At the beginning of the winter semester, the lecture series "Raw Material Recovery from Wastewater" has started. In 14 lectures, the WERA PhD students will learn the physical-chemical and engineering basics of phosphorus recycling.

Time: Thursday, 13:45 - 15:15 
Location: LPME Seminar Room
 

Lecture series "Raw Material Recovery from Wastewater"
 

• Chemical basics
  • Phosphate detection and binding strategies (Kubik)
  • Phosphorus recovery and recycling “Closing the Loop” (Steinmetz/Kubik)
  • Synthesis and characterization of microporous materials (Kleist)
  • Adsorber materials for recyclable materials from wastewater (Thiel)
     

• Physical basics and measurement technology
  • Thermodynamics of crystallization – fundamentals for the design of technical separation processes (Jirasek)
  • Mössbauer spectroscopy for the characterization of complex ferrous systems (Schünemann)
  • Molecular simulation as an atomistic magnifying glass: Insights into adsorption processes for the recovery of valuable materials (Stephan) 
  • Fluorescence sensors for the detection of critical elements in wastewater (Becker)
     
• Basics of separation processes and applications 
  • Mechanical separation processes for the recovery of recyclable materials (Antonyuk)
  • Magnetic separation methods in downstream processing (Ulber)
  • Adsorptive separation processes in wastewater treatment (von Harbou)
  • Process analysis methods (von Harbou)
  • Wastewater as a resource (Steinmetz)
  • Concepts and technologies for P recovery from wastewater (Steinmetz)