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.-Sc. PETER DESMOND (JPI Fellow)
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
Zhao Li (PhD student, DBU Fellow)
PhD candidate in Environmental Engineering (2023-current)
Dense membranes, biofouling, biofilm-enhanced concentration polarisation, organic solute transmission, water reuse
Larissa Grass (PhD student)
PhD candidate in Environmental Engineering (2021-current)
Membrane aerated bioreactors, mass transfer, biofilm physical structure
Johannes Unferecht (M.Sc. Student)
M.Sc. thesis in Environmental Engineering
Dense membrane separations, Solute transmission, water reuse, biological stability
Yili Zhou (M.Sc. Student)
M.Sc. thesis in Environmental Engineering
Aerobic granular sludge, activated sludge, MRR, Water reuse