KAUST and the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones, or MODON have teamed up to tackle wastewater treatment.
WD News: The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology has completed its innovative mobile plant project for wastewater treatment, after five years of research at the university’s water desalination and reuse research centre.
The project is a result of the efforts and partnerships between KAUST and the National Water Company.
The technology is the first of its kind in the Kingdom, as it treats wastewater and converts it efficiently into reusable water for areas that are not connected to the central sewage network.
It can reduce energy demand by 50 percent, and produce treated water of similar or even better quality than that produced by conventional biological treatment processes.
Kevin Cullen, Vice President of Innovation at KAUST, said: “Developing a reliable wastewater treatment service is one of the biggest challenges we face today.”
During this partnership, Peiying Hong, an associate professor at KAUST, developed a new, zero-energy technology that may hold the key to transforming wastewater sustainability and recycling.
MODON, which operates significant infrastructure throughout the Kingdom for environmental services including wastewater treatment plants, has selected Hong’s technology to pilot on-site at its first industrial city in Jeddah.
Source & image courtesy: Arab News
