Christian Zafiu
Ass.Prof. Mag. Dr.rer.nat. Christian Zafiu
Institut Institute of Waste Management and Circularity
Location Muthgasse 107, 1190 Wien
Email christian.zafiu@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-81327
ORCID: 0000-0003-4462-8345
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Career
- 2022 Assistant Professor at the University of Natural Ressources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Waste Management and Circularity
- 2020 - 2022 Senior Scientist at the University of Natural Ressources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Waste Management
- 2018 - 2020 Visiting researcher (Post-doc) at the Research Center Jülich, Germany, Institute für complex systeme 6 - Structural biochemistry
- 2018 - 2020 University assistant at the University of Natural Ressources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute of Waste Management
- 2014 - 2018 Post-doc at the research Center Jülich, Deutschland Institute for complexe systems 6 - Structural biochemistry
- 2014 - 2014 Visiting researcher (Post-doc) at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, Institute for Electronic Chemistry
- 2011 - 2013 Post-doc at the Universität of Natural Ressources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department for Nanobiotechnologies
- 2007 - 2011 Doctoral study of chemistry at the University of Vienna
- 2000 - 2006 Chemistry study at the University of Vienna
Awards
- 2014 Matsumae International Fellowship
Projects
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Publications
Knowledge Transfer to Society
Media
Lectures
(2023) Development of a method for systematic classification of nanocarrier systems
Autoren: Pavlicek, A, Gressler, S, Hipfinger, C, Zafiu, C, Giese, B, Ehmoser, E-K, Völker, D, Schwirn, K, Part, F
NanoSAFE & NSC joint conference
(2023) Untersuchungen von Marko- und Mikrokunststoffen in österreichischen Komposten und Gärresten
Autoren: Vay, B., Binner, E., Zafiu, C., Huber-Humer, M.
ÖWAV-Abfallwirtschaftstagung 2023
(2023) Biologisch abbaubare Kunststoffe in der Kompostierung, aktueller Wissensstand-Abbaubarkeit von Vorsammelhilfen
Autoren: Christian Zafiu
Webinar - Bündnis Mikroplastikfrei
(2023) Feldversuch zum Abbauverhalten von kompostierbaren Vorsammelhilfen in der technischen Kompostierung
Autoren: Christian Zafiu, Erwin Binner und Marion Huber-Humer
34. Kasseler Abfall- und Ressourcenforum 2023
(2023) 5th Erwin Schrödinger Symposium 2023 of the Erwin Schrödinger Society for Nanosciences „Challenges in Nanoscience & Application“
Autoren: Zafiu, C.
5th Erwin Schrödinger Symposium 2023 of the Erwin Schrödinger Society for Nanosciences
(2023) Nanocarriers: the “new” known unknowns – an approach for categorization and risk assessment
Autoren: Pavlicek, A; Part, F; Gressler, S; Zafiu, C; Ehmoser, E.-K.; Hipfinger, C; Giese, B;
NanoTrust Advanced Conference
(2023) Advanced materials for tracer-based sorting to improve recyclability of thermoplastics
Autoren: Part, Florian; Olscher, Christoph; Jandric, Aleksander; Zafiu, Christian; Lechner, Christoph; Lielacher, Robert
4th International Conference on MATERIALS SCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY
(2022) Versuchsergebnisse der BOKU: Wie gut werden „Biosackerl“ abgebaut?
Autoren: Christian Zafiu
1. Österreichischer Kompostkongress
(2022) Degradation of biodegradable collection bags during composting (Investigations by laboratory and field tests)
Autoren: Binner, E., Zafiu, Ch.
4er Congreso Internacional Virtual de de Residuos Sólidos - Minimización, Valorización y Disposición Final 2022
(2022) Sanitisation of Faeces by Composting According to Austrian State of the Art
Autoren: Binner, E., Behnisch, P., Zafiu, CH. und Huber-Humer, M.
13th Biodetectors Conference 2022
(2022) Biodegradable plastics – sustainable solution against micro-plastics?
Autoren: Binner, E., Zafiu, Ch.
4er Congreso Internacional de Residuos Sólidos. Minimización, Valorización y Disposición Final 2022
(2022) Comparison of the analytical methods ICP-MS and XRF for the analysis of complex waste samples - case study PCBs
Autoren: Jandric, A; Zafiu C; Part, F; Salhofer. S
Recy & DepoTech
(2021) Analysing Biowaste - A novel standard for impurities, food waste and polymer assessment in Austria
Autoren: Happenhofer, A.; Beigl, P.; Zafiu, C.; Binner, E.; Ottner, R.
