polialgae@DICA

Core TEAM

Environmental engineer team of Politecnico di Milano, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, innovating bioremediation by using microalgae to treat urban, agro, and industrial wastewaters


Contant person: Elena Ficara, Professore Associato (elena.ficara@polimi.it)


Top external collaborators

General concept

Macro topics

•Integration of microalgae technology into wastewater treatment , specifically under sub-optimal climatic conditions

•Use of microalgae for the bioremediation of agricultural and industrial wastewaters

Sub-topics

•Microalgae applicability under outdoor conditions (field testing)

•Optimization of process operation (mathematical modelling and respirometry)

•Techno-economic and environmental assessment

•Solid/liquid separation

•Biomass valorisation