Department Process Engineering

Process Engineering

The research focus of the Process Engineering Department (ENG) ranges from current and future wastewater and drinking water treatment problems, as well as water pollution control and resource reuse. Our long-term goal is to develop sustainable concepts of the water and nutrient cycle in residential areas.

Read more

News

January 18, 2024 –

To coincide with the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, the ETH Domain invited 50 dignitaries from the political, research and business spheres, to Davos and presented highlights from its current research. Eawag demonstrated how...

To coincide with the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, the ETH Domain invited 50 dignitaries from the political, research and business spheres, to Davos and presented highlights from its current research. Eawag demonstrated how its work has successfully paved the way for advanced wastewater treatment.

Read more
December 1, 2023 –

A team of seven current and former Eawag researchers will receive the Swiss Chemical Society’s Sandmeyer Prize in 2024 for the development of advanced wastewater treatment for the degradation of micropollutants using ozone. And...

A team of seven current and former Eawag researchers will receive the Swiss Chemical Society’s Sandmeyer Prize in 2024 for the development of advanced wastewater treatment for the degradation of micropollutants using ozone. And the most amazing thing is: Just about 15 years have passed between basic research and large-scale technical implementation. This incredible timetable was only possible thanks to the wealth of knowledge already available at Eawag and the fact that interdisciplinary collaboration is a matter of course at the Swiss aquatic research institute.

Read more
October 19, 2023 –

The mandate for the “Water Quality” and “Process Engineering Micropollutants” platforms supported by Eawag, FOEN and VSA has been extended by an additional four years.

The mandate for the “Water Quality” and “Process Engineering Micropollutants” platforms supported by Eawag, FOEN and VSA has been extended by an additional four years.

Read more

Water Hub: new movie!

Publications

Bosshard, J., Eugster, F., Gulde, R., & Singer, H. (2024). Abwasser aus der Formulierung von Arzneimitteln. Wirkstoffeinträge in Schweizer Gewässer. Aqua & Gas, 104(3), 50-57. , Institutional Repository
Brander, A., Wunderlin, P., Gulde, R., & Böhler, M. (2024). MV-Stufen Stabil Betreiben. Hilfreiche Betriebsparameter. Aqua & Gas, 104(1), 54-61. , Institutional Repository
Faust, V., Vlaeminck, S. E., Ganigué, R., & Udert, K. M. (2024). Influence of pH on urine nitrification: community shifts of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and inhibition of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria. ACS ES&T Engineering, 4(2), 342-353. doi:10.1021/acsestengg.3c00320, Institutional Repository
Fumasoli, A., Probst, M., Wett, B., Derlon, N., Wenger, R., & Rérolle, M. (2024). Indense - Verfahren für Granulierten Schlamm. Erfahrungen und Erkenntnisse aus einem ein jährigen Pilotenversuch auf der ARA Gossau-Grüningen. Aqua & Gas, 104(1), 32-39. , Institutional Repository

Research Projects

By recovering nutrients from urine, we develop a sanitation system, which produces a valuable fertiliser
We develop reactors for the separate treatment of urine, feces and water directly in the toilet.
Inadequate access to microbiologically safe drinking water continuously threatens the health and well-being of more than a billion people, primarily in developing countries
The anthropogenic nitrogen input into coastal waters is becoming increasingly problematic due to eutrophication of our waters.
Modelling of aerobic granular sludge (AGS) reactors