Apl. Prof. Dr. Konrad Koch
Academic Career and Research Areas
The sustainable use of organic waste streams, such as wastewater and biowaste, with the aim of recovering resources and energy is a major interest for Konrad. His research includes innovative processes for wastewater treatment, the optimization of anaerobic digestion processes, and sector coupling ("power-to-gas"). He is involved in basic research as well as applied research, ranging from laboratory to pilot scale to transfer to practical application.
From 2002 to 2007, Konrad studied "Waste Management and Contaminated Sites Treatment" at the TU Dresden, which he completed with his thesis at the TU Hamburg-Harburg. In 2010, he received his doctorate in engineering from TUM. He then headed a working group at the Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture for 2 years before returning to TUM in 2012 and completing his habilitation in "Urban Water and Waste Management" in 2018. In 2023, he was finally appointed Apl.-Prof. by TUM.
Key Publications (all publications)
Strübing, D.; Huber, B.; Lebuhn, M.; Drewes, J.E.; Koch, K. (2017): High performance biological methanation in a thermophilic anaerobic trickle bed reactor. Bioresource Technology 245, 1176-1183.
AbstractNghiem, L.; Koch, K.; Bolzonella, D.; Drewes, J.E. (2017): Full scale co-digestion of wastewater sludge and food waste: bottlenecks and possibilities. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 72, 354-362.
AbstractHolliger, C.; Alves, M.; Andrade, D.; Angelidaki, I.; Astals, S.; Baier, U.; Bougrier, C.; Buffière, P.; Carballa, M.; de Wilde, V.; Ebertseder, F.; Fernández, B.; Ficara, E.; Fotidis, I.; Frigon, J-C.; Fruteau de Laclos, H.; Ghasimi, D. S. M.; Hack, G.; Hartel, M.; Heerenklage, J.; Sarvari Horvath, I.; Jenicek, P.; Koch, K.; Krautwald, J.; Lizasoain, J.; Liu, J.; Mosberger, L.; Nistor, M.; Oechsner, H.; Oliveira, J. V.; Paterson, M.; Pauss, A.; Pommier, S.; Porqueddu, I.; Raposo, F.; Ribeiro, T.; Rüsch, F.; Strömberg, S.; Torrijos, M.; van Eekert, M.; van Lier, J.; Wedwitschka, H.; Wierinck, I. (2016): Towards a standardization of biomethane potential tests. Water Science & Technology 74(11), 2515-2522.
AbstractKoch, K.; Helmreich, B.; Drewes, J.E. (2015): Co-digestion of food waste in municipal wastewater treatment plants: Effect of different mixtures on methane yield and hydrolysis rate constant. Applied Energy 137, 250-255.
AbstractKoch, K.; Lübken, M; Gehring, T.; Wichern, M.; Horn, H. (2010): Biogas from grass silage - Measurements and modelling with ADM1. Bioresource Technology 101 (21), 8158-8165.
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