Robert Sterchi

Work at ZHAW

Position

Scientific Employee

Focus

• R&D Projects in the Field of Process Engineering and Material Analysis
• Services in the Field of Process Engineering and Material Analysis

Teaching

• Support of Students in Bachelor- and Practical- Thesis
• Support of Students in Practical Training

Experience

• Scientific Employee - Laboratory for Process Engineering
  Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  01 / 2022 - today
• Scientific Employee - Laboratory for Material Analysis
  Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  03 / 2013 - 12 / 2021
• Scientific Employee - Laboratory for Ceramic Materials
  Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  01 / 2011 - 02 / 2013
• Scientific Assistant - Laboratory for Polymer Coatings
  Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  12 / 2007 - 12 / 2010

Education and Continuing education

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry / Chemistry
Zurich University of Applied Sciences Winterthur
10 / 2004 - 11 / 2007

Network

Social media

LinkedIn

Projects

• ISOPINE – Capturing Isoprene from Untouched Renewable Resources / Team member / abgeschlossen
• Development of an effective extraction method of insect-pathogenic granuloviruses for innovative and sustainable plant protection / Team member / abgeschlossen
• Improved distillation of bio-based acetic acid / Co-project leader / abgeschlossen
• IR-cell for inline-monitoring of extractions with supercritical CO2 / Team member / abgeschlossen

Publications

• Sterchi, Robert; Maeda, Nobutaka; Keller, Stefan; Zehnder, Beat; Meier, Daniel M.,

  2023.

  In situ attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopic monitoring of supercritical CO2 extraction for green process applications.

  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.

  62(8), pp. 3828-3832.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.2c03558

• Siegmann, Konstantin; Inauen, Jan; Sterchi, Robert; Winkler, Martin,

  2017.

  Spectroscopy on photografted polyethylene surfaces using a perfluorophenyl azide : evidence for covalent attachment.

  Surface and Interface Analysis.

  50(2), pp. 205-211.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/sia.6359

• Siegmann, Konstantin; Sterchi, Robert; Widler, Roland; Hirayama, Martina,

  2013.

  Lime repellent polyethylene additives.

  Journal of Applied Polymer Science.

  129(5), pp. 2727-2734.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/APP.38928

• Siegmann, Konstantin; Sterchi, Robert; Zuber, Franziska; Vetterli, Bettina; Widler, Roland; Hirayama, Martina,

  2011.

  Sol-gel coatings with lime repellent properties.

  Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology.

  59(3), pp. 574-579.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-011-2530-8

• Gorbar, Michal; Penner, Dirk; Sterchi, Robert; Bojemüller, Enno; Kirsten, Armin; Tholey, Michael,

  2019.

  Multi-color gradient ceramics produced by aqueous tape casting [paper].

  In:

  XVI Conference of the European Ceramic Society (ECerS), Torino, Italy, 16-20 June 2019.

• Siegmann, Konstantin; Scherrer, Christof; Sterchi, Robert; Siegmann, Renate,

  2014.

  Schepeneses mumifizierte Organe.

  Göttinger Miszellen.

  2014(240), pp. 37-51.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3787

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