Subarea: Biotechnological processes of nutrient removal and recovery
Research aspects cover indirect/direct microbial activity measurements and implementation of the modern solution based on the biochemical pathways for the treatment of the wastewater and waste materials, in terms of nutrient removal and recovery.
Research works:
- Microbial aspects of the biological nitrogen removal from the sewage via processes based on the shortcut in the nitrogen conversion pathways - theoretical, technical and experimental.
- Bacterial phosphate metabolism and its application to phosphorus recovery and industrial bioprocesses – theoretical, technical and experimental.
- Mathematical modeling and simulations of the biological based processes for the wastewater and waste treatment optimization - theoretical and experimental.
- Linking the greenhouses gases emission and mitigation with the microbial community in the wastewater treatment systems under defined operational conditions – theoretical, technical and experimental.
- Biotechnological aspects of the carbon footprint reduction for the biological nutrient removal systems – theoretical, technical and experimental.
- Exploration of the relationship between biogas production and microbial community activity under different operating conditions and applied substrates– theoretical, technical and experimental.
Keywords: biological nutrient removal & recovery, bioprocesses, biotechnology, carbon footprint, greenhouses gases emission, microbial activity, microbial community composition.
