BIOAOPBDIES
Intimate coupling of biological advanced oxidation processes for environmental de-pollution and biodiesel production
| Coordinatore | UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS
Organization address
address: CALLE TULIPAN S/N contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Spain [ES] |
| Totale costo | 167˙065 € |
| EC contributo | 167˙065 € |
| Programma | FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) |
| Code Call | FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IEF |
| Funding Scheme | MC-IEF |
| Anno di inizio | 2012 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2012-02-01 - 2014-01-31 |
Partecipanti
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UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS
Organization address
address: CALLE TULIPAN S/N contact info |
ES (MOSTOLES (MADRID)) | coordinator | 167˙065.60 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'This project aims on the development of novel environmental friendly technologies with two main objectives: a) the removal of recalcitrant pollutants and b) the concomitant production of biodiesel. The goals will be achieved by the coupling of “biological” and “advanced oxidation processes” in order to enhance the removal of stable environmental pollutants and the utilization of the biomass developed for biodiesel production. Many of the technologies applied for the removal of environmental pollutants are not effective either due to the fact that they are not environmental friendly or due to their inefficacy on the removal of recalcitrant pollutants such as pharmaceutical and personal care products. Here, advanced oxidation processes coupled with biological systems (ABOP) will be applied. This is an environmental friendly technology and highly effective on the decomposition of poorly biodegradable substances. A multi-methodology study will be carried out to explore mechanistic aspects of the procedure involving enzymatic activity, the use of mixed and pure cultures, identification of intermediate oxidation agents and by-products, the effect of mediators etc. In order to fully exploit the “green” potential of this methodology the biomass developed during the degradation of environmental pollutants, which is considered a cheap and reliable source, will be used for biodiesel production. A detail study using suspended growth and attached growth reactors will be performed in order to extract the appropriate conditions to enhance both pollutants degradation and biodiesel production. Both main objectives will be applied in a pilot scale wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). Finally, both main objectives of this project (environmental protection and biofuels production) are essential characteristics of the EU FP7 framework and can easily find industrial application in WWTP. The results are expected to give further insights in both fields, which are novel and yet unexplored.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Researchers are working on bioreactor systems that can remove recalcitrant pollutants from water, converting it into biomass for biodiesel production.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are common environmental pollutants that are particularly difficult to clean from wastewater. There is a need for more advanced remediation systems that can clean PPCPs from urban waste streams.
The EU-funded BIOAOPBDIES project aimed to build biological reactor systems that could remove PPCPs from waste water, as well as use these waste products as a precursor for biodiesel production. This project relied heavily on chemical processes coupled with biological organisms.
Researchers investigated two biological systems to degrade PPCPs: a microbial ecosystem from a wastewater treatment plant, and a commercially available combination of fungi. They also tested two different types of bioreactor to optimise the elimination of PPCPs.
Another aspect of the project looked at whether the degraded PPCPs could be useful for biodiesel production. Researchers optimised the production of methyl ester (a key precursor of biodiesel) from leftover microbial cultures, leftover fungal biomass and wastewater treatment plant sludge.
By the end of the project, BIOAOPBDIES proposed a novel system that could eliminate PPCPs and provide materials for biodiesel production. This system holds promise for reducing environmental pollution and fossil fuel reliance.