Annemerel Mol

Annemerel Mol is an Assistant Professor at Wageningen University & Research, specializing in Biological Recovery & Re-use Technology. Her research focuses on biological desulfurization processes, sulfur recovery technologies, and bioreactor engineering. Key projects include optimizing sulfur crystal growth in biogas treatment systems and modeling anaerobic sulfide removal mechanisms. She advises PhD candidates in areas like sulfur-selenium interactions, manganese removal in water treatment, and high-rate hydrogen sulfide production. Her work integrates environmental chemistry, microbial ecology, and process engineering to advance circular economy solutions for industrial waste streams.

Education Background:

• PhD in Bioprocess Engineering (Wageningen University & Research)
• MSc in Environmental Technology (Wageningen University)

Research Interests:

• Biological desulfurization of industrial gases
• Polysulfide formation and transformation
• Bioreactor design for sulfur recovery
• Microbial sulfide shuttling mechanisms
• Wastewater treatment innovation

Advising & Grants:

• Supervises 5 ongoing PhD projects
• Recipient of grants for projects on sulfur-selenium crystallization and iron recovery from sludge

Labs/Teams: Leads the Biological Desulfurization and Resource Recovery Lab, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to develop scalable bioprocesses for industrial applications.