Wastewater treatment plants as drivers for the energy transition

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Ramineh Rad and Tito Gehring are investigating how microorganisms in sewage trea
Ramineh Rad and Tito Gehring are investigating how microorganisms in sewage treatment plants can contribute to the energy transition. © RUB, Marquard

By implementing an innovative technology, any wastewater treatment plant would be able to produce methane from carbon dioxide in an environmentally friendly way.

If some microorganisms present in wastewater treatment plants are additionally supplied with hydrogen and carbon dioxide, they produce pure methane. Heating systems and vehicles running on natural gas can make use of this methane without the need of any technical modifications. Through the combination of the expertise of the research groups from Dr. ...

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