Scale-up of low-carbon footprint material recovery techniques in existing wastewater treatment plants (SMART-Plant)

Project Details

Description

SMART-Plant will scale-up in real environment eco-innovative and energy-efficient solutions to renovate existing wastewater treatment plants and close the circular value chain by applying low-carbon techniques to recover materials that are otherwise lost. 7+2 pilot systems will be optimized fore > 2 years in real environment in 5 municipal water treatment plants, inclunding also 2 post-processing facilities. The systems will be authomatisedwith the aim of optimizing wastewater treatment, resource recovery, energy-efficiency and reduction of greenhouse emissions. A comprehensive SMART portfolio comprising biopolymers, cellulose, fertilizersand intermediates will be recoveredand processed up to the final commercializable end-products. The integration of resource recovery assets to system-wide asset management programs will be evaluated in each site following the resource recovery paradigm for the wastewater treatment plant of the future, enabled through SMART-Plant solutions. The project will prove the feasibility of circular management of urban wastewater and environmental sustainability of the systems, to be demonstrated through Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Costing approaches to prove the global benefit of the scaled-up water solutions. Dynamic modeling and superstructure framework for decision support will be developed and validated to identify the optimum SMART-Plant system integration options for recovered resources and technologies.Global market deployment will be achieved as right fit solution for water utilities and relevant industrial stakeholders, considering the strategic implications of the resource recovery paradigm in case of both public and private water management. New public-private partnership models will be explored connecting the water sector to the chemical industry and its downstream segments such asthe contruction and agricultural sector, thus generating new opportunities for funding, as well as potential public-private competition.
AcronymSMART - Plant
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date1/06/1631/05/20

Collaborative partners

  • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
  • IBET, Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (Project partner)
  • Università degli Studi di Verona (University of Verona) (Coordinator) (lead)
  • Aigües de Manresa, S. A. (Project partner)
  • Brunel University London (Project partner)
  • Cranfield University (Project partner)
  • Fundació Universitària Balmes. Universitat de Vic (Project partner)
  • National Technical University of Athens (Project partner)
  • Salsnes Filter, AS (Project partner)
  • La Sapienza University of Rome (Project partner)
  • Berlin Centre of Competence for Water (Project partner)
  • Biotrend- Inovacao e Engenharia em Biotecnologia SA (Project partner)
  • Sociedad Castellana de Mantenimiento y explotación SA (SOCAMEX) (Project partner)
  • BYK Additives ltd (Project partner)
  • Pozzato Pierpaolo (SCAE) (Project partner)
  • Agrobics LTD (AGRB) (Project partner)
  • Athens Water Supply and Sewerage Company SA (Project partner)
  • Alto Trevigiano Servizi SRL (Project partner)
  • Mekorot Water Company Ltd (Project partner)
  • BWA BV (Project partner)
  • Execon Partners (Project partner)
  • Severn Trent Water ltd (Project partner)
  • Aktor Technical AE (Project partner)
  • Vannplastic ltd (ECODEK) (Project partner)
  • Wellness Smart Cities SLU (Project partner)

Funding

  • European Commission (EC): €9,731,310.00

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