TU Delft - Wastewater Treatment
Civil Engineering and Geosciences (CEG) - Dep Water Management
Sanitary Engineering Section
Research conducted in the Sanitary Engineering section covers the technical and managerial aspects of the urban water cycle. A key focus is on the recovery of energy, biochemicals and water from the sewer or industrial effluent, with particular emphasis on the hydrolysis processes, granular biomass and Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors (AnMBR). Most research is carried out in close cooperation with practitioners and often involves collaborations across research units within TU Delft and beyond.
Within the water treatment research group, the removal and degradation of persistent and recalcitrant contaminants for drinking water, wastewater and industry water are investigated. This work is conducted in the Water Lab, which hosts a wide variety of permanent experimental set ups, as well as plenty high end analytical equipment like ICP-MS, GC-FID, HPLC, IC, Automatic biomethane potential test system (AMPTS), TOC analyser, particle counter and PSD system, Solar simulator, water isotope analyzer.
Within the NANAQUA project, the implementation of nanomaterial in an AnMBR will be investigated to enhance biodegradation, as part of DC9’s activities.
Mechanical Engineering (ME)- Dep. Precision and Microsystems Engineering (PME)
Micro and Nano Engineering (MNE) Section
Diamond technology and electrochemistry: Bright solutions for sustainable energy, water treatment, and sensing
Diamond is the ultimate engineering material due to its superior physical and chemical properties. In our group, we focus on the growth, patterning, and functionalization of synthetic diamonds (thin films and nanoparticles) for emerging applications in the fields of micro-device fabrication, (bio)sensing, tribology, catalysis, electrochemistry and water treatment.
In addition, we create novel composite materials using diamond nanoparticles for micro engineering purposes, and we work on the development of functional surfaces and nanostructured materials by using electrochemical manufacturing methods.
Research activities:
- Sustainable technologies (water, energy, health)
- Boron-doped diamond (BDD).
- Electrochemistry, sensing, water treatment, tribology.
- Diamon synthesis by chemical vapor deposition (hot-filament CVD)
- Substrate seeding, nucleation, film growth, and micro-scale patterning.
- Surface engineering of materials, e.g. anodic aluminum oxide and metal (oxide) nanostructures.
The DC6 is part of the diamond and electrochemistry group working on eAOP for wastewater treatment.
