Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | Cranfield |
Funding for: | UK Students, EU Students, International Students |
Funding amount: | £21,000 enhanced tax-free bursary |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 13th March 2023 |
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Closes: | 7th June 2023 |
Reference: | SWEE0216 |
Start date
25th September 2023
Eligibility
Duration: 4 years
1st Supervisor: Dr Yadira Bajón Fernández 2nd Supervisor: Dr Luca Alibardi
Sponsorship
Sponsored by EPSRC through the Water Infrastructure and Resilience (WIRe) Centre for Doctoral Training and multiple UK water utilities, this programme will provide an enhanced bursary of £21,000 (tax-free) plus student fees for four years. The sponsorship also includes project consumables and a package to support training needs and attendance to national and international conferences of the successful applicant.
This exciting fully funded PhD will investigate resource recovery opportunities from sewage sludge with dark fermentation as core enabling technology. This project works collaboratively with UK water utilities to identify and develop alternative value propositions, investigating the role of dark fermentation in transitioning sludge treatment centres into true biorefineries, where available carbon can be recovered and used for wastewater treatment or converted into high value chemicals for external use.
Students will benefit from being part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Water infrastructure and Resilience (WIRe), a world leading collaboration between three UK universities.
This project aims to develop dark fermentation as an enabling technology for circular economy in the water sector, with individual objectives as:
Entry requirements
Applicants should have a first or second class UK honours degree or equivalent in a related discipline. This project would suit ….. an applicant with a strong interest on resource recovery and development of sustainable treatment solutions, who is keen on industry-academic collaboration. Applicants with a background on biology, chemistry, chemical or environmental engineering, water science, environmental science or related discipline will be particularly well suited for this project.
Funding
This studentship is open to UK and international students (including EU countries) however due to funding rules, no more than 30% of the projects in this cohort can be allocated to international students.
To Apply
For further information:
Name: Dr Yadira Bajon Fernandez
Email: y.bajonfernandez@cranfield.ac.uk
If you are eligible to apply, please complete the online application form.
Keywords
resource recovery, circular economy, biorefineries, anaerobic digestion, fermentation, wastewater, sludge treatment, bioresources, environmental engineering, environmental science, water science, water engineering, net zero, water, industry, applied, renewable energy, biogas, fertilizer, volatile fatty acids, bioengineering, bioreactors, Net Zero, greenhouse gas, GHG, carbon neutral, resilience, carbon, biogas
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