P-REX
Sustainable sewage sludge management fostering phosphorus recovery and energy efficiency
| Coordinatore | KOMPENTENTZZENTRUM WASSER BERLIN GEMEINNUTZIGE GMBH
Organization address
address: Cicerostrasse 24 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Germany [DE] |
| Totale costo | 4˙359˙683 € |
| EC contributo | 2˙888˙560 € |
| Programma | FP7-ENVIRONMENT
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change) |
| Code Call | FP7-ENV-2012-two-stage |
| Funding Scheme | CP |
| Anno di inizio | 2012 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2012-09-01 - 2015-08-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
KOMPENTENTZZENTRUM WASSER BERLIN GEMEINNUTZIGE GMBH
Organization address
address: Cicerostrasse 24 contact info |
DE (Berlin) | coordinator | 502˙045.00 |
| 2 |
FACHHOCHSCHULE NORDWESTSCHWEIZ
Organization address
address: BAHNHOFSTRASSE 6 contact info |
CH (WINDISCH) | participant | 561˙250.00 |
| 3 |
BSH UMWELTSERVICE AG
Organization address
address: ALLMENDSTRASSE 6 contact info |
CH (SURSEE) | participant | 388˙600.00 |
| 4 |
VEREIN ZUR FORDERUNG AGRAR- UND STADTOKOLOGISCHER PROJEKTE (ASP) EV INSTITUT FUR AGRAR-UND STADTOKOLOGISCHE PROJEKTE AN DER HUMBOLDT
Organization address
address: PHILIPPSTRASSE 13 contact info |
DE (BERLIN) | participant | 358˙015.00 |
| 5 |
VEOLIA EAU - COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES EAUX SOCIETE EN COMMANDITE PAR ACTIONS
Organization address
address: RUE D ANJOU 52 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 192˙000.00 |
| 6 |
LIMCO INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Organization address
address: BLARERSTRASSE 56 contact info |
DE (KONSTANZ) | participant | 176˙778.00 |
| 7 |
BUNDESANSTALT FUER MATERIALFORSCHUNG UND -PRUEFUNG
Organization address
address: Unter den Eichen 87 contact info |
DE (BERLIN) | participant | 159˙280.00 |
| 8 |
ASIO spol. s r.o.
Organization address
address: JIRIKOVICE 83 contact info |
CZ (JIRIKOVICE) | participant | 112˙850.00 |
| 9 |
SOLINTEL M&P SL
Organization address
address: Avenida de Jerez 33 contact info |
ES (Nuevo Baztan) | participant | 107˙200.00 |
| 10 |
PROMAN MANAGEMENT GMBH
Organization address
address: WEINGARTENSTRASSE 92 contact info |
AT (AUERSTHAL) | participant | 87˙231.00 |
| 11 |
INGENIEURBURO FUR GIESSEREITECHNIK GMBH
Organization address
address: PAUL LANGHEINRICH STRASSE 14A contact info |
DE (LEIPZIG) | participant | 72˙400.00 |
| 12 |
PFI PLANUNGSGEMEINSCHAFT GBR - REINER BOLL RICHARD ROHLFING JOHANNES MULLER SCHAPER
Organization address
address: KARL-IMHOFF-WEG 4 contact info |
DE (HANNOVER) | participant | 55˙200.00 |
| 13 |
P.C.S. POLLUTION CONTROL SERVICE GMBH
Organization address
address: MERKURRING 46 contact info |
DE (HAMBURG) | participant | 52˙000.00 |
| 14 |
AGRO PLUS HANDELSUNTERNEHMEN EU
Organization address
address: PARKSTRASSE 15 contact info |
AT (HALBTURN) | participant | 49˙635.00 |
| 15 |
Outotec (Finland) Oy
Organization address
address: Rauhalanpuisto 9 contact info |
FI (Espoo) | participant | 14˙076.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Phosphorus is one essential element of life, which can neither be produced synthetically nor substituted by any other substance. Its importance as plant nutrient is emphasized by the huge amount of 975 000 tons of phosphorus annually imported into Europe to sustain good harvests. While phosphorus is a limited fossil element, its extensive recovery from “secondary deposits” is of paramount importance and follows the principles of the European Roadmap for Resource Recovery. Municipal wastewater represents a relevant phosphorus reserve and has the potential to cover about 20% of the demand. Technology concepts have been developed in recent European projects to tap into this local resource. While the traditional application of sewage sludge in agriculture is increasingly refused by stakeholders, this path has to be further secured to protect the environment and human health. In addition, technological alternatives to recycle phosphorus are available and need yet to be deployed on to the market. The P-REX project builds on the outputs of previous European research projects and will perform the first holistic full-scale evaluation of technical phosphorus recovery techniques using municipal sludge or ashes in comparison with phosphorus recycling by land application of sewage sludge. The technical, operational and economic data as well as a comprehensive ecotoxicological and plant-availability assessments will provide the basis of comprehensive life cycle and life cost assessments of phosphorus recovery processes. Complementing a market analysis, a guidance document for policy makers and end users will show the best phosphorus recovery options depending on regional conditions and illustrated by selected case studies. The results of the project will be extensively disseminated in international workshops and regional events in order to facilitate local implementations. P-REX will provide an essential milestone for our future development into a recycling society.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Companies and Scientists are developing ways of recovering phosphorus from municipal wastewater for use in agriculture.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Phosphorus is an essential element for life; it cannot be produced artificially nor can it be substituted by any other substance. Its importance to plants and successful harvests is reflected in the enormous quantities of phosphorus that are imported into Europe each year. However, phosphorus resources are limited so its recovery from secondary deposits is of major importance and complies with the European Roadmap for Resource Recovery.
Municipal wastewater represents a significant source of phosphorus and has the potential to account for around 20 % of demand. Recent European projects have been developed to access this domestic secondary resource. As the traditional application of sewage sludge in agriculture faces concerns over pollutants, sustainable alternatives should be promoted to protect the environment and human health.
The 'Sustainable sewage sludge management fostering phosphorus recovery and energy efficiency' (http://www.p-rex.eu (P-REX)) project will evaluate technologies for phosphorus recovery and recycling on a large scale. The resulting operational and economic data as well as eco-toxicological and plant availability assessment will provide the basis for life-cycle assessment and costing of recovery processes.
In addition, strategies for wide-scale phosphorus recovery and market penetration will be developed. The intention is to increase European phosphorus recycling from municipal wastewater up to 80 %. A market analysis and guidance document will show policymakers and end users the best suitable recovery options with regard to local conditions.
The P-REX eMarket is linked to the website of the European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (http://www.phosphorusplatform.eu (ESPP)). The eMarket will act as a non commercial online marketplace for recovered nutrients (both raw material and final product) and officially approved fertiliser.
Project partners have also developed a http://vimeo.com/78539404 (short animated film) for raising public awareness of the issue. In addition, they will investigate market potential and conduct a barrier survey, including the legislative framework in selected countries and the EU.
P-REX will fill important knowledge gaps and demonstrate different options for a more sustainable use of phosphorus in the future. This will help to ensure the food security of not just Europe, but the entire world and its growing population, and represents a significant step towards a recycling society.