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Development of A Novel Submerged Anaerobic Electrochemical Membrane Bioreactor (e-SAnMBR) for bilge water treatment

Descripción del proyecto

Mejorar la sostenibilidad financiera y ambiental de los buques de transporte

