Prof. Dr. Roland Müller

Forschungsinteressen

• Integriertes Wasserresourcen Management (IWRM)
• Verfahrensentwicklungen und –transfer in den Bereichen Umwelt- und Biotechnologie sowie Siedlungswasserwirtschaft
• Dezentrale Abwasserbehandlung und dessen Bewirtschaftung
• Implementierungsforschung zur Optimierung des Wassersektors in Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländern mit Wassermangel
• Entwicklung und Umsetzung von Implementierungskonzepten von Abwasserinfrastrukturen
• Sanierung kontaminierter Böden und von Gewässersedimenten

Sonstige Aktivitäten/Preise

• Mitglied des Nationalen Implementierungskommitees Jordaniens zur Implementierung dezentraler Abwasserbehandlungssysteme
• Gastdozent an der Hochschule für Technik, Wissenschaft und Kunst HTWK Leipzig für Siedlungswasserwirtschaft und dezentrale Abwasserbehandlung
• Mitglied des Vorstandes im BDZ e.V.-Bildungs- und Demonstrationszentrum für dezentrale Abwasserbehandlung
• Sprecher des Arbeitskreises „Auslandsaktivitäten“ des BDZ
• Mitglied der German Water Partnership, Länderforum Jordanien –Ägypten
• 2013: Finalist Mitteldeutscher Innovationspreis für Umwelttechnologien (Platz 1 oder 2)

Curriculum Vitae

Publikationen (Auswahl)

2013:

Zehnsdorf, A., Seidel, H., Hoffmann, P., Schlenker, U., Müller, R.A., (2013):
Conditioning of sediment polluted with heavy metals using plants as a preliminary stage of the bioremediation process: a large-scale study
J. Soils Sediments

2012

Günther, S., Koch, C., Hübschmann, T., Röske, I., Müller, R., Bley, T., Harms, H., Müller, S. (2012):
Correlation of community dynamics and process parameters as a tool for the prediction of the stability of wastewater treatment
Environ. Sci. Technol. 46 (1), 84 – 92

Headley, T.R., Davison, L., Huett, D.O., Müller, R., (2012):
Evapotranspiration from subsurface horizontal flow wetlands planted with Phragmites australis in sub-tropical Australia
Water Res. 46 (2), 342 – 354

Headley T, Nivala JA, Kassa K, Olsson L, Wallace S, Brix H, van Afferden M, Müller R (submitted Dec. 2012) Escherichia coli removal and internal dynamics in subsurface flow ecotechnologies: Effects of design and vegetation. Water Research.

Nivala JA, Headley T, Wallace SD, Bernhard K, Brix H, van Afferden M, Müller R (in press) Comparative analysis of constructed wetlands: Design and construction of the ecotechnology research facility in Langenreichenbach, Germany. Ecological Engineering.

Nivala J, Wallacec S, Headley T, Kassa K, Brix H, van Afferden M, Müller R (2012) Oxygen transfer and consumption in subsurface flow treatment wetlands. Ecological Engineering. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.08.028

2011

Günther, Susanne; Koch, Christin; Hübschmann, Thomas; Röske, Isolde; Müller, Roland; Bley, Thomas; Harms, Hauke; Müller, Susann (accepted Manuscript ID: es-2011-010682.R1 (2011)): Correlation of community dynamics and process parameters as a tool for the prediction of the stability of wastewater treatment" Environmental Science & Technology

Rahmann, K.Z., Wiessner, A., Kuschk, P., van Afferden, M., Mattusch, J., Müller, R.A. (2011):
Fate and distribution of arsenic in laboratory-scale subsurface horizontal-flow constructed wetlands treating an artificial wastewater
Ecol.Eng. 37 (8), 1214 - 1224
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.02.016

van Afferden, M., Rahmann, K.Z., Mosig, P., De Biase, C., Thullner, M., Oswald, P., Müller, R.A. (2011):
Remediation of groundwater contaminated with MTBE and benzene: the potential of vertical-flow soil filter systems
Ecol.Eng. in press 
http://dx.doi.org

Müller, R.A., Cardona, J., Subah, A., Abbassi, B. and van Afferden, M. (2011): Implementation Research for decentralized Wastewater Management in Jordan. Presentation Stockholm World Water Week, August 21-27, Sweden http://www.worldwaterweek.org/documents/WWW_PDF/Convernors/event_resources/Abstract_Muller-et-al._06_07_2011.pdf

Van Afferden and Müller R.A. (2011): Regional Implementation of Decentralized Wastewater Concepts in Jordan Stockholm World Water Week, August 21-27, Sweden; 100-102, 2011

2010

Headley, T., Al Faouri, M, Abbassi, B., Al-Zreiqat, I., van Afferden, M., Nivala, J., Müller, R.A. (2010):
Ecotechnology systems for decentralized wastewater treatment in Jordan: the Fuheis research, demonstration and training facility
12th IWA International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control, October 4-8, 2010, Venice, Italy
IWA, San Servolo, Venice, Italy, S. 445 - 448

Van Afferden M, Cardona JA, Rahman KZ, Daoud R, Headley T, Kilani Z, Subah A, Mueller RA (2010) A step towards Decentralized Wastewater Management in the Lower Jordan Rift Valley. Water Science and Technology. 61(12): 3117-3128

Headley, T., Al Faouri, M, Abbassi, B., Müller, R.A. (2010):
Evapotranspiration and water use efficiency of emergent macrophytes in the arid climate of Jordan
12th IWA International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control, October 4-8, 2010, Venice, Italy
IWA, San Servolo, Venice, Italy, S. 1320 - 1320

Kuschk, P., Stottmeister, U., Liu, Y.J., Wiessner, A., Kästner, M., Müller, R.A. (2010):
Batch methanogenic fermentation experiments of wastewater from a brown coal low-temperature coke plant
Journal of Environmental Sciences 22 (2), 192 - 197
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1001-0742(09)60092-9

Moeller, L., Herbes, C., Müller, R., Zehnsdorf, A. (2010):
Formation and removal of foam in the process of anaerobic digestion
Landtechnik 65 (3), 204 - 207