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Sven G. Sommer

Sven G. Sommer

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
70
Citations
18962
World Ranking
1668
National Ranking
13

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
18181
World Ranking
7341
National Ranking
65

Overview

Sven G. Sommer is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark. Their research spans Environmental Science and Engineering, with a focus on areas such as Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution, Environmental Chemistry, Building and Construction, and Soil Science.

Their scholarly work covers a range of topics including:

  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Phosphorus and nutrient management
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Odor and Emission Control Technologies
  • Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sven G. Sommer include:

  • Sasha D. Hafner
  • Morten Lykkegaard Christensen
  • Andreas Pacholski
  • Johanna Pedersen
  • Birgir Norddahl

Some of the main venues where they have published are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Biosystems Engineering
  • Atmospheric Environment X
  • Sustainability
  • Journal of Environmental Quality

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Sven G. Sommer include:

  • Impact of Danish Livestock and Manure Management Regulations on Nitrogen Pollution, Crop Production, and Economy, 2021, Frontiers in Sustainability
  • Agricultural Biogas Production-Climate and Environmental Impacts, 2022, Sustainability
  • Understanding methane emission from stored animal manure: A review to guide model development, 2021, Journal of Environmental Quality
  • Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solution Treated with Inhibitor Technology: Effects on Ammonia Emission Reduction, Wheat Yield, and Inorganic N in Soil, 2020, Agronomy
  • Systematic Review of Dairy Processing Sludge and Secondary STRUBIAS Products Used in Agriculture, 2021, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

Best Publications

  • Methane productivity of manure, straw and solid fractions of manure

    H.B. Møller;S.G. Sommer;Birgitte Kiær Ahring

  • Ammonia emission from field applied manure and its reduction-invited paper

    S.G Sommer;N.J Hutchings

  • Manure management: implications for greenhouse gas emissions

    Dave Chadwick;Sven Sommer;Rachel Thorman;David Fangueiro

  • Ammonia Emission From Mineral Fertilizers and Fertilized Crops

    Sven G. Sommer;Jan K. Schjoerring;O.T. Denmead

  • Solid-Liquid Separation of Animal Slurry in Theory and Practice

    Maibritt Hjorth;Knud Villy Christensen;Morten Lykkegaard Christensen;Sven Gjedde Sommer

  • A new algorithm to characterize biodegradability of biomass during anaerobic digestion: influence of lignin concentration on methane production potential

    Jin M. Triolo;Sven G. Sommer;Henrik B. Møller;Martin R. Weisbjerg

  • Solid–liquid separation of animal slurry in theory and practice. A review

    Maibritt Hjorth;Knud Villy Christensen;Morten Lykkegaard Christensen;Sven G. Sommer

  • Effects of temperature, wind speed and air humidity on ammonia volatilization from surface applied cattle slurry

    S. G. Sommer;J. E. Olesen;B. T. Christensen

  • Separation efficiency and particle size distribution in relation to manure type and storage conditions.

    Hanne Ellen Møller;S.G. Sommer;Birgitte Kiær Ahring;Birgitte Kiær Ahring

  • Recycling of livestock manure in a whole-farm perspective

    S. O. Petersen;S. G. Sommer;F. Beline;C. Burton

  • A review of the biogas industry in China

    Xinyuan Jiang;Sven G. Sommer;Knud V. Christensen

  • Effect of composting on nutrient loss and nitrogen availability of cattle deep litter

    S.G Sommer

  • The chemical buffer system in raw and digested animal slurry

    S. G. Sommer;S. Husted

  • Solid-liquid separation of livestock slurry: efficiency and cost.

    H.B Møller;I Lund;S.G Sommer

  • Algorithms for calculating methane and nitrous oxide emissions from manure management

    S.G. Sommer;S.O. Petersen;H.B. Møller

  • Ammonia volatilization from field-applied animal slurry - the ALFAM model.

    H.T Søgaard;S.G Sommer;N.J Hutchings;J.F.M Huijsmans

  • A whole-farm assessment of the efficacy of slurry acidification in reducing ammonia emissions

    P. Kai;P. Pedersen;J.E. Jensen;M.N. Hansen

  • Emission of greenhouse gases during composting of deep litter from pig production: effect of straw content

    S. G. Sommer;H. B. Møller

  • A detailed ammonia emission inventory for Denmark

    N.J Hutchings;S.G Sommer;J.M Andersen;W.A.H Asman

  • Greenhouse Gas Emission from Stored Livestock Slurry

    Sven G. Sommer;Søren O. Petersen;Henning T. Søgaard

Frequent Co-Authors

Søren O. Petersen
Søren O. Petersen Aarhus University
Tom Misselbrook
Tom Misselbrook Rothamsted Research
Lars Stoumann Jensen
Lars Stoumann Jensen University of Copenhagen
Jørgen E. Olesen
Jørgen E. Olesen Aarhus University
Peter J. Scales
Peter J. Scales University of Melbourne
J. Webb
J. Webb Ricardo AEA (United Kingdom)
David R. Chadwick
David R. Chadwick Bangor University
Deli Chen
Deli Chen University of Melbourne
Tim J. Clough
Tim J. Clough Lincoln University
Claus G. Sørensen
Claus G. Sørensen Aarhus University

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