Waste-water treatment method

Nominated for the European Inventor Award 2012 in the category Research

Dr. Mark van Loosdrecht and Dr. Merle Krista de Kreuk

Inventors: Mark van Loosdrecht and Merle Krista de Kreuk

Country: The Netherlands

Invention: Waste-water treatment method

Dutch scientists Mark van Loosdrecht, Merle Krista de Kreuk and Joseph Heijnen invented a cutting-edge sewage purification system which uses aerobic granular biomass. Bridging biotechnology and civil engineering, their solution drastically improves the quality of waste-water going back into the water cycle, without relying on extra chemicals. It can also make water treatment much more efficient and cost-effective.