Background of the project

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1 Background of the project Closed-loop process compared to conventional treatment: SoA Closed loop process 8

2 Project approach Technological concept: Development of a prototype of a wastewater treatment system - based on the sequential combination of six main technologies Energy Hydrogen Processing STM wastewater Pulsed Electric Field Electrooxidation Electrocoagulation Desalination Pure water Electrowinning Metal-free sludge Metals 9

3 Current status at demonstration site Pre-treatment: Pulsed electric field technology (PEF) Post-treatment: Multi Stage Humidification- Dehumidification technology (MHD) 12

4 Current status at demonstration site Electrooxidation and electrocoagulation 13

5 Current status at demonstration site Gas upgrading and fuel cell system 14

6 Consortium partners RTD SME LE 15

7 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.v. Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB was founded in 1953, since 1962 within the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Located in Stuttgart since 1969, 1976 called Fraunhofer IGB 322 employees with 19.5 million operational budget for 2014 Business areas: Medicine, pharmacy, chemistry, environment and energy Fraunhofer s role in ECOWAMA project: Fraunhofer IGB coordinates the project and is responsible for the project management activities Fraunhofer IGB is responsible for the RTD work package Electrooxidation Fraunhofer is involved in work package Wastewater characterisation, Electrocoagulation Electrowinning and System integration, LCA and D&E activities 16

8 LEITAT TECHNOLOGICAL CENTER LEITAT is the trademark of Acondicionamiento Tarrasense, a Spanish non-profit private Research Center constituted in 1906 comprising of around 245 employees carrying out applied Research. MISSION: create and transfer economic, social and sustainable value to businesses and organizations, through research and technology processes. LEITAT develops R&D activities in the areas of materials sciences, environment, surface treatments, biotechnologies & renewable energies. Leitat s role in ECOWAMA project: New electrocoagulation process for wastewater treatment and simultaneous hydrogen recovery is investigated, developed, set up and tested. Leadership in Life cycle assessment & Environmental Technology Verification WP. LEITAT provides technical support and reviews collected data during trial phase. And, as with all partners, it will play active role in exploitation and dissemination activities. 17

9 ARMINES - MINES ParisTech 18 Joint Research Units (JRU) Activity in 2013 : 28 M JRU involved in ECOWAMA project: PROCESSES MATERIALS Processes, renewable energy and energy systems Ex.: Fuel Cells Ex.: Aerogels Armines s role in ECOWMA project: Valorisation of the H 2 produced by the process to provide electricity to the process with a fuel cell (FC). Impact of different pollutants on the FC performance. 18

10 E.R.S. - Steuerungstechnik - GmbH & Co. KG Specialist in electrical implementation of fully automated systems. Partner for planning of electrical systems in national and international projects. Customers: suppliers to the automotive industry, home appliances, machinery manufacturers & small handiwork companies. Around our 60 employee Working on electrical cabinets, electrical installation, project management, hardware design, software development and commissioning; all-in-one solutions, as well as individual components ERS s role in ECOWAMA project: ERS is working on the system integration mainly on the overall control system and the automation of the ECOWAMA prototype unit. Involvement in development & set up of Electrocoagulation and metal recovery system. As with all partners, ERS play an active role in exploitation and dissemination activities as well as in the definition. 19

11 HyGear BV Established in 2002 Offices, Laboratory and Workshop in Arnhem, The Netherlands Green Technology company: Unique competence in smallscale chemical process systems Primary focus on hydrogen generation On-site gas processing HyGear s role in ECOWMA project: Gas recovery and upgrading Integration of fuel cell 20

12 HIDROQUIMIA Environmental engineering company located in Terrassa (near Barcelona) Design and construction of industrial waste water treatment facilities Capable of making complete studies in order to choice the best wastewater treatment for the client Hidroquimia s role in ECOWMA project: Responsible of the preparation of the Industrial Safety and Functionality guide Leading the pilot plant test working of the WP7 Provide input to the LCA and system reliability and economics performance studies. 21

13 Knowledge Innovation Market S.L. KIM takes part in: projects financed by the regional and national government projects co-funded by the European Commission private R&D and environmental projects funded by industrial partners public R&D projects funded by public companies In common: Valorization and Commercialization of new technologies KIM s role in ECOWAMA project: KIM is responsible for Exploitation and Dissemination: IPR management Dissemination of project results Exploitation of project results 22

14 EUT Eilenburger Elektrolyse und Umwelttechnik GmbH Founded in 1992 by members of the R&D and design department of the former Eilenburger Chemiewerke ECW Research, technology development and design of electrolysis equipment Fabrication and assembly of complete electrolysis plants EUT s role in ECOWAMA project: Technology development electrowinning labscale pilot scale Pilot unit design for electrooxidation, electrocoagulation and electrowinning cell System integration, assembling and startup of ECOWAMA prototype unit 23

15 AQON Water Solutions GmbH AQON was founded in 2004 in Bensheim near Frankfurt/Main, Germany 8 Employees, 3 sales agencies Water treatment: High Tension Electric Field Systems UV light and ozone systems Rotating and membrane filtration systems Flotation systems Participation in several national and EU-funded R&D projects AQON s role in ECOWAMA project: AQON is responsible for the pre-treatment (removal of oils and fats) AQON s research focus is on establishing the pulsed electric field technology 24

16 TMW French Company specialized in water and heat technologies 18 employees Inspired by the natural cycle of water, TMW, has developed an innovative and robust evapoconcentration process (MHD) fully made of plastic and working under atmospheric pressure. TMW s role in ECOWAMA project: By evaporating the wastewater, the MHD process will produce pure water reusable in the production process as well as concentrated wastewater for an efficient electrowinning of dissolved metals. 25

17 SAXONIA Galvanik GmbH Located in Halsbrücke (Freiberg) Plating on plastic for mostly automotive industry (less household and electronics) approximately 450 employees Saxonia s role in ECOWAMA project: Demonstration site Pilot plant testing 26