Publications

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2007

Sander M., and J.J. Pignatello. On the reversibility of sorption to black carbon: distinguishing true hysteresis from artificial hysteresis caused by dilution of a competing adsorbate. Environ Sci Technol, 2007, 41, 843-849; DOI: external page10.1021/es061346y

2006

Sander M., Y. Lu, and J.J. Pignatello. Conditioning-annealing studies of natural organic matter solids linking irreversible sorption to irreversible structural expansion. Environ Sci Technol, 2006, 40, 170-178; DOI: external page10.1021/es0506253

2005

Sander M., and J.J. Pignatello. An isotope exchange technique to assess mechanisms of sorption hysteresis applied to naphthalene in kerogenous organic matter. 2005. Environ Sci Technol, 39, 7476-7484; DOI: external page10.1021/es050299r

Sander M., and J.J. Pignatello. Characterization of charcoal sorption sites for aromatic compounds: Insights drawn from single-solute and bi-solute competitive experiments. Environ Sci Technol, 2005, 39, 1606-1615; DOI: external page10.1021/es049135l

Sander M., Y. Lu, and J.J. Pignatello. A thermodynamically based method to quantify true sorption hysteresis. J Environ Qual, 2005, 34, 1063-1072; DOI: external page10.2134/jeq2004.0301

Book Chapters

[B1] Neumann, A., M. Sander, and T. B. Hofstetter. 2011. Redox Properties of Structural Fe in Smectite Clay Minerals. ACS Symposium Series. Aquatic Redox Chemistry, Chapter 17, 361–379; DOI: external page10.1021/bk-2011-1071.ch017

Proceedings

[P1] Gorski, C.A., M. Sander, M. Aeschbacher, and T.B. Hofstetter. Assessing the redox properties of iron-bearing clay minerals using homogeneous electrocatalysis. 2011. Applied Geochemistry, Volume 26, S191-S193. DOI: external page10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.03.101

Technical Reports

[R1] Hofstetter, T.B.; Y. Sosedova; C.A. Gorsk; A. Voegelin; M. Sander. Redox properties of iron-bearing clays and MX-80 bentonite - Electrochemical and sprectroscopic characterization. 2014. nagra Technical Report 13-03; National Coorperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste. external pagepdf

Invited Talks and Presentations (selected)

Think big: on the environmental (biogeo)chemistry of natural and engineered macromolecules. EPFL, Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar. Lausanne, Switzerland, 21.6.2017

Going Large: on the distribution, reactivity, and transformation of (bio-)macromolecules in natural and engineered systems. Invited seminar talk, Seminar Series; Chemicals in the Environment. Umweltforschungszentrum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, 13.9.2016

Electron transfer to and from dissolved and particulate organic matter: from electrochemical interrogation to redox dynamics in peatlands. Invited conference talk; SOM conference 2015, Göttingen Germany, Session: SOM under reduced conditions; Göttingen, Germany, 23.9.2015

Redox properties and reactivities of natural organic matter: from molecular level insights towards understanding carbon cycling in wetlands. Invited seminar talk at Stanford School of Earth Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, USA, 15.8.2014

Humic Substances Redox Redux: From molecular scale electron transfer to global biogeochemical cycles. Keynote lecture in session 'Humic substances and its critical role in Environmental Chemistry: the past 50 years, present knowledge, and future research opportunities. 248th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 14.8.2014

Should I stay or should I go now: Assessing electron transfer properties of organic and mineral phases using analytical electrochemistry. Invited plenary conference lecture. Conference IAP 2014: Interfaces in Water and Environmental Science; Leeuwarden, Netherlands, 26.5.2014

Redox properties and reactivities of organic and mineral phases: from electrochemical interrogation to biogeochemical implications. Invited seminar presentation, Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics; University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, 27.2.2014

Redox dynamics of natural organic matter in temporarily anoxic systems. Invited presentation, 'Dycap' Seminar, Karlsruhe, Germany; 24.2.2014

Redox Redux: New and 'electrifying' insights into the redox properties and reactivities of organic and mineral phases using mediated electrochemical analysis. Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany; 6.2.2014

Environmental Macromolecular Chemistry - Why SIZE matters! Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Sciences and Technology. Environmental Chemistry Seminar. Duebendorf, Switzerland; 10.12.2013

What goes around comes around - Using electron transfer mediators to characterize the redox properties of geochemical phases. Utrecht University, Department of Earth Sciences - Geochemistry; 28.9.2012

Assessing Redox Processes involving Natural Organic Matter: the Last Chapter (?) of a Never-ending Story. Environmental Sciences: Water; Grand Challenge Frontiers in the Aquatic Environmental Sciences. Gordon Research Conferences, New Hampshire, USA; 26.6.2012

Electron Donating Properties of Humic Substances and Implications for Pollutant Phototransformation; Goldschmidt 2011; Prague. Session: Oceanic and terrestrial natural organic matter transformation. 16.8.2011

Characterization of the redox properties of environmental phases by analytical electrochemistry. Helmholtz Zentrum Munich; Institute of Groundwater Ecology.7.7.2011.

Redox properties of humic substances - What can we learn from wiring up humics. Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany, Center for Applied Geosciences. 22.6.2011.

Redox properties of organic and mineral environmental phases – electrifying answers from analytical electrochemistry. Meeting "Electron transfer processes in anoxic aquifers (etrap). Blaubeuren, Germany. 09.05.2011

Electrochemical characterization of the redox properties of natural organic matter and iron-bearing clay minerals. ReCosy 3rd Annual Workshop, Sète, Languedoc-‐Roussillon, France; Topical Session 'Electrochemistry and Redox Processes' 23.3.2011

Redox properties of humic substances and iron-bearing clay minerals: new insights from controlled-potential electrochemical experiments. Universität Hannover, Soil Sciences, Hanover, Germany, 4.2.2010

Mechanistische Untersuchungen zur Adsorption von Proteinen an mineralische und organische Bodenpartikeloberflachen am Beispiel transgener insektizider Cry Proteine (Bt Toxine); Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institut, Braunschweig, Germany, 5.2.2010

Characterization of the redox-‐active moieties in humic substances by analytical electrochemistry. 239th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 25.3.2010

Assessing redox properties of structural Fe in smectites with electrochemical methods. Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland, 24.11.2009