Dr. Valentin Faust

Beruflicher Abschluss

• Umweltingenieur, Dr. Sc. , ETH Zürich

Fachliche Schwerpunkte

• Abwasserbehandlung
• Ressourcen-Rückgewinnung
• Chemische Verfahrenstechnik
• Biologische Verfahrenstechnik
• Reaktorbetrieb (0.1 bis 1000 L)
• Datenanalyse
• Modellierung
• Labortechniken
• Mikrobielle Analytik
• Treibhausgas-Überwachung
• Geruchsmessung
• Zirkuläre Landwirtschaft

Wissenschaftliche Auszeichnungen, Preise

• Otto-Jaag Gewässerschutzpreis 2024

Fachzeitschrift

• Faust, V.; Markus, P.; Schielke-Jenni, S.; Timmer, M.J.; De Paepe, J.; Ganigué, R.; Vlaeminck, S.E.; Udert, K.M. (2024) Conditions for successful nitrogen removal from source-separated urine by partial nitritation/anammox, in: PLOS Water Nr. 3(5). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pwat.0000235
• Faust, V. (2023) Effects of pH on Urine Nitrification: From Microbial Selection to Process Performance, ETH Zürich, in: PhD Thesis. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000648527
• Faust, V.; Vlaeminck, S. E.; Ganigué, R.; Udert, K. M. (2023) Influence of pH on urine nitrification: Community shifts of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and inhibition of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria, in: ACS ES&T Engineering Nr. 4 (2). https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsestengg.3c00320?goto=supporting-info
• Faust, V.; Boon, N.; Ganigué, R.; Vlaeminck, S.E.; Udert, K.M. (2023) Optimizing control strategies for urine nitrification: narrow pH control band enhances process stability and reduces nitrous oxide emissions, in: Frontiers in Environmental Science Nr. 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1275152
• Faust, V.; Van Alen, T.A.; Op den Camp, H.J.M.; Vlaeminck, S.E.; Ganigué, R.; Boon, N.; Udert, K.M. (2022) Ammonia oxidation by novel “Candidatus Nitrosacidococcus urinae” is sensitive to process disturbances at low pH and to iron limitation at neutral pH, in: Water Research X Nr. 17, 100157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wroa.2022.100157
• Faust, V.; Gruber, W.; Ganigué, R.; Vlaeminck, S.E.; Udert, K.M. (2022) Nitrous oxide emissions and carbon footprint of decentralized urine fertilizer production by nitrification and distillation, in: ACS ES&T Engineering Nr. 2 (9). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.2c00082