The Department of Environmental Technology organizes an information afternoon for MSc students who are interested in doing an MSc thesis in Environmental Technology.
Subjects for 2006/2007 are:
Inorganic Bioconversion (gas and water treatment)
- Anaerobic methane oxidation for Biological Sulphate Reduction
- Analytical Tools for inorganic Environmental Biotechnology
- Biological removal of mercaptans
- Biological sulphate reduction at low pH for metal separation
- Biological sulphide oxidation under halo-alkaliphilic conditions
- Optimal heavy metal dosage strategy in anaerobic wastewater treatment
- Optimisation of heavy metal removal by sulphide producing bioreactors
- Selenium removal from wastewaters using dissimilatory metal reduction
- Sulphate reduction at low pH in organic wastewaters
Bio-energy
- Alcohol production by biohydrogenation of organic acids
- Biological Fuel Cell
- Power by reversed Electro Dialysis (RED)
- Sustainable bioenergy in the tropics
Water technology
- Ammonia inhibition on hydrolysis
- Application of worms in wastewater treatment
- Capacitive deionization
- Decentralised sanitation and reuse
- Development of integrated biological processes for optimization of carbon and nitrogen levels in domestic wastewater for agricultural reuse
- Development of Physical-Chemical Processes to Remove Persistent Organic Pollutants from Wastewater in Vietnam
- Energy and nutrient recovery and removal of micropollutants from black water
- Fate and effect of estrogens in wastewater treatment
- Feasibility of Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors for wastewater treatment under extreme operational conditions
- Fouling in Membrane Bioreactors
- N2O emission by wastewater treatment plants
- Reduction of the amount of waste sludge using aquatic worms
- Removal of micro-pollutants in greywater via combined physical-chemical and bioprocesses
- Wastewater management in Fish Processing industries
- Watervitalisation in wastewater treatment
Soil and sediment
- Biodegradation and bioavailability of organic pollutants in river sediment
- In Situ Chemical Oxidation
- Local treatment of Groundwater polluted with MTBE by Combined Adsorption and Advanced Oxidation
- Removal of Persistent organic pollutants in sediments by use of carbon black
- Enhanced Natural Attenuation of mobile organic solvents in soil
- Binding and removal of medicine effluents in soil and groundwater
Technology in society
- Ammonia dynamics of pig manure compostings
- Developing arsenic safe-water supply technologies in Bangladesh
- Strategies for sanitation and drainage in peri-urban areas of developing cities
- Management of organic and inorganic wastes in developing countries: technology assessment and decision making.
- Energy recovery from organic wastes in developing countries.
- Treatment of textile wastewater in Vietnam: Assessment of methods
Date: Tuesday 19-9-06
Time: 16.00-17.30 h (So you can come after classes)
Place: 7th floor Biotechnion
Info: tel. 0317-483339