Analytical Technologies for Water Treatment Biofilms

摘要

When treating wastewater by using microbe ability to purify water, it is important to maximize their biological functions. In the field of advanced waste water treatment, experiments for the artificial control of biofilms formed with microbes have recently received high attention because these biofilms are the source of major purification functions for wastewater treatment. There are currently new research programs in progress for wastewater treatment technologies by combining the different fields of studies like genetic engineering and biochemical engineering. In order to attain long-term stability of waste water treatment systems and achieve further improvement of water processing efficiencies, we are now working on basic technology development of the analysis of biofilms and research of biofilms application to waste water treatment systems. As one of our R&D results, we will acquire information on the ecological structure of anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria granule and on its forming mechanisms.