources Forum 2013, WRF 2013, Davos, Switzerland, October 9, 2013.
C. Ludwig : From Algae to a Sustainable Fuel ; Biofuels form Algae workshop, WRF 2013, Davos, Switzerland, October 7, 2013.
C. Ludwig : Introduction to Scientific Sessions, WRF 2013 Davos ; World Resources Forum 2013, WRF 2013, Davos, Switzerland, October 7, 2013.
C. Ludwig : Soil and Leave Analysis – A study in the Urban Area of Kiev ; Final International Workshop of the SNF project SWC-Env-Ind with contributions and case studies from Ukraine, Georgia, Lithuania, and Russia, St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russia, May 31, 2013.
C. Ludwig : Hydrothermale Vergasung von Algen und Biomasse-Rückständen zur Herstellung von «Biomethan» ; CCEM, AWEL Besuch, Villigen PSI, Switzerland, March 8, 2013.
C. Ludwig; M. Lehmann; X. Edelmann : Special Section How to do with less - Shaping the Future of Natural Resources (Part 1); Science Of The Total Environment. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.07.057.
M. Martišiūtė; I. Stasiulaitienė; G. Denafas; C. Ludwig : Analysis of Heavy Metals in Blister Pack and Medical Gloves Samples; Environmental Research, Engineering and Management. 2013. DOI : 10.5755/j01.erem.65.3.4157.
M. Bagnoud-Velasquez; J. E. Spangenberg; D. G. Poire; L. E. Gomez Peral : Stable isotope (S, C) chemostratigraphy and hydrocarbon biomarkers in the Ediacaran upper section of Sierras Bayas Group, Argentina; Precambrian Research. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.precamres.2013.04.001.
S. Uhlig; R. Struis; H. Schmid-Engel; J. Bock; A.-C. Probst et al. : Piezoresistive Ni:a-C:H thin films containing hcp-Ni or Ni3C investigated by XRD, EXAFS, and wavelet analysis; Diamond and Related Materials. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.diamond.2013.01.013.
Selected publications
| Ludwig, Chr. and Valdivia, S. (Eds.) Book, a publication of World Resources Forum, printed by Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen PSI, (2019) - 232 pages (ISBN 978-3-9521409-8-7) |
Progress towards the Resource Revolution |
| Ludwig, Chr. and Matasci, C. (Eds.) Book, a publication of World Resources Forum, printed by Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen PSI, (2017) - 429 pages |
Boosting Resource Productivity by Adopting the Circular Economy |
| Ludwig, Chr. and Casey, W.H. Book chapter, in: Encyclopedia of Geochemistry, White, W.M. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series, Springer International Publishing, 1-5 (2017), ISBN: 978-3-319-39193-9 |
Surface Geochemistry |
| Worrell, W.A., Vesilid, P.A., Ludwig, Chr. Book, Cengage Learning (2017) - 499 pages |
Solid Waste Engineering - A Global Perspective |
| Worrell, W.A., Vesilind, P.A., Ludwig, Chr. Book, Cengage Learning (2017) - 499 pages |
Solid Waste Engineering - A Global Perspective, SI Edition (3e) |
| Ludwig, Chr., Matasci, C., Edelmann, X. (Eds.) Book, A publication of World Resources Forum, printed by Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen PSI, 2015 - 351 pages |
Natural Resources - Sustainable Targets, Technologies, Lifestyles and Governance |
| Ludwig, Chr., Lehmann, M., Edelmann, X. (Eds.) Special Issue (Part II), in Science Of The Total Environment, vol. 481, 637ff, Elsevier, 2014 |
Shaping the Future of Natural Resources |
| Ludwig, Chr., Lehmann, M., Edelmann, X. (Eds.) Special Issue (Part I), in Science Of The Total Environment, vol. 461, 773ff, Elsevier, 2013. |
How to do with less - Shaping the Future of Natural Resources |
| Edited by Edelmann X. and Ludwig Chr. A publication of Empa - 58 pages |
Book of Abstracts, World Resources Forum 2011 (WRF 2011) |
| Edited by Mishra, B., Ludwig, Chr., Das, S. A publication of TMS - 1849 pages |
Proceedings of the 2008 Global Symposium on Recycling, Waste Treatment and Clean Technology (REWAS 2008) |
| Ludwig, Chr., Hellweg, S., Stucki, S. Book, Springer (2003) - 534 pages |
Municipal Solid Waste Management - Strategies and Technologies for Sustainable Solutions |
| Ludwig, Chr., Hellweg, S., Stucki, S. Brochure, Synthesis of the knowledge gained during the Integrated Project Waste of the Priority Program Environment (Swiss National Science Foundation 1996-1999), Villigen PSI (2000) - 32 pages |
Directing Material Fluxes, Advances in Municipal Solid Waste Management and Technology |
| Wochele, J., Ludwig, Chr., Stucki, S., Auer, P. O., Schuler, A. J. Book chapter, in: Forschung für eine nachhaltige Abfallwirtschaft, Eds. S. Stucki et al., ISBN 3-9521409-1-0, Villigen, Switzerland, Eigenverlag Paul Scherrer Institut und Schweizerischer Nationalfonds (1999) |
Abfall- und Rückstandsbehandlung: Grundlagen zur thermischen Schwermetallseparation |
| Casey, W. H., Ludwig, Chr., Holmén, B. Book chapter, in: Proceedings of the Rome Seminar on Environmental Geochemistry, Castelnuovo di Porto 22-26 Maggio 1996, Eds. Marini L. and Ottonello G., Pacini Editore, Pisa (1998) |
Towards Understanding the Rates of Reactions at Mineral Surfaces |
| Casey, W. H., Ludwig, Chr. Book chapter, In: Chemical Weathering Rates of Silicate Minerals, Eds. White, A. F., and Brantley S. L., Reviews in Mineralogy Vol. 31, Ser. Ed. Ribbe, H. P., Mineralogical Society of America, BookCrafters Inc (1995) |
Silicate Mineral Dissolution as a Ligand-Exchange-Reaction |
Other publications
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Teaching & PhD
Teaching
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