Get ready for an exciting Fall line up for the Environmental and Water Resources Engineering (EWRE) seminar at the University of South Florida.
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Can't wait until Monday Aug. 29, for SIX speakers in one session!
ReplyDeleteOur 6 students will share their experiences & accomplishments working in the Netherlands for International Research Experience for Students (IRES).
Be there at 11:50am so you don't miss anything from:
Anh Do, Anton Dapcic, Caryssa Joustra, Suzie Boxman, Kristen Andre, and Mari Gonzalez
Anh worked on sulfate removal from gypsum waste water in IRES. I wonder how much sludge is produced inside the biomembrane reactor and whether the sludge must be landfilled.
ReplyDeleteKristen worked on "Sulfate reducing inverse FBR for heavy metal removal from wastewater", but I hope to learn from her talk where the heavy metals actually go. I think FBR = Fluidized Bed Reactor which suggests that the reaction occurs in a mass of sand or beads. That may work very well to nurture the microbial reactions, but it also would have very limited capacity. How often would the bed material have to be changed or refreshed, and what do you do with the heavy metal solids?
ReplyDeleteAnton will speak on a similar topic, "Natural sorbents for removal of heavy metals from water". Similar question comes to mind for his study: How often must the sorbent material be changed or refreshed, and what do you do with the heavy metal waste?
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