1st international seminar on Algal Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery

Recent advances in algal technology, mostly developed for biofuel production, open up possibilities for application to wastewater treatment and resource recovery. At the same time, in the developing world increasing volumes of wastewater go untreated, partly because available technologies are either costly, technologically too complicated or demanding too much land.

Algal technologies have the potential to be used for energy efficient, compact wastewater treatment in which by-products are generated for cost-recovery.

Presentations during the seminar will address the potential and challenges of innovative technologies.

Programme

08.45 - 09.15    

Registration

09.15 - 09.30  

Introduction

Algal technologies for wastewater treatment and resource recovery; application in developing countries. Peter van der Steen, PhD, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, the Netherlands

09.30 - 10.15  

Key-note

Integration of microalgae and anaerobic digestion within a biorefinery approach for reuse and/or recovery of human residues. Dr. Jean-Philippe Steyer, INRA, Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l'Environnement, Narbonne, France

10.15 - 10.45  

Coffee Break

State-of-the-art: applications at semi-full scale

10.45 - 11.15    

A novel fixed film algae based wastewater treatment system. Udi Leshem, CEO, Aquanos, Israel

11.15 - 11.45    

Recovery of nutrients from concentrated wastewaters by microalgae. Dr. ir. Tania V. Fernandes, NIOO-KNAW (Netherlands Institute of Ecology), the Netherlands

11.45 - 12.15    

A cost-benefit analysis for the processing of different waste sources, with relation to algal biomass productivity, biochemistry and potential value. Dr Naomi Ginnever, Swansea University, UK

12.15 - 12.45

Microalgae Technology for Urine Treatment. Kanjana Tuantet, MSc, Wageningen University & Research Centre

12.45 - 14.00   

Lunch

Algal-bacterial systems for wastewater treatment

14.00 - 14.30    

Organic matter and nutrients removal in a high rate pond using a microalgae-bacteria system: Influence of hydraulic retention time. Prof. German Buitron, Laboratory for Research on Advanced Processes for Water Treatment. Unidad Academica Juriquilla, Instituto de Ingenieria, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico.

14.30 - 15.00   

The truth about MaB-flocs: features, challenges and outlook. Dr. ir. Sofie Van Den Hende, INTERREG IVB NWE project EnAlgae, Laboratory of Industrial Water and Ecotechnology (LIWET), Ghent University, Belgium

15.00 - 15.30    

Effects of the solids retention time on nitrification using a microalgal-bacterial consortium. Angelica Rada, MSc, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, the Netherlands

15.30 - 16.00    

Coffee Break

Potential algae-based resource recovery; nutrients and biofuels

16.00 - 16.30   

The application of microalgae as a slow-release fertilizer: tomato cultivation as a model. Eng. Joeri Coppens, Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology (LabMET), Ghent University, Belgium.

16.30 - 17.00    

Selective pressures in microalgae cultivation. Ir. Peter Mooij, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands

17.00 - 17.15    

Closing remarks

Peter van der Steen, PhD, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, the Netherlands

Registration & payment

Please click here to register for this event. Registration includes: lunch, coffee/tea, booklet with abstracts and a memory stick with abstracts and PowerPoint presentations.

It is the intention to also stream the presentations on the web.

For more information, please contact Peter van der Steen, PhD