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Membrane bioreactor technology for advanced municipal wastewater treatment strategies

The mission of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICA) is to advance knowledge and educate students in the science and technology that best serves the protection of the environment and the sustainable use of natural resources. Research in the Department focuses mainly on water resources, river and estuary dynamics, analysis of the environmental impact of infrastructures, urban settlements, design of ecological and energy saving buildings, interaction between energy and environment, as well as surveying and remote sensing.

The Laboratory of Sanitary Engineering of the University of Trento is a part of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICA). The research activity of LISA is mainly focused on water, wastewater and solid waste treatment. Main topics of wastewater research group are: application of innovative technologies (membrane bioreactors, moving bed biofilm reactors, submerged biofilters, nitrogen removal by alternate aeration processes) to both industrial and civil wastewater, reduction of sludge production by means of sonication and alkaline thermolysis of activated sludge, wastewater and biomass characterisation through respirometry, assessment of biomass viability and diversity with flowcitometry and in-situ fluorescence hybridisation. LISA has a long time experience on lab-scale, large pilot scale and full scale wastewater treatment plants.