Vitor Cano

• Doctor of Philosophy
• PostDoc Position at University of São Paulo

Treatment of landfill leachate is a challenge due to its complex chemical composition and high recalcitrance and because of high costs for conventional wastewater treatment. In our study, leachate from the Quitaúna Landfill, Sao Paulo Metropolitan Region, Brazil, was treated at a laboratory scale with a horizontal subsurface flow constructed treatm...

One of the key challenges in landfill leachate treatment is removing organic matter (OM) and ammonium nitrogen (NH4 +-N) at a low cost. To evaluate the feasibility of treatment wetlands for diluted (3:10) landfill leachate treatment with OM and NH4 +-N oxidation, a lab-scale shallow subsurface horizontal flow system (HF wetland) comprised of two un...

Microbial fuel cells (MFC) generate clean energy from organic wastes. This study reports the development and application of novel lab-scale MFC with granular activated carbon-modified electrode fed with synthetic sug-arcane vinasse. Biological activity involving nitrogen in the cathode chamber was assessed as a strategy to improve cathode performan...

Link to youtube: https://youtu.be/fk3uXoo-Wec In this video, we present our research project on the generation of clean and renewable energy from waste using a bioelectrochemical system, carried out by the Research Group on Water, Sanitation and Sustainability (GEPASS) of the School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities of the University of São Paulo (...

The present invention has as its main objective the viability of the scale gain of a stackable bioelectrochemical system, characterized by comprising a plurality of reactors, in which each reactor comprises an anode chamber and a cathode chamber, containing conductive, inert and biocompatible material for growth. of bacterial biofilm as anode and a...

Multiple types of wastewater contain abundant nutrients and chemical energy within organic and inorganic compounds, as well as reusable water. Thus, based on a circular economy perspective, wastewater treatment plants could be designed as biorefineries and potential energy producers, reducing the demand for fossil fuels and, consequently, CO2 emiss...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QlAqXmlr60 A premente necessidade de ampliação dos serviços dos setores de saneamento e energia no Brasil representa uma oportunidade para a implantação de processos inovadores e sustentáveis para redução do consumo energético de estações de tratamento de efluentes (ETE). Nesse sentido, destaca-se a recente descobe...

The discharge of nitrogen into nature results in environmental degradation and public health problems. Conventional processes applied in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) for nitrogen removal have high energy demand and chemical consumption. Hence, this chapter addresses the recent research development about more sustainable approaches involving...

Bioelectrochemical ammonia oxidation (BEAO) in a microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a recently discovered process that has the potential to reduce energy consumption in wastewater treatment. However, level of energy and limiting factors of this process in different microbial groups are not fully understood. This study comparatively investigated the BEAO...

Industrial development and high urbanization are responsible for several environmental problems, as the effluents generated cause disturbances to the ecosystems and risks to people's health due to the release of pollutants that are not properly treated. Based on the nature of wastewater, quantitative and qualitative aspects, different types of tech...

The microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a novel technology that can generate clean energy from wastes. In this study, a novel double chamber MFC with low-cost electrodes was developed and assessed to convert organic matter into electricity under different temperatures (~25, 35 and 55 °C), external resistances (13 and 300 Ω) and electron acceptors (oxygen...

The deficit in environmental sanitation and the increasing demand for electricity is increasing the need to invest in both sectors. In this sense, the Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) is presented as a promising technology to be employed in the treatment of wastewater, protecting the quality of surface and groundwater while simultaneously generating renew...

Sistemas de tratamento de esgotos, quando aplicados ao tratamento de lixiviado de aterro sanitário, não têm apresentado bons resultados. Por conta disso, faz-se necessário o desenvolvimento de alternativas para o tratamento de lixiviado. Assim, buscou-se avaliar o pós-tratamento de lixiviado de aterro sanitário por wetland construído de fluxo subsu...

A falta de redes coletoras e de estações de tratamento esgoto é um grande problema vigente em países emergentes que ainda tende a ser justificada pelo alto custo embutido nas obras de instalação e implantação das plantas de tratamento. Desta forma, este trabalho teve com objetivo avaliar comparativamente a eficiência de remoção de matéria orgânica...

A degradação de corpos d’água por despejos de esgoto bruto é um problema recorrente principalmente em países emergentes. A busca por métodos e tecnologias de tratamento que promovam o aproveitamento dos nutrientes contidos no esgoto e o reuso da água se colocam neste contexto como alternativas para a promoção da sustentabilidade e conservação das á...

O presente estudo teve por objetivo avaliar a eficiência de remoção de poluentes de esgoto doméstico através de wetlands construídos. O sistema foi implantado na Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades da USP e operado em duas fases. A fase 1 foi caracterizada pela operação de unidades em escala piloto-real, pelo pós-tratamento do efluente de um Re...

This study aimed to implement and monitor 03 units of sewage treatment by constructed wetlands systems in the post-treatment of a UASB reactor. The deployment of the units occurred in the Sewage Treatment Station of School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities of University of São Paulo - EACH / USP, São Paulo, between September-October 2010. For system...