Upcoming Colloquium Announcement:

Speaker: John Vennekate, Ph.D.,   Jefferson Lab
Date: October 19, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM EST

The history of environmental applications of ionizing irradiation dates back to the 80s and 90s of the last century. The electron beam has proven to be a useful tool for the treatment of industrial wastewater and flue gases and is already in use in multiple pilot plants in East Europe and Asia. It also offers a new alternative for tackling rising challenges for the wastewater treatment industry of the future in the form of newly discovered harmful contaminants.

The talk presents developments that enable the technology transfer of well-established superconducting accelerator technology from science to this field of environmental applications, with a focus on water treatment. Recent achievements and future concepts are summarized, with an emphasis on the pioneering work done at Jefferson Lab.