Carbon neutrality is a primary goal for wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), as they are responsible for significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as unpleasant odour emissions. The paper shows a new modular biotechnology that enables simultaneous treatment of gaseous emissions and biofixation of CO2. A comparative assessment of system performances in removing target pollutants… Continue reading Integration of Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) and algal PhotoBioReactors (aPBR) for achieving carbon neutrality in wastewater treatment
In the developed world, individuals spend most of their time indoors. Poor Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) has a wide range of effects on human health. The burden of disease associated with indoor air accounts for millions of premature deaths related to exposure to Indoor Air Pollutants (IAPs). Among them, CO2 is the most common one,… Continue reading CO2 in indoor environments: From environmental and health risk to potential renewable carbon source
A novel approach for the treatment of VOCs (by using toluene used as a model compound) and the simultaneous conversion of carbon dioxide into valuable biomass has been investigated by using a combination of an activated sludge moving bed bioreactor (MBBR) and an algal photo-bioreactor (PBR). The first unit (MBBR, R1) promoted toluene removal up to 99.9 % for inlet… Continue reading Advanced treatment of toluene emissions with a cutting-edge algal bacterial photo-bioreactor: Performance assessment in a circular economy perspective
The harvesting of microalgae strongly affects their effective application as a source of biomass for fuels and chemicals. The aim of this study was the evaluation of the performance of the recently developed Encapsulated Self-Forming Dynamic Membrane (ESFDM) module integrated into a cylindrical photobioreactor (PBR) for the efficient and simultaneous microalgae biomass cultivation and harvesting.… Continue reading An integrated algal membrane photobioreactor as a green-transition technology for the carbon capture and utilization
