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Industrial wastewater

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Albert Guisasola

Associate professor

I would like wastewaters to become a source of energy and nutrients for a more sustainable future

Understanding the biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal interactions

Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal (EBPR) is considered as the most economical and environmentally sustainable alternative to prevent eutrophication from phosphorus discharges. Most of the reported WWTP configurations for simultaneous C/N/P removal have an aerobic zone before the settler which may result in some nitrate presence in the external recycle and consequently, in the anaerobic zone. This presence is one of the most reported causes of EBPR failure in real WWTP and, despite its significance, the processes involved have not been fully understood yet.

Cost optimization tools for an optimal WWTP configuration

Current legislation for WWTP establishes stricter removal of organic matter and nutrients, especially nitrogen and phosphorus. Hence, new WWTPs must be designed and other already existing must be retrofitted to achieve the required discharge limits. Mathematical models allow a correct description of the processes observed in the WWTP and hence are a great help for these tasks. For instance, the IWA ASM2d is able to describe the behavior of the observed biological removal of COD, N and P in a common WWTP.

Sequenced Batch Reactor (SBR) for biological nutrient removal

Wastewater treatment by Sequenced Batch Reactor (SBR) is a very versatile technology. Reaction and settling processes are carried out in the same reactor, allowing a highly configurable and adaptable wastewater treatment system. Our research group has been working since year 2000 with SBR configurations for removal of organic matter, nitrogen and phosphorus. We have 15 years of expertise in SBR configurations for Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal (EBPR). Classic Ana/Aer configuration for P-removal and novel Ana/Anox/Aer or Ana/Anox cycles have been widely tested in different projects.

VIVALDI

VIVALDI: innoVative bIo-based chains for CO2 VALorisation as aDded-value organIc acids

CALL:SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy

PI: Albert Guisasola

AMOUNT:€ 6 969 835,81

Energy recovery from dairy industries wastewater

Wastewater treatment is nowadays moving into resource recovery from wastewaters. Hence, wastewaters should not only be considered as a waste to be treated through an energy-consuming process, but a resource containing energy and nutrients to be recovered.