PPB for sustainable wastewater treatment and nutrient recovery

PPB for sustainable wastewater treatment and nutrient recovery

PPB for sustainable wastewater treatment and nutrient recovery

Fluid-like bed bioreactors have shown their usefulness in recovering nutrients as PPB biomass, favoring planktonic growth, and thus facilitating the recovery of a valuable product: the biomass of PPB.

Purple phototrophic bacteria (PPB), the most versatile microorganisms on earth, are highly effective for sustainable wastewater treatment and nutrient recovery as cell protein. Now we can exert fine tuning of their metabolism by using fluid-like electrodes, a technology developed at Bioe Group. We have enhanced the rate for degrading pollutants in brewery wastewater while avoiding emissions of greenhouse gases such as methane and, eventually, generating single cell protein from brewery nutrients.

Carlos Manchón, Fernando Muniesa-Merino, Daniel Serna, Yeray Asensio, Colin Wardman, Abraham Esteve-Núñez

Fluid-like electrodes and Purple Phototrophic Bacteria: bridging the gap in wastewater biorefineries. Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume 453, Part 2, 2023

Multi-criteria evaluation applied to GIS for optimal locations of METland®

Multi-criteria evaluation applied to GIS for optimal locations of METland®

A methodology based on Multi-Criteria Evaluation (MCE) techniques applied to Geographical Information Systems (GIS) has been proposed in order to predict the optimal locations for METland®.

Lorena Peñacoba-Antona, Montserrat, Gómez-Delgado, Abraham Esteve-Núñez.

Multi-Criteria Evaluation and Sensitivity Analysis for the Optimal Location of Constructed Wetlands (METland) at Oceanic and Mediterranean Areas. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 18(10), 5415

Domesticating the electron flow in constructed wetlands

Domesticating the electron flow in constructed wetlands

 In this new publication we demonstrate how the use of e-sink in METland® increases the COD removal efficiency reaching values of 98 % in urban wastewater. 

Amanda Prado, Carlos A. Ramírez-Vargas, Carlos A. Arias, Abraham Esteve-Núñez.

STOTE. Novel bioelectrochemical strategies for domesticating the electron flow in constructed wetlands, Science of The Total Environment, Volume 735, 2020, 139522, ISSN 0048-9697

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Electroactive biochar to expand the applicability of MET

Electroactive biochar to expand the applicability of MET

In this work we evaluate the performance of different electroconductive carbon materials (graphite, coke, biochar) for supporting microbial EET and treating urban wastewater.

Electroactive biochar outperforms highly conductive carbon materials for biodegrading pollutants by enhancing microbial extracellular electron transfer.

Carbon 

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Clear microbial stratification on a anode-respiring biofilm

Clear microbial stratification on a anode-respiring biofilm

Our results revealed the relevant role of Geobacter in switching between the electrode and other microbial communities performing metabolic reactions in the outermost environment of the biofilm.

Geobacter dominates the inner layers of a stratified biofilm on a fluidized anode during brewery wastewater treatment.

Frontiers in Microbiology

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An effective method for brewery wastewater

An effective method for brewery wastewater

The tandem electrocoagulation-MET has been proven effective in the treatment of wastewater from a brewery.

Merging microbial electrochemical systems with electrocoagulation pretreatment for achieving a complete treatment of brewery wastewater.

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