Esta Van Heerden
About
Prof van Heerden is a Biochemist and she manages various aspects and implementation of projects. She established the Screening Applications and Exploring Novelty in Extreme Environments Platform in 2007 at the UFS. She specializes in Extremophiles, Subsurface biogeochemistry and now (Bio)remediation. She is an NRF (National Science Foundation)-rated scientist and registered at the Council for natural scientific professionals. She has authored more than 70 accredited peer reviewed scientific publications, more than 200 posters and presentations and 7 patents.
The efforts have developed from their fundamental research various pilot or bench scale demonstrations and they effectively partner with Geosyntec Consultants to showcase various options for industrial waste water treatments and green energy options. Prof. Van Heerden has developed effective mine water treatment (bio)remediation options and focus on nitrate, arsenic, chromium, uranium and mine drainage treatment technologies.
Information
- Email: Esta@iwatersolutions.co.za
- Location: Bloemfontein, South Africa
Industry experience
Education: PhD
Seniority: Manager, Director, Professor
Years of experience: 10 to 20 years
Taxonomy
- Engineering
- Water Treatment Design
- Scientist
- Project Manager
- Consultant
- Treatment
- Anaerobic Digestion
- Bioreactor
- Flocculation
- Ion Exchange
- Effluent
- Treatment Methods
- Chemical Treatment
- Decontamination
- Aeration
- Biological Treatment
- Sewage Treatment
- Pharmaceuticals Waste
- Heavy Metal Removal
- COD Removal
- Produced Water Treatment
- Industrial Wastewater Treatment
- Drinking Water Treatment
- Process
- Water Reuse & Recycling
- Water Treatment & Control
- Industrial Water Treatment
- UV Disinfection
- Waste Water Treatments
- Total Dissolved solids
- Purification
- Water Security
- Technology
- Research
- Environment
- Desalination
- Governance & Planning
- NanoBio
- Water and Wastewater Manager
- Natural Resource Management
- Water
- Nutrient Reduction and Removal
- Total Suspended Solids
- water, wastewater, reclaimed water, water resources planning
- Analytical Services & Testing Labs
- Water Treatment Enterprise Information Data Management
- water packaged plants
- Project Management
- Schedule Quantitative Risk Analysis
- Consultant
- fixed-bed technology
- Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)
- Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)