N2O Emissions from Wastewater Plants
Professor Mark van Loosdrecht
Chair Professor and Head of Environmental Biotechnology Section, Delft University of Technology
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Wastewater treatment protects society from diseases and a bad environment as well contributes to a safe water resources management. Nevertheless, there are negative impacts of wastewater treatment that needs to be addressed. One of these aspects is the emissions of greenhouse gases. Especially the strong greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) is of concern. It is produced as a side product of the nitrogen removal conversions. In this lecture, the speaker will address the current insights and developments related to understanding the microbiological aspects of nitrous oxide formation and potential measures for prevention of these emissions.
About the Speaker
Professor Mark van Loosdrecht is since 1988 working at TU Delft and a leading scientist in the environmental biotechnology field. His interests are related to biofilm processes, nutrient conversion processes and the role of storage polymers in microbial ecology. He has been instrumental in the development of several commercialized processes related to wastewater treatment and resource recovery. He was awarded several prizes for his work, including the Lee Kuan Yew Singapore Water Prize, the Stockholm water prize and the IWA Grand Award. He is member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Dutch, USA and Chinese Academy of Engineering. He received an honorary doctorate from ETH Zurich and Ghent University. He was awarded a knighthood in the order of the Dutch Lion. He has published over 900 scientific papers, has over 20 patents and has supervised over 75 PhD students.
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