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SUMMARY:ENAC Seminar Series by Dr A. Alloul
DTSTART:20210701T093000
DTEND:20210701T103000
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DESCRIPTION:Dr Abbas Alloul\n09:30 – 10:30 – Dr Abbas Alloul\nPostdoct
 oral researcher\, University of Antwerp\, Belgium\n\nToward wastewater tre
 atment and bioproduct recovery with phototrophic purple bacteria\n\nAquacu
 lture and animal husbandry rely on protein ingredients for primary nutriti
 on\, yet ingredients such as fishmeal and soybean meal cause serious envir
 onmental problems and expose Europe to an import dependency. Microbial bio
 mass as a source of animal protein\, also known as microbial protein or si
 ngle-cell protein\, offers a solution. In particular when produced on wast
 ewater as it allows to combine treatment and resource recovery in an econo
 mically-friendly manner. Especially\, the phototrophic purple bacteria sho
 w great potential as they can be selectively grown on wastewater (i.e.\, l
 ow microbial diversity and high abundance of one species). This is particu
 larly relevant for animal feed as stability in community composition might
  yield stability in nutritional quality. This lecture will discuss several
  operational strategies to selectively grow purple bacteria on wastewater 
 in closed photobioreactors and open raceway reactors. A cost-estimations w
 ill show the competitiveness of the protein production technology. Case st
 udies of piloting work in India and The Netherlands will also be introduce
 d to show the implementation of the technology in an urban context. The la
 st section will present evidence for the use of purple bacteria as a prote
 in ingredient and probiotic for penaeid shrimp.\n\nShort bio:\nDr. Abbas A
 lloul obtained his master of Chemistry and Bioprocess Technology from Ghen
 t University. His master’s thesis explored wastewater treatment for spac
 e applications in the context of the Micro-Ecological Life Support System 
 Alternative. This preliminary research experience drove him towards an aca
 demic career. After a successful defense\, Abbas was awarded a Doctoral Fe
 llowship by the Research Foundation – Flanders. His PhD research at the 
 University of Antwerp and Ghent University explored the production of purp
 le bacteria on wastewater as a source of microbial protein. UAntwerp appre
 ciated his accomplishments and honored Abbas with the ‘Young scientist e
 ncouragement award’ and selected him as a ‘young potential’ represen
 tative for the Autumn Concert of the Belgian King Philippe. In 2020\, he s
 tarted his postdoctoral research at UAntwerp and the Delft University of T
 echnology. At UAntwerp\, he combines activities as a researcher\, scientif
 ic coordinator\, co-supervisor and co-lecturer. In Delft\, Abbas is active
  in the team of prof. David Weissbrodt. Together with a master’s student
 \, he is constructing a mechanistic model to simulate the treatment perfor
 mance and abundance of purple bacteria. Recently\, Abbas was awarded a pos
 tdoctoral fellowship from the Research Foundation - Flanders. In this proj
 ect\, he will continue to explore purple bacteria\, with a focus on photoh
 ydrogenotrophy and photomethylotrophy.
LOCATION:https://epfl.zoom.us/j/62660014414
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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