On Friday September 8, 2023, the WOW! Closing Event Part 2 took place. The event, conducted both online and live at Trinity College Dublin, brought together experts, innovators, and enthusiasts to celebrate the results achieved in turning wastewater into valuable products.
We were happy to welcome our keynote speaker Peter Vale from Severn Trent in England, also a partner in the former WOW! project. After his inspirational talk we focused on the recovery of two biobased products from sewage and industrial residual streams: PHA, a biodegradable plastic, and activated carbon from pyrolysis of cellulose. With a total of nine presentations we were able to have interesting discussions.
PRESENTATIONS AND RECORDINGS
Please find here the presentations of the event:
- The transition to a circular and low carbon future in a large water utility
Peter Vale - SevernTrent - Biochar from Cellulose - manufacturing process and possible application
J. Hansen - University of Luxembourg - Elimination of pollutants using Biochar from cellulose in Constructed Wetlands
S. Venditti - University of Luxembourg - Application of Constructed Wetlands with biochar for the elimination of pollutants at wastewater treatment plants for a small catchment area
I. Hobus – Wupperverbandsgesellschaft für integrale Wasserwirtschaft - Selection of locations for PHA production
A. Compeer - MNEXT/Avans - Production of PHA from residual streams
C. Laumeyer and H. Steinmetz - University of Kaiserslautern - Products from PHA
O. Martikka - LAB UAS - Economic aspects of PHA production
I. Hobus - WiW mbH - Circularity of PHA production
J. Gallagher - Trinity College Dublin
We have recorded the event. You can watch it via this link.
By the end of September all of the results will be published on this website included 2 whitepapers, one about PHA and one about Biochar.
