ABOUT THE GROUP
Biofilm-Membrane hybrid systems
The Biofilm Engineering group investigate the basics of biofilm form and function and how biofilm physiology can be integrated with membrane processes to enable sustainable water treatment and reuse.
1. Membrane aerated bioreactors as process intensification solutions for wastewater reuse
2. Biofilm development in low pressure filtration systems and dense membranes for wastewater reuse
3. Mechanisms of solute transport in dense membranes applied to desalination and wastewater reuse
GROUP MEMBERS
DR. PETER DESMOND
Junior Research Group Leader, Desmond@isa.rwth-aachen.de
Research: Water and wastewater treatment/reuse, Biofilm-membrane hybrid systems,
Teaching: Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies, RWTH Aachen
LARISSA GRASS, M.SC. (DOCTORAL CANDIDATE)
PhD candidate in Environmental Engineering
Membrane aerated bioreactors, mass transfer, biofilm physical structure
ZUZANA SPERLOVA
M.Sc. thesis (Imperial College London)
MABR, Biofilm Image Analysis, OCT
STEFAN KÖBERLEIN
Research Intern (iAMB)
MABR, Bacterial recruitment and adhesion, biofilm development, microscopy
JOHANNES UNFERICHT
M.Sc. thesis in Environmental Engineering
Dense membrane separations, Solute transmission, water reuse, biological stability
ZHAO LI
M.Sc. thesis in Environmental Engineering
Reverse Osmosis, solute diffusion, water reuse, bacterial regrowth