National Research Facility for Water and Wastewater Treatment
There are a number of Urban Water innovation and test facilities located at Cranfield University.
The facilities focus on research into treatment and distribution processes, future technologies such as low energy treatment and nutrient and energy recovery, condition monitoring and performance assessment including development of repair techniques that are less disruptive to supply and system-wide operation and control and integrated data systems.
The facilities include the National Research Facility for Water and Wastewater Treatment, which supports research on the inter-dependencies between treatment and distribution processes, condition monitoring and performance of technologies. Also included are the Test and Control Sewer Loops, which are generating data critical to understanding and managing the dynamics of FOG deposition; the Point-of-use Water Treatment Development lab, a dedicated collaborative technology development and testing space for water treatment systems; the Breakthrough Innovation Hub, which provides a set of design, build and testing spaces devoted to interdisciplinary research across science, engineering and design; and the sensors lab, a state of the art space for developing and improving water sensors.
National Research Facility for Water and Wastewater Treatment
The facility offers industry and academia the capability to design, test and operate water and wastewater treatment and distribution systems. Our equipment is available, easy to access and technically supported.
The facility enables research into future technologies such as low energy treatment and nutrient and energy recovery, condition monitoring and performance assessment including development of repair techniques that are less disruptive to supply and system-wide operation and control and integrated data systems. Working with our researchers, collaborators can investigate the inter-dependencies between treatment and distribution processes, condition monitoring and performance of technologies. The facility also has pilot scale sewer systems, near-real scale wetland reactors and has the flexibility of receiving real waters from a variety of wastewater sources. A near real scale pilot drinking water treatment plant operates to supply sub-potable and potable waters for drinking water experiments.
Contact us to discuss how our capability can support your specific challenge, opportunity or R&D programme.
| Who can use the facility | Functions/facilities available |
|---|---|
|
Industry (research and consultancy including testing) and secondments |
Equipment, workspace, meeting rooms |
| Universities (in collaboration) | All equipment; study space |
| PhD Studentships (part of the CDT) and MSc Students (Cranfield) | Equipment, workspace, meeting rooms |
Equipment Highlights
Breakthrough Innovation Hub
- FARO Focus S70 Laser Scanner
- FARO Cobalt Design M400 Structured Light Scanner
Point of Use lab
- Turbiditimeter (HACH TL23)
- Photolab 7600 UV-Vis spectrophotometer
- Horiba Aqualog-UV-800-C
- Dionex AutoTrace 280 Solid Phase Extraction Instrument
- Typhon UV-LED Point of Use Treatment
- Aquisense UV-LED Pearl Beam
- Helios ATR-accessory microscope
National Research Facility for Water and Wastewater Treatment
- Online zeta-sizer
Advanced Sensors Lab
- Monmouth Scientific PCR cabinet PCR 650
- Monmouth Scientific Circulaire CT1100
- LabGard AIR Class II
- QuantStudio 3 Real-Time PCR System
- Xerox ColorQube 8570N A4 Colour Solid Ink Printer
- Multi Autolab/M101
- WP 785 ER Raman Spectrometer
- Harrick Plasma Basic Plasma Cleaner PDC-32G-2
- Leica Microsystems DM IL LED Microscope
- ELGA LabWater PURELAB Chorus 1
- Hettich Mikro 200R Centrifuge
- Techne DB200/3 Dri-block heater
Find out more
Contact Professor Paul Jeffrey,
p.j.jeffrey@cranfield.ac.uk
Watch the Breakthrough Innovation Hub presentation or download the slides as a PDF.
