Conference topics​​​​​​​​​​​​​

1. Microbial ecology and physiology

■ Photogranules assembly focussed on community structure

■ Favouring syntrophic interactions in photogranules

■ Relating community composition with microbial function

■ Understanding physiological processes of microbial cells in photogranules

■ Multi-omics investigations

2. Aggregate formation

■ Understanding aggregation and granulation processes

■ Effect of size and density on microbial processes

■ Relating aggregate morphology to settleability and microbial function

3. Removal of persistent pollutants

■ Mechanistic understanding of removal of organic micropollutants (OMPs), antibiotic resistant genes, heavy metals and other hazardous pollutants.

■ Effect of reactor design and operation on persistent pollutants removal

4. Resource recovery

■ Intracellular nutrients (including carbon) recovery

■ Identifying intracellular (e.g., phosphate, nitrogen, etc) and extracellular (e.g., EPS) products and their applications

5. Biotechnological application

■ Process operation and control

■ Reactor/process design and scale-up

■ Techno-economic evaluation of photogranular technology

6. Digitalization

■ Formalizing functions of photogranules in mathematical models

■ Exploring sensors for process monitoring

7. Thinking in value chains

■ Integrating photogranule-based processes in the circular economy

■ Creating Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)-based value chains

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