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E.A. von Münch, PhD
Publications

Publications

JOURNAL PAPERS

  • Lamei, A., van der Zaag, P., and v. Münch, E. (2008a) Satisfying high water demand of tourists in the desert (Sharm El Sheikh on the Red Sea): Is the current water resources management approach sustainable? Desalination (submitted)
  • Lamei, A., van der Zaag, P., and v. Münch, E. (2008b) When can solar energy be cost effective for RO desalination in arid countries like Egypt? Energy Policy (submitted).
  • Lamei, A., van der Zaag, P., and v. Münch, E. (2008c) Basic cost equations to estimate unit production costs for RO desalination and long-distance piping to supply water to tourism-dominated arid coastal regions of Egypt. Desalination, 225, 1-12.
  • v. Münch, E., and Mayumbelo, K. M. K. (2007) Methodology to compare costs of sanitation options for low-income peri-urban areas in Lusaka, Zambia. Water SA, 33 (5), 593-602.
  • Zabalaga, J., Amy, G., and v. Münch, E. (2007) Evaluation of agricultural reuse practices and relevant guidelines for the Alba Rancho WWTP (primary and secondary facultative ponds) in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Wat. Sci. Tech., 55 (1-2), 469-475 – Also presented at IWA Speciality Conference of Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse for Sustainability, Jeju, Korea, 8-11 November 2005
  • v. Münch, E., Amy, G., and Fesselet, J.-F. (2006) The potential of ecosan to provide sustainable sanitation in emergency situations and to achieve quick wins in MDGs. Water Practice and Technology 1 (2) – Also presented at Biennial IWA Congress in Beijing, China, Sept. 2006.
  • Vodounhessi, A., and v. Münch, E. (2006) Financial and institutional challenges to make faecal sludge management integrated part of ecosan approach: Case study of Kumasi, Ghana. Water Practice and Technology, 1 (2) – Also presented at Biennial IWA Congress in Beijing, China, Sept. 2006.
  • von Münch, E., Amy, G., and Fesselet, J.-F. (In press) The Potential of Ecosan to Provide Sustainable Sanitation in Emergency Situations and to Achieve Quick Wins in MDGs. Water Practice and Technology (selected proceedings of the Beijing Biennial IWA Congress).
  • Vodounhessi, A., and von Münch, E. (In press) Financial and Institutional Challenges to Make Faecal Sludge Management Integrated Part of Ecosan Approach: Case Study of Kumasi, Ghana. Water Practice and Technology (selected proceedings of the Beijing Biennial IWA Congress).
  • . Münch E. and Komarowski S. (2001) Nitrogen removal: Comparing two oxidation ditch plants. Water (Journal of the Australian Water Association) 28 (2), 64-69. – Also presented at Regional AWA Conference, Noosa, November 2000.
  • vv. Münch E. and Barr K. (2001) Controlled struvite crystallisation for removing phosphorus from anaerobic digester sidestreams. Water Res. 35(1), 151-159.
  • Brooker D, Barr K. and v. Münch E. (2000) Oil and grease removal in Brisbane's activated sludge plants. Water (Journal of the Australian Water Association) July/August: 31-36.
  • v. Münch E., Barr K. and Keller J. (2000) Suspended carrier technology allows upgrading high-rate activated sludge plants for nitrogen removal via process intensification. Wat. Sci. Tech. 41 (4-5), 5-12. – Also presented at International Conference on Biofilms, New York, 1999.
  • v. Münch E., Keller J., Lant P. A. and Newell R. B. (1999a) Mathematical modelling of prefermenters — I. Model development and verification. Water Res. 33 (12), 2757-2768.
  • v. Münch E., Lant P. A. and Newell R. B. (1999b) Mathematical modelling of prefermenters — II. Model applications. Water Res. 33 (12), 2844-2854.
  • v. Münch E. and Koch F. A. (1999) A survey of prefermenter design, operation and performance in Australia and Canada. Wat. Sci. Tech. 39 (6), 105-112. – Also presented at Biological Nutrient Removal Conference (BNR 3), Brisbane, December 1997.
  • v. Münch E. and Greenfield P. F. (1998) Estimating VFA concentrations in prefermenters on-line by measuring pH. Water Res. 32 (8), 2431-2441.
  • Pollard P. C., v. Münch E., Lant P. A. and Greenfield, P.F. (1997) The impact of microbiological tools on mathematical modelling of biological wastewater treatment. Wat. Sci. Tech. 36 (10) 97-108.
  • v. Münch E. and Pollard P. C. (1997) Measuring bacterial biomass-COD in wastewater containing particulate matter. Water Res. 31 (10), 2550-2556.
  • v. Münch E., Lant P. and Keller J. (1996a) Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification in bench-scale sequencing batch reactors. Water Res. 30 (2), 227-284.
  • v. Münch E., Keller J. and Lant P. (1996b) Modelling aerobic denitrification. Water (Journal of the Australian Water and Wastewater Association) 23 (3), 20-23.

