Kota Padang, June 15 -- Zulkarnaini, a researcher and lecturer in the Environmental Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Andalas University (Unand), West Sumatra, has successfully developed wastewater treatment research using a technological approach called anammox.

"The research focuses on anaerobic ammonium oxidation technology, also known as anammox," Zulkarnaini said in Padang on Monday.

After successfully presenting his research in the Netherlands at the IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery Conference 2026 at Delft University of Technology, Zulkarnaini is determined to continue developing his research in Indonesia, especially at Unand.

He explained that anammox technology is a biological process that utilizes specialized bact...