iMETland
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iMETland A new generation of Microbial Electrochemical Wetland for effective de...
iMETland A new generation of Microbial Electrochemical Wetland for effective decentralized wastewater treatment
iMETland project aims to construct and validate a full-scale application of a eco-friendly device to treat urban wastewater from small communities at zero-energy operation cost. Our concept comes from the integration of Microbial...
iMETland project aims to construct and validate a full-scale application of a eco-friendly device to treat urban wastewater from small communities at zero-energy operation cost. Our concept comes from the integration of Microbial Electrochemical Technologies (MET) with the biofilters used in constructed wetlands. iMETland outperforms classical biofilters from constructed wetlands by using electroactive bacteria in combination with a innovative electroconductive material to achive depuration rates that are 10-fold higher than classical techniques. On top of that, the low biomass yield generated under electrogenic conditions avoids any bed colmatation. Wastewater will be also converted into pathogen-free water suitable for irrigation by using an electro-oxidative methodology. Furthermore, the unique conversion of sewage treatment into electric current by electricity-producing bacteria makes such a process an internal reporter of the biological depuration process. So thus, it can be used as output signal to control the process and can easily inform the operator through ICT tools, converting the depuration in an interactive process between device and a smart-phone in end-user´s hands.
iMETland try to fill the gap that was sharply identified by the programme topic: WATER-1-2014/2015: Bridging the gap: from innovative water solutions to market replication. Our solution has already passed both research and pilot scale and is ready to try a full-scale demonstration to accelerate the market uptake. The multidisciplinary nature of iMETland makes it to fit well with the water and wastewater treatment priority of the EIP-water. Moreover, the coordinator of iMETland consortium is also the Technical Manager of a recent ACTION GROUP at EIP-WATER called MEET-ME4WATER, Meeting Microbial Electrochemistry for Water. This AG focuses on overcoming the barriers to scaling up and demonstrate microbial electrochemical technologies (METs) and bring them faster to the market.
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Duración del proyecto: 43 meses
Fecha Inicio: 2015-05-11
Fecha Fin: 2018-12-31
Fecha Fin: 2018-12-31
Línea de financiación: concedida
El organismo H2020 notifico la concesión del proyecto el día 2018-12-31
Línea de financiación objetivo
El proyecto se financió a través de la siguiente ayuda:
WATER-1a-2014:
First application and market replication
Cerrada
hace 10 años
Presupuesto
El presupuesto total del proyecto asciende a
3M€
Líder del proyecto
FUNDACION IMDEA AGUA
Otra investigación y desarrollo experimental en ciencias naturales y técnicas asociacion
Perfil tecnológico
TRL
4-5
50K
Perfil tecnológico
TRL
4-5
50K
295.32K€ |
Participante
331.88K€ |
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