18th International Symposium on Waste Management and Sustainable Landfilling
(2021) Littering - (Bio)Plastics in the environment. Presentation during the Workshop “Bioplastics in Waste Management”
Autoren: Obersteiner, G; Binner, E; Zafiu, Ch;
18th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium SARDINIA 2021
(2021) Influence of microplastics on the soil and soil organisms. Presentation during the Workshop “Bioplastics in Waste Management”
Autoren: Zafiu, Ch; Binner, E; Obersteiner, G;
18th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium SARDINIA 2021
(2021) InnoID – Zukunftstechnologien zur Identifizierung von Abfällen
Autoren: Allesch A., Beigl P., Happenhofer A., Zafiu Ch., Huber-Humer M.
Science and Research for Circular Economy
(2021) Applications of portable X-ray fluorescence devices for rapid characterisation of solid wastes
Autoren: Part, F; Neubauer, S; Jandric, A; Zafiu C
18th International Symposium On Waste Management And Sustainable Landfills
(2021) Biodegradable Plastics – Solution for Composting?
Autoren: Binner, E; Zafiu, Ch; Obersteiner, G;
18th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium SARDINIA 2021
(2021) Biodegradable Plastics Results of Laboratory and Field-Tests
Autoren: Binner, E; Zafiu, Ch; Obersteiner, G;
18th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium SARDINIA 2021
(2020) Kompostierbar! Wirklich wahr?Biobasierte und biologisch abbaubare Produkte richtig verwerten
Autoren: Zafiu, C
Webinar zum EU Projekt "Bloom"
(2020) Introduction to Bioplastics and experimental evidence of their degradability
Autoren: Zafiu, C
"Train the trainer"
(2019) Pro- und Kontra von Biokunststoffen
Autoren: Christian Zafiu und Erwin Binner
Städtebund - Sitzung des Umweltausschusses
(2019) Tragehilfen aus biologisch abbaubaren Kunststoffen - wie gehen wir mit Ihnen um?
Autoren: Christian Zafiu
Städtetag-107. Sitzung des Fachausschusses für Abfallwirtschaft und Städtereinigung
(2019) Mikrokunststoff und Kompostqualität
Autoren: Christian Zafiu und Wojciech Rogalski
ÖWAV Seminar - Von Makro- zu Mikrokunststoff
(2019) Applicability of portable X-ray fluorescence devices for waste characterisation: Challenges and opportunities
Autoren: Zafiu, C; Jandric, A; Part, F
17th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium 2019
(2018) Synthese und Darstellung von (interessanten) Nanomaterialien
Autoren: Florian Part, Christian Zafiu, Christoph Zaba, Oliver Bixner, Marion Huber-Humer und Eva-Kathrin Ehmoser
25. Jubiuläumsveranstaltung der Peter und Traudl Engelhorn Stiftung
(2016) Potential transformation processes of steric stabilized quantum dots and their colloidal stability in complex aqueous waste matrices
Autoren: Part, F.; Zaba, C.; Bixner, O.; Zafiu, C.; Hann, S.; Huber-Humer, M.; Sinner, E.-K.
Fifth Nanosafe International Conference on n Health & Safety issues related to Nanomaterials - for a socially responsible approach
(2016) sFIDA: A sensitive diagnostic assay for quantification of alpha-synuclein aggregates
Autoren: Bujnicki, T; Zafiu, C; Bannach, O; Willbold, D
20th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders
(2016) Einsatz von Nanotracermaterialien - Fallstudie zum Langzeitverhalten in komplexen Umweltmedien
Autoren: Part, F.; Zaba, C.; Bixner, O.; Zafiu, C.; Huber-Humer, M.; Sinner, E.-K.
8. NIK-Meeting (Nanoinformationskommission), BMG & BMVIT
(2016) Potential transformation processes of steric stabilized quantum dots and their colloidal stability in complex waste matrices
Autoren: Part, F; Zaba, C; Bixner, O; Zafiu, C; Hann, S; Huber-Humer, M; Sinner, E-K
5th NANOSAFE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
(2016) Einsatz von Nanotracermaterialien - Fallstudie zum Langzeitverhalten in komplexen Umweltmedien
Autoren: Part, F.; Zaba, C.; Bixner, O.; Zafiu, C.; Huber-Humer, M; Sinner, E.-K.
