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4KET4Reuse

KET for treated wastewater reuse in water scarcity SUDOE regions

Axis 1: Research and innovation
OBJECTIVE 1B2 :
Developing dissemination of applied research related to essential facilitating technologies
STATE: Terminado
CODE: SOE1/P1/E0253
TOTAL ELIGIBLE COST (€)
1.300.125,98
AID FEDER (€)
975.094,49
Carlos Alberto AragĂ³n Cruz

PROJECT MANAGER

SECTORS: Recursos hĂ­dricos (tecnologĂ­as para la gestiĂ³n eficaz, desarrollo potencial de economĂ­as,sistemas de distribuciĂ³n inteligente, control de calidad, sistemas de riego o suministro, etc.)
ANNOUNCEMENT: Primera
DURATION:
1 September, 2016
31 August, 2019
RESULTS: 0000-00-00
PRIMARY BENEFICIARY:
FundaciĂ³n Centro de las Nuevas TecnologĂ­as del Agua (ES)
OTHER BENEFICIARIES:

2. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement. Département Environnement et Ressources. HydroSciences Montpellier - Unité Mixte de Recherche 5569 FR
3. Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Faculdade de CiĂªncia e Tecnologia. Departamento de CiĂªncias e Engenharia do Ambiente PT
4. Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientĂ­ficas. Instituto de Recursos Naturales y AgrobiologĂ­a de Sevilla. Departamento de Agroquimica, MicrobiologĂ­a Ambiental y ConservaciĂ³n de Suelo ES
5. AssociaĂ§Ă£o Parque de CiĂªncia e Tecnologia Almada/SetĂºbal - Madan Parque PT
6. Nanoelectra SL ES

One of the most pressing problems in south-west European countries is the scarcity of water resources owing to a lack of precipitation and to pollution. In the new Circular Economy paradigm the reuse of wastewater is a real and viable alternative although it does require guarantees. The challenge currently involves the limited capacity of conventional systems to eliminate emerging pollutants. This project plans to develop and validate four regeneration systems based on essential facilitation technologies that now offer promising results in the elimination of this kind of pollutants. Moreover, the project aims to place the regions taking part (Andalusia, Languedoc-Roussillion, and Lisbon) at the forefront of innovation in the reusing of water.

4KET4Reuse aimed at developing and validating four regeneration systems based on KET technologies for the effective elimination of emerging pollutants in effluents from treatment plants. Emerging pollutants are previously unknown or unrecognized pollutants as such. Among them can be mentioned drugs, hormones, personal care and hygiene products... All of them are harmful to human health.

Among its results, we can mention:

  • The definition of a common methodology for the development and validation of KETs in each of the participating laboratories / entities. These KETs can be transferred to any space in the Sudoe area. An analysis of the most common emerging pollutants in the Sudoe space was performed.
  • The development of four pilots on a laboratory scale: bioelectrogenic systems and filtration systems in modified clays in Spain, photocatalytic systems in France and electrokinetic cells in Portugal. All of them have been validated in a real environment and two processes are in the patent process.