AQUALIA and ACTIVATEC presented DEEP PURPLE at the BBI JU Stakeholder Forum 2019 in Brussels. It was a great day to meet other inspiring projects and connect with them and to present DEEP PURPLE for the first time.
Can you see our project mascot PPBella? She had a great time too đ
Looking forward to the next Stakeholder Forum!
We want to share a new research article, published in the ELSEVIER Journal of Hazardous Materials written by scientists from the DEEP PURPLE consortium.
These results support the use of phototrophic bacteria technologies for resource recovery with low emerging pollutants contamination of the products. Also, they demonstrated that the biological treatment system (photo-anaerobic membrane bioreactor) was able to achieve remarkable removals of organic matter (chemical oxygen demand) and nutrients including nitrogen and phosphorus.
To do to the article, please follow this link:
The University of Rey Juan Carlos in cooperation with aqualia created this beautiful video for their joint project Bio3 to showcase the use of the purple phototropic bacteria in waste water treatment plants to extract valuable compounds out of waste and create energy for the plant and further use.
Note: Make sure to set the English subtitles.
Join us
on 4 December 2019 in Brussels for the BBI JU Stakeholder Forum 2019.
Meet the project coordinators of DEEP PURPLE Aqualia at their booth 21A.
This year’s Stakeholder Forum is a one-day public event that will bring together the bio-based industries community and facilitate open discussion on the impact, achievements and strategic direction of the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) programme, as well as the latest developments in the bio-based industries sector.
Find out more about the event here.
Register for free
Register now to secure your seat, as registration is limited and mandatory and free of charge. The final deadline is 25 November. The conference will be held in English and no interpretation will be provided. Register here.
APPLICATION CLOSED!
The University Rey Juan Carlos offers a Research Assistant job for working under the frame of the European Project DEEP PURPLE (GA No.: 837998). The job has the following RESPONSIBILITIES:
– To operate and maintain a pilot-scale bio-refinery consisting of:
1. A pair of 0.5 m3 photo-bioreactors, where purple phototrophic bacteria will evolve
2. Pumping units for inlet, outlet, and recirculation of the plant
3. A pair of settling units
4. A microwave volumetric heating unit for biomass pasteurization
5. A decanter for biomass dewatering
6. A sludge infrared drier
– To analyse all the macroscopic parameters for the operation of the pilot-plant, including: COD, VSS/TSS, N and P forms, among others
– To perform specific analysis on the metabolism of purple phototrophic bacteria, including batch and short-term continuous tests at laboratory scale
– To write scientific documents and preliminary reports
Offer:
– A one-year contract that may be extended based on milestones evaluation.
– Competitive salary.
– The job position will have a first milestone in August 2020, where it will be checked whether a PhD position is offered to continue with the work for up to 3 years.
– Working in a high-level scientific-technical environment, with an emerging technology where the URJC is a pioneer in the EU.
Requirements:
– MS in chemical engineering, environmental engineering, environmental biotechnology, wastewater treatment or similar
– Experience on pilot-plan operation
– Experience in biological wastewater treatment
– Availability to travel locally (surroundings of Madrid)
– To be in a good fit to operate large and heavy equipment
– Proficiency in English
– Immediate incorporation.
Valuable:
– Experience on modelling/simulation of biological processes
– Experience on massive sequencing analysis (metagenomics, metaproteomics)
– Valuable Spanish language.
– Open mind
– Proactivity
– Team worker
– Problem-solving attitude
Contact: DANIEL PUYOL SANTOS daniel.puyol@urjc.es
Download the Job description DEEP PURPLE.
