Code
G0H1717N
Duration
01 February 2017 → 31 January 2021
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Applied mathematics in specific fields
- Computer architecture and networks
- Distributed computing
- Information sciences
- Information systems
- Programming languages
- Scientific computing
- Theoretical computer science
- Visual computing
- Other information and computing sciences
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Engineering and technology
- Catalysis and reacting systems engineering
- Chemical product design and formulation
- General chemical and biochemical engineering
- Process engineering
- Separation and membrane technologies
- Sustainable and environmental engineering
- Transport phenomena
- Other (bio)chemical engineering
Keywords
wastewater
process design
physical-based modelling
Wastewater treatment
numerical simulations
Project description
Sulfur-based carbon and nitrogen removal from municipal wastewater involves 90% reduction in sludge production, 35% reduction in energy consumption and 35% reduction of CO2 emissions compared to conventional wastewater treatment processes.
This project addresses major challenges limiting full-scale implementation of a sulfur-based process for municipal wastewater treatment. Process optimization will be achieved through steady state design calculations as well as dynamic model simulations.