My research focuses on resource-oriented wastewater and sanitation management, particularly sludge treatment for bioresource recovery, including biogas for energy production, water for reuse, and compost for crop production. Other projects that I am involved in include decentralised wastewater treatment systems (DEWATS) employing nature-based solutions (NBS), faecal sludge treatment using solar dryers, biochar production from waste biomass, agricultural field trials, and monitoring and treatment of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs).
Topic 3. Resource recovery and valorization
Topic 4. Economic, environmental and social implications of water reuse and recovered products
I am looking for projects mainly focusing on (i) nature-based solutions for wastewater treatment and reuse and (ii) resource recovery from wastewater treatment to enhance circularity. We have a research demonstration site consisting of a decentralised wastewater treatment system (DEWATS) and farms for agricultural trials, a community of practice set-up where we can do community engagements to asses the social perceptions and acceptance of the emerging waste management technologies and approaches, and an analytical and research laboratory.
nature based solutions, composting, pyrolysis, wastewater reuse, resource recovery, data science