BIOELECTROMET

Bioelectrochemical systems for metal recovery

Coordinatore	STICHTING WETSUS CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY    more  Organization address address: AGORA 1 city: LEEUWARDEN postcode: 8900 CC contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Martijn Cognome: Bijmans Email: send email Telefono: 31615054181
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Netherlands [NL]
Totale costo	4˙205˙506 €
EC contributo	3˙301˙743 €
Programma	FP7-ENVIRONMENT Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change)
Code Call	FP7-ENV-2011-ECO-INNOVATION-TwoStage
Funding Scheme	CP
Anno di inizio	2012
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2012-04-01   -   2016-03-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	STICHTING WETSUS CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY  Organization address address: AGORA 1 city: LEEUWARDEN postcode: 8900 CC contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Martijn Cognome: Bijmans Email: send email Telefono: 31615054181	NL (LEEUWARDEN)	coordinator	1˙019˙620.00
2	MAGNETO SPECIAL ANODES BV  Organization address address: Calandstraat 109 city: SCHIEDAM postcode: 3125BA contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Petra Cognome: De Vries Email: send email Telefono: 31102620788	NL (SCHIEDAM)	participant	735˙802.00
3	MAST CARBON INTERNATIONAL LTD  Organization address address: JAYS CLOSE VIABLES city: Basingstoke postcode: RG22 4BA contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Stefan Cognome: Batchelor Email: send email Telefono: 441296000000 Fax: 441296000000	UK (Basingstoke)	participant	431˙132.00
4	LINNEUNIVERSITETET  Organization address address: LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY city: VAXJO postcode: 35195 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Kjarstin Cognome: Hagman Bostrom Email: send email Telefono: 46480447348	SE (VAXJO)	participant	416˙461.00
5	TTY-SAATIO  Organization address address: Korkeakoulunkatu 10 city: TAMPERE postcode: 33720 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Jorg Cognome: Langwaldt Email: send email Telefono: +3540 8490821	FI (TAMPERE)	participant	346˙536.00
6	UNIVERSITAT JAUME I DE CASTELLON  Organization address address: AVENIDA VICENT SOS BAYNAT S/N city: CASTELLON DE LA PLANA postcode: 12006 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Ismael Cognome: Rodrigo Martínez Email: send email Telefono: +34964 387480 Fax: 34964387625	ES (CASTELLON DE LA PLANA)	participant	238˙320.00
7	LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY  Organization address address: 5 AVENUE DES HAUTS FOURNEAUX city: ESCH SUR ALZETTE postcode: 4362 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Vincent Cognome: Dappozze Email: send email Telefono: +352 425991 4345	LU (ESCH SUR ALZETTE)	participant	113˙872.00
8	CENTRE DE RECHERCHE PUBLIC HENRI TUDOR  Organization address address: Avenue J.F. Kennedy 29 city: LUXEMBOURG postcode: 1855 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Vincent Cognome: Dappozze Email: send email Telefono: +352 425991 4345	LU (LUXEMBOURG)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Global primary metal resources are rapidly dwindling and the mining and metallurgical industries are increasingly turning to lower grade minerals for metal extraction, typically increasing costs. Innovative environmental metal extraction techniques are required to increase mining sustainability, increase revenues and lower its impact on the environment. In this project, bioelectrochemical technology is proposed as an entirely new method for metal processing with the aim to produce marketable metal-containing (intermediate) products with low environmental impact compared to state-of-the art technologies. In bioelectrochemical technology, microorganisms catalyse the reaction occurring on one or both electrodes of an electrolytic cell. Such cells are called Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) when power is produced and Microbial Electrolysis Cells (MECs) when power is required to drive the desired reaction. Recently, it has been shown that Cu2 is reduced to metallic copper on the cathode of a MFC coupled to the biological oxidation of organic matter and with resulting electricity generation. The proof-of-principle MFC almost completely recovered the Cu2 in its metallic form (decrease in concentration from 1 g/L to < 1 mg/L) and produced a maximum power density of 0.8 W/m2. Bioelectrochemical technology can be used for the base metals copper, nickel, iron, zinc, cobalt and lead, which are mined, processed and used in large quantities. These metals are ubiquitous in process- and waste streams from the mining and metallurgical industry and therefore application of bioelectrochemistry for these metals has a high impact. Compared to traditional techniques, the use of Bioelectrochemical technology allows high recovery efficiencies, increased metal selectivity and reduced use of energy with in some cases (e.g. copper reduction) electricity production.'