Doctorant-e THERBUS

Partnerships and Institutional Framework

This thesis builds on the work carried out through an academic and industrial collaboration, which began in 2020 as part of the RHEOMETHA project, followed by i-TRANSBOUE in 2023. This partnership forms part of the Mocopée research program with the SIAAP. This is the Syndicat Interdépartemental pour l’Assainissement de l’Agglomération Parisienne, a public utility that transports and treats wastewater, rainwater and industrial effluent from the Paris metropolitan area every day. Established in 1970, it is the only interdepartmental water treatment authority in Europe and the first public utility operating across a European metropolitan area with the highest population density. Today, the SIAAP owns and operates six wastewater treatment plants, including the Seine Aval plant, which is the largest in Europe, carrying out comprehensive treatment of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus using a variety of processes and technologies. The SIAAP also owns and operates a 440 km-long sewerage network. Finally, it monitors the quality of the Seine and the Marne within its operational area across several physico-chemical and biological parameters. The Innovation Direction is responsible for the scientific program of the SIAAP and for industrial innovation. Its mission is to support and guide the development of infrastructure, as well as operational and maintenance practices within the plants. It contributes to the company’s scientific and technical influence by disseminating its research and studies and by sharing the knowledge acquired through its InnEAUvation scientific program. The PhD will be carried out within the host laboratory, the Centre d’Enseignement de Recherche et d’Innovation Énergie Environnement (CERI EE) at IMT Nord Europe.