Industrial, agricultural, and domestic sectors have an impact on the pollution of surface waters. More specifically, discharges of wastewater treatment plants also have a major impact on the quality of surface waters. According to PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Dutch surface waters …

Calcium phosphate and struvite crystallization has been widely studied for phosphate removal and recovery from urban wastewater. In this study, calcium phosphate and struvite crystallization were carried out in a fluidized-bed reactor. Experimental values of the P concentration ranged from 117-1000 mg …

INAUGURAL LECTURE The world is in disarray. Species are extinct, climates are changing, we are becoming unhealthier. To liberate ourselves from this doom scenario we need to take care of ourselves and our environment. The solutions of former generations offer no future solace. Moreover, these caused …

Eutrophication because of heightened phosphorus and nitrogen input into freshwater ecosystems is an increasing problem, while at the same time phosphorus availability for agricultural purposes is decreasing on a high pace. B-Ware Research Centre and Radboud University Nijmegen developed a novel biocascade …

With increasing world population, more wastewater is produced which all need purification treatment. Removal of pathogenic organisms is important because they can cause problems to human health. This experiment will focus on the removal of human bacterial pathogens. The problem of human bacterial pathogens …

The invention relates to an improved process for the purification of lactide from a crude lactide vapour product comprising at least lactide, lactic acid, water and linear lactic acid oligomers.