7. nanoNET-meeting
(2015) Synthetic Proteins in Polymeric Membrane Assemblies
Autoren: Christoph Zaba, Thomas Zapf, Samar Damiati, Sonja Zayni, Christian Zafiu, Christoph Huber, Cherng-Wen Darren Tan, Bernhard Schuster, Uwe Sleytr, Seta Kuepcue, Eva-Kathrin Sinner
BioNanoMed 2015
(2015) Synthetic Proteins in Polymeric Membrane Assemblies
Autoren: Christoph Zaba, Thomas Zapf, Samar Damiati, Sonja Zayni, Christian Zafiu, Christoph Huber, Cherng-Wen Darren Tan, Bernhard Schuster, Uwe Sleytr, Seta Kuepcue and Eva-Kathrin Sinner
BioNanoMed 2015
(2015) Synthetic Proteins in Synthetic Membrane Assemblies
Autoren: Thomas Zapf, Darren Tan, Christoph Zaba, Sonja Zayni, Christian Zafiu and Eva - Kathrin Sinner
International Winterschool on Bioelectronics, BioEL
(2014) The life cycle of nanocrystals – synthesis, modification, application and their disposal: approaches in waste management
Autoren: Part, F; Zafiu ,C; Zaba, C; Sinner, E-K; Huber-Humer, M
EURASIA Waste Management Symposium 2014
(2014) Characterizing in vitro membrane-assisted protein synthesis (iMAPS) and co-translational insertion into polymer membranes
Autoren: Zaba, C; Zafiu, C; Tan, DC-W; Zapf, T; Küpcü, S; Huber, C; Zayni, S; Damiati, S; Schuster, B; Sinner, EK
1st Erwin Schrödinger Symposium 2014, Two Dimensional nanostructures
(2013) Nanowaste-Management: Detection and characterisation of engineered nanoparticles in complex matrices
Autoren: Part, F; Gouveia, T; Zafiu, C; Zaba, C; Sinner, EK; Huber-Humer, M
14th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium SARDINIA 2013
(2013) Nanowaste Management: Detection and Characterisation of manufactured nanomaterials in waste samples
Autoren: Part, F; Zafiu, C; Zaba, C; Sinner, EK; Huber-Humer, M
ISWA World Congress Vienna 2013
(2008) Electrochemical quartz microbalance and in-situ infra-red spectroscopy investigations of buffer and S-layer protein adsorption processes
Autoren: Zafiu, C., Trettenhahn, G., Pum, D., Sleytr, U.B. Kautek, W.
Ringberg Symposium 2008 - Biological Approaches in Material Sciences
(2006) Self-assembly dynamics of surface layer proteins on gold electrodes
Autoren: Zafiu, C., Trettenhahn, G., Pum, D., Sleytr, U.B., Kautek, W.
Workshop of the Austrian Networks for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology 2006
(2006) Self-assembly dynamics of surface layer proteins on gold electrodes
Autoren: Zafiu, C.,
105. Hauptversammlung der Deutschen Bunsen-Gesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie (Bunsentagung) 2006
(2006) Self-assembly dynamics of surface layer proteins on gold electrodes
Autoren: Zafiu, C., Trettenhahn, G., Pum, D., Sleytr, U.B., Kautek, W.
57th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Symposium Electrochemical Nanotechnology
Kompostierbarkeit von abbaubaren Kunststoffen
Autoren: Binner, E., Zafiu, CH. Huber-Humer, M.
From Biowaste collection to high quality compost
Autoren: Erwin Binner, Peter Beigl, Christian Zafiu
Definition, classification, and mapping of pervasive electronic products
Autoren: Christian Zafiu, Helene Steiner, Aleksander Jandric Heinz Böni Stefan Salhofer
Digestates and composts: Macro- and microplastics in biological waste treatment facilities
Autoren: Zafiu Ch., Vay B., Binner E., Huber-Humer M.
Untersuchungen zur Hygienisierung von Fäkalien durch Kompostierung
Autoren: Binner, E., Behnisch, P., Zafiu, Ch. Huber-Humer, M.
Sanitisation of Faeces by Composting According to Austrian State of the Art
Autoren: Binner, E., Behnisch, P., Zafiu, Ch., Huber-Humer M.
Challenges in the treatment of wood products in the context with circular economic
Autoren: Binner E., Huber F., Pfeifer C., Lakner J., Zafiu Ch.
Gamechanger Bioabfall? Zusammensetzung, Einflussfaktoren und Potentiale
Autoren: Happenhofer, A; Beigl, P; Zafiu, C; Binner, E; Ottner, R;
Kompostierbarkeit von abbaubaren Kunststoffen
Autoren: Erwin Binner, Christian Zafiu, Marion Huber-Humer