Research interests:

• Biofiltration
• Micro pollutants in waste water (pharmaceuticals, endocrine disrupting compounds, industrial chemical products)
• Water reuse

Research projects:

• Semizentrale Ver- und Entsorgungssysteme für urbane Räume Chinas – Teilprojekt 2 – Grauwasserbehandlung mittels Membranbioreaktoren (BMBF02WD0607)
• Entwicklung eines Kombinationsverfahrens Membranbiologie – Aktivkohle zur Erzeugung von Bewässerungswasser aus Abwasser (FAUDI 74)

Veröffentlichungen:

• Henkel, Lemac, Wagner, Cornel: Oxygen transfer in membrane bioreactors treating synthetic greywater. Water Research 2009, 43, 1711 – 1719
• Henkel, Cornel, Wagner: Free water content and sludge retention time: Impact on oxygen transfer in activated sludge. Environmental Science & Technology 2009, 43, 22, 8561-8565
• Henkel, Cornel, Wagner: Oxygen transfer in activated sludge – new insights and potentials for cost saving; accepted for Water Science & Technology