Water Technology

Physically powered water technologies

The Water Technology applied research group, run jointly by Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (HVHL) and NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, is a knowledge centre supporting private sector initiatives through the provision of high-quality research and expertise within a higher vocational education setting. It covers water processing, wastewater treatment, generating energy from water, and detecting particulates. These processes are based on some of the principles of physics such as thermodynamics, ultrasound and electro-hydrodynamics. Through the development and implementation of research projects in this field, the knowledge centre aims to nurture a new generation of professionally trained engineers, while also contributing to the development of the province of Friesland and ultimately the Netherlands as a whole. The group also supports the vision and principles of the WaterCampus and is committed to ensuring good value for money for technology businesses.

Objective

Middels de uitvoering van toegepast onderzoek bijdragen aan de vorming van jonge hbo-engineers, de ontwikkeling van de provincie Friesland en uiteindelijk van heel Nederland. Ondersteunen van de uitgangspunten en de visie van de WaterCampus en zorgen voor een goede prijs-kwaliteitverhouding voor technologiebedrijven.

What we do

Develop, establish, lead and implement projects in the field of applied research for water technology. Provide input to higher vocational education programmes, in-house company training and technical support to academic groups.

Publications

  • Śmiech, K.M., Tolsma, A., Kovács, T., Dalbosco, V., Yasadi, K., Groendijk, L. & Agostinho, L.L.F. (2018). Comparing Mixed Media and Conventional Slow Sand Filters for the removal of Arsenic from Ground Water. Water 2018, 10(2): 119.
    doi:10.3390/w10020119

  • Ondimu, O.M., Ganesan, V.A., Gatari, M.J., Marijnissen, J.C.M. & Agostinho, L.L.F. (2017). Modeling simple-jet mode electrohydrodynamic-atomization droplets' trajectories and spray pattern for a single nozzle system. Journal of Electrostatics, 89: 77-87.
    doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.elstat.2017.08.001

  • Parmentier, D., Rybałtowska, A., van Smeden, J., Kroon, M.C., Marijnissen, J.C.M. & Lemos, L. (2016). Applying electrohydrodynamic atomization to enhance mass transfer of metal salts from an aqueous phase towards ionic liquids. Journal of Electrostatics, 80: 1-7.
    doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.elstat.2015.11.007

  • Agosthino, L.L.F., Tamminga, G., Yurteri, C.U., Brouwer, S.P., Fuchs, E.C. & Marijnissen, J.C.M. (2012). Morphology of water electrosprays in the simple-jet mode. Physical Review E, 86 (6): 066317.
    doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.86.066317

  • Verdoold, S., Agosthino, L.L.F., Yurteri, C.U. & Marijnissen, J.C.M. (2014). A Generic Electrospray Classification. Journal of Aerosol Sciences, 67:87-103.  
    doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2013.09.008

  • Sousa, C., Jeremiasse, A. & Agosthino, L.L.F. Análise da performance de um sistema eletroquímico com eletrodos especialmente revestidos (Ru MMO) como alternativa para procesos de desinfecção. A peer-reviewed publication presented at the 25th conference of the Brazilian Sanitation Society (ABES). October 2017.

About the professor

Dr. Luewton L. F. Agostinho is a physicist and structural engineer. He is a graduate of the Federal University of Ceará in Brazil and received his PhD in Applied Physics from the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). Luewton is currently in charge of the EHDA laboratory at NHL University of Applied Sciences in Leeuwarden. His team has worked with a range of companies and research institutes in Europe and South America, and focuses in particular on the application of EHDA in water technology systems. Applications developed and researched by the EHDA laboratory to date include desalination systems, gas odorisation systems, emulsification and spray drying.

Knowledge network

  • Jan C.M. Marijnissen, PhD, lecturer, Delft University of Technology, University of Nairobi, University of Florida, Wetsus
  • Lolke Sijtsma, PhD, lecturer, Wageningen UR
  • Marcio Botto, PhD, lecturer, Unifor
  • Michael J. Gatari, PhD, lecturer, University of Nairobi
  • Rafael Bastos, PhD, lecturer, UFV
  • Aize Tolsma, BSc, project engineer, HVHL
  • Geert-Jan Luttikhof, BSc, project engineer, CEW
  • Karolina M. Śmiech, MSc, project engineer, NHL
  • Marieke Krikke, MSc, project engineer, HVHL
  • Tom Wijers, MSc, project engineer, HVHL
  • Varun Aiyar Ganesan, MSc, project engineer, Delft University of Technology, NHL
  • Sytze Pruiksma, MSc, project engineer, NHL
  • Francisco J. Guiscafre Rodea, PhD, research associate, Finka United Farms
  • Marieke Vanthoor Koopmans, PhD, research associate, Greenko Consultancy/UAQ
  • Rafael Cubero, PhD, research associate, Wageningen UR

Contact

Professor: Luewton Lemos F Agostinho
E-mail:  [email protected] / [email protected]
Tel: +31-(0)624377484