Growing up, my parents thaught me the importance of enviromental awareness and the beauty of nature surrounding us. This made me always very interested in enviromental issues and thinking of solutions to them, including water innovation. In the future, I hope to (help to) make a positive difference in the world.
Hallo allemaal! My name is Nynke, I am 18 years old and I am going to study Biology on the Wageningen University & Research.
Tell us what the water concern in your country is!At the moment, sodium builds up in drainwater from the circulation systems in the greenhouse horticulture. This prevents the sector from being 100 percent emmision free.
The Green Gold vs. Salt: taking the first step to sustainable desalination by using halophilic algae
Algae have shown they are all-round problem solvers; they can be used as food, biofuel and a clean air source. The research ‘The Green Gold vs. Salt’ explored whether halophilic algae can selectively absorb sodium from the wastewater of the greenhouse horticulture, in order to make this sector 100% circular. After conducting the experiment, analyzing algae-growth and microscopic examinations, the outcome of our experiment is rather positive. On one hand, algae are not suitable as a desalination method for the greenhouse horticulture. This is because the algae only absorb sodium when the salinity of the water is substantially higher. On the other hand, this result does offer perspective for a promising future with algae as a desalination method for sodium…