CONFERENCE PAPERS

  • von Münch, E., Ochs, A., Amy, G., Mwase, H., and Fesselet, J.-F. (2006) Provision of Sustainable Sanitation in Emergency Situations: Role of Ecosan. 32nd WEDC International Conference on Sustainable Development of Water Resources, Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 13 – 17 November 2006.
  • Lamei, A., v. Münch, E., Imam, E., and van der Zaag, P. (2006) A Model for Calculation of Water Demand by the Tourism Industry in Arid Coastal Regions: The Case of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. International Congress on Integrated Water Resources Management and Challenges of the Sustainable Development (Moroccan Committee of the International Association of Hydrogeologists), Marrakech, Marocco, May 23-25.
  • v. Münch, E., Mang, H.-P., Schultes, G., and Panesar, A. (2005) Ten years of operational experiences with the ecosan-biogas plant at a family-owned farm and restaurant in Germany. Third International Conference on Ecological Sanitation, Durban, South Africa, 23 - 27 May 2005.
  • Otieno, M., and v. Münch, E. (2005) Investigating the attitudes of several communities in Nakuru municipality (Kenya) towards sanitation issues and ecosan options. Third International Conference on Ecological Sanitation, Durban, South Africa, 23 - 27 May 2005.
  • Rusdi, R. K., Ochs, A., and v. Münch, E. (2005) Determining the hydrolysis rate constants of several organic substrates used in co-digestion to enable mathematical modelling with ADM 1. Fundamentals and application of AD of solid waste with emphasis on raw material pre-treatment and effluent use, ADSW 2005 conference proceedings, Kopenhagen, Denmark, 569-575.
  • Wang, D., Bruggen, H. v., and v. Münch, E. (2005) Applying the ecosan concept for integrated wastewater management at the planned "Kunshan Aqua Zone" Resort near Shanghai, China. Third International Conference on Ecological Sanitation, Durban, South Africa (poster presentation), 23 - 27 May 2005.
  • Zabalaga, J., Amy, G., and v. Münch, E. (2005) Evaluation of agricultural reuse practices and relevant guidelines for the Alba Rancho WWTP (primary and secondary facultative ponds) in Cochabamba, Bolivia. IWA Speciality Conference of Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse for Sustainability, Jeju, Korea, 8-11 November 2005 (also submitted to Water Science and Technology)
  • v. Münch E., Takács I., and Ky C. (2002) Modeling Approaches for Prefermentation in Conjunction with Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal. In WEFTEC 2002 - Workshop on "Carbon Augmentation for BNR". September 28 - October 2, Chicago.
  • v. Münch E. and Barr K. (2001) Making a business from struvite crystallisation for wastewater treatment: Turning waste into gold. In Second international conference on recovery of phosphates from sewage and animal wastes. CEEP (ed). Noordwijkerhout, Holland, 12-13 March.
  • v. Münch E., Barr K., Morgan S. and Keller J. (1999) Suspended carrier technology to upgrade activated sludge wastewater treatment plants for nitrogen removal. In 18th Federal Convention of the Australian Water and Wastewater Association. Adelaide.
  • v. Münch, E. (1998) Mathematical modelling of prefermenters. Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
  • v. Münch E. and Lant P. A. (1997) Prefermenter design and performance evaluation based on rates instead of yields. In CHEMECA '97- 25th Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Chemical Engineers. Rotorua, New Zealand.
  • v. Münch E., Keller J., Newell R. B. and Lant P. A. (1997) A dynamic mathematical model of anaerobic wastewater prefermentation for VFA production. In Proc. 8th International Conf. on Anaerobic Digestion. Sendai, Japan.
  • v. Münch E., Keller J., Newell R. B. and Lant P. A. (1996) Application of prefermenters to aid biological nutrient removal from domestic wastewater. In Asia-Pacific Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Technology. Greenfield P.F., Liu C.Y., Tay J.H., Lu G.Q., Lua A.C., and Toh K.C. (eds). Singapore: World Scientific Publishing, pp. 41-48.

Books, lecture notes, theses

  • Maksimovic, C., and v. Münch, E. (2006) Capacity Building - Education and training in ecological sanitation. In: Concepts for ecologically sustainable sanitation in formal and continuing education, UNESCO-IHP and GTZ, Paris.
  • von Münch, E. (2006) Introduction to Ecological Sanitation Lecture Notes LN0316/06/1. UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands.
  • v. Münch, E. (1998) Mathematical modelling of prefermenters. PhD Thesis, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
  • v. Münch, E. (1994) Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification in sequencing batch reactors. „Diplom-Arbeit” (German equivalent of final year 6-month thesis), Institut für Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik, University of Stuttgart, Germany.