In the framework of Environmental Chemistry II subject, leading with Lilla Strobel, our environmental science BSc students visited Budapest Sewage Works Ltd. to see how wastewater is treated. It was really useful to see how these processes happen in real life. Additionally, they learned about the great steps the company takes for sustainability. Did you know that for the purpose of producing biogas, solid and liquid organic waste is managed together with sludge originating from wastewater treatment? The produced electric energy covers 90% of the plant’s electric needs and 100% of its thermal needs. Awesome!
The BSc students also visited Arundo Ltd. a Hungarian biotechnology company using worldwide patented, state-of-the-art micro-propagation technology, enabling us to produce high-quality Arundo plantlets on an industrial scale. They have different ecotypes of Arundo suitable for a wide range of climate conditions like continental, Mediterranean, subtropical, tropical, semi-arid, etc,. and they also have several studies on developing planting and cultivation technologies for secure and economical biomass production and many more.Their mission is truly amazing.
The students visited a hydroponics farm too, where they develop techniques which can produce crops at home with much less water and energy, we also checked how they treat the water and the tools which are used to monitor the chemical properties, such as pH and electroconductivity. This method is truly futuristic!
