Jan Dries

Our research group BioWAVE, linked to the faculty of applied engineering at UAntwerp. Aims at the development of biochemical engineering technologies for a sustainable water cycle We focus on industrial wastewater engineering and valorization, to bring innovative technologies to industrial application.

Our interests run along 2 main research lines

1. Smart wastewater engineering

• Development of (energy-)efficient microbial technologies: aerated granular sludge (AGS), nutrient cycling (P, N, N₂O) and smart control & optimization
• Treatment of complex wastewaters, integrating chemical & biochemical technologies (incl. whole effluent toxicity)
• Microbial community analyses

1. Smart wastewater valorization, using both open & closed microbial communities for resource recovery from wastewater

• From dissolved & suspended substances to chemicals (biopolymers, bioplastics…)
• Development and optimization of conventional & novel biochemical engineering technologies