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SUMMARY:Encapsulated microorganisms for distributed anaerobic wastewater tr
 eatment
DESCRIPTION:Environmental Engineering Graduate Seminar Paige Novak\, Profes
 sor\, University of Minnesota Abstract: With the challenges of climate cha
 nge\, we must use all of our options to decrease carbon emissions. One are
 a of current focus for environmental engineers is resource recovery from w
 astewater. We are studying the use of encapsulated microorganisms to accom
 plish this goal by providing a low-energy\, small-footprint method to achi
 eve resource recovery from high-strength industrial wastewater. Novak will
  present research from her lab focused on understanding the interactions b
 etween the encapsulated biomass\, the encapsulant itself\, and the outside
  environment. Diffusion and partitioning experiments were used to understa
 nd how encapsulant chemistry can be used to modify the in-encapsulantenvir
 onment. Batch and continuous flow reactors were used to monitor biomass le
 akage\, encapsulant breakage\, and community shifts. Results suggested tha
 t PEG-based encapsulants provide ease of use\, control of encapsulant envi
 ronment\, and acceptable longevity. It was also shown that flexible and ro
 bust communities can be developed for encapsulation\, taking advantage of 
 their ability to grow and adapt within the encapsulant. Finally\, modeling
  studies by collaborators and pilot-scale studies with real industrial was
 tewater show promise for facilitating the application of encapsulation tec
 hnology.
LOCATION:Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC) 202\, 1400 Townsend Drive\, Hou
 ghton\, MI 49931\, Houghton\, MI\, 49931\, United States
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