The workshop aims to introduce the newly formed IWA Task Group (TG) on modeling of phototrophic systems for water treatment and to launch TG activities in this first in-person meeting. Besides sharing information about the group in the view of broadening participation among colleagues from academia and industry, the workshop will identify the current needs via an interactive panel discussion together with the attendants. This will contribute to the framing of future development activities to be pursued by the TG. In particular, the state of the art in relation to phototrophic organisms modelling will be reviewed, with the goal of providing an overview of the extensive technical and scientific literature. It will be followed-up  with a moderated discussion to critically assess the development and application of modeling tools for photobioreactors in water treatment and resource recovery. The ultimate workshop objective is the production of a TG “manifesto”, pointing the way for future modelling activities. The workshop organizers invite practitioners anyone with an interest in phototrophic bioprocess operations.

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