Ecolodo
Challenge
Take advantage of and revalue the sludge generated in the wastewater treatment process to produce a highly efficient adsorbent material that can be used as a base element in the deodorization system in the WWTP.
Solution
Development of an adsorbent material, called ECOLODO, from sewage sludge through a self-sustaining pyrolysis process.
The process is complemented with an activation by iron nanoparticles, which improves the removal of sulfur compounds and other odoriferous compounds.
Main Data
Development of a novel adsorbent material and ecological deodorization system
- Project duration: 01/01/2016-31/03/2018
- Funding: Project financed by the Center for Industrial Technological Development (CDTI) of the Ministry of Industry, Economics and competitiveness and co-financed by the European Union (ERDF Funds) through the Intelligent growth Operational Program (2014-2020).
- Budget: 417.432 €
- Participating entities: Sacyr Agua and the Institute of Water and Environmental Sciences of the University of Alicante.
Project's strengths:
- Circular economy
- Highly efficient deodorization
- Ecodesign
- Nanomaterialss