Leachate Treatment Alternatives

Within the scope of this project, leachate samples which will be collected from different regions of Turkey (İstanbul Kemerburgaz, İstanbul Kömürcüoda, Bursa Hamitler, Ankara, Antalya, Trabzon, Gaziantep and Samsun) will be characterized and the microbial diversity which is responsible for the stabilization of organic matter in the current landfill sites will be investigated.

MFC

In this project, conversion of the energy released during biodegradation of organic-rich wastewaters directly to electricity in MFCs with bio-electrochemical ways will be investigated. In particular, organic wastes selected among food industry wastewater with high sugar content, leachate of municipal solid waste landfill, supernatant of anaerobic sludge digester, fermentation products of biomass waste, glycerol waste of bio-diesel manufacturing process, animal manures and etc will be tested as energy source.

Anammox

In this study, which will provide starting of the ANAMMOX researches in Turkey, the main factors controlling the ANAMMOX process and the feasibility of applying ANAMMOX process technology for nitrogen removal from wastewaters will be investigated.

Hazardous Waste

The long term goal of the project is to contribute to the management of hazardous wastes in ways that are compatible with respect to hazardous waste regulations of Turkey that are developed in accordance with the EU harmonization requirements. This goal will be accomplished by generating fundamental information that will provide the most efficient and cost effective hazardous waste management strategies for Turkey.

Marmara University, Bioengineering Department,

Goztepe Campus, 34722, Kadikoy, Istanbul

Phone; (+90216) 348 02 92, Fax; (+90216) 347 40 90,

Web; http://meg.marmara.edu.tr, e-mail; meg@marmara.edu.tr