Graduated in Civil Engineering from the School of Engineering of São Carlos - University of São Paulo (1970), he obtained the titles of MSc. (1972) and Doctor (1982) in Hydraulic Engineering and Sanitation by the University of São Paulo. He was a visiting scholar at the University of NewCastle Upon Tyne, England, in 1985 and 1986, where he completed his postdoctoral program. In 1991, he became a Full Professor of the School of Engineering of São Carlos at the University of São Paulo. He retired in 2014 and is currently pursuing research activities as a Senior Professor at the School of Engineering of São Carlos, USP. He has experience in the Sanitary Engineering Area, with emphasis on Biological Processes for Wastewater Treatment, working mainly on the following topics: anaerobic processes, removal of sulfate and nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) from wastewater, biological treatment of persistent organic compounds and toxic substances. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The main goal of this Research Project is to establish the fundamental bases to apply the biorefinery concept to a biological wastewater treatment plant, with generation of bioenergy and high value-added products. Such conception is based on the use of anaerobic reactors as the core technology in a wastewater treatment plant, mainly because this process generates a broad spectrum of organ…
The visitor (Prof. Dr. Ir. Piet Lens) will stay at the host institution (LPB - EESC - USP) for five days. In the first two days, he will participate in meetings with LPB researchers who develop research on biological treatment of sulfate-rich wastewater. In the other three days, he will teach course on the Sulfur Cycle in Environmental Biotechnology. The course will be open to researchers…
The advances of the last few years in the municipal and industrial wastewater biological treatment have been supported by basic and applied research involving mainly the fundamental aspects of the processes and the development of innovative bioreactors. A sound and thorough knowledge of the basic phenomena, together with the development of the engineering of biological reactors have opene…
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Effluent from textile industries, generated during the processing of cotton products, is characterized by high salinity levels and color, requiring a special treatment prior to disposal into water bodies. This scenario is worsened in regions with water shortages, e.g. the northeastern Brazil, where is located one of the major production centers in Brazilian textile industry. Azo dyes are …
Anaerobic reactors are used to treat the most diverse types of effluents, such as domestic sewage and industrial wastewater. In Brazil, many sewage treatment plants operate using UASB reactors. These reactors have low efficiency chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal and high amount of solids in the effluent. The performance of the biological wastewater treatment system can be improved by m…
Anaerobic digestion has been extensive used to wastewater treatment due to its low operating costs and the possibility of biogas generation. However, anaerobic reactors to not completely removing organic matter, in addition nutrients, such as nitrogen, remain unchanged. Conventional nitrogen removal requires new treatment units and often the addition of an external carbon source as electr…
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Molecular mechanisms involved in reductive decolorization of azo dyes are unclear, especially in the presence of sulfate. We aim to investigate the microbial communities and their roles in the biodegradation of a model azo dye in a two-stages anaerobic digestion system fed with wastewater containing azo and sulfate. The acidogenic reactor was designed so that it could uptake high loads of…
Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) can remove nitrogen from wastewaters in a single based in biofilm unit. The substrate concentration gradients existing in the biofilm, e.g. oxygen, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and organic matter, allow the coexistence of both nitrifying and denitrifying microorganisms. This study proposed a novel configuration of aerated fixed bed reactor…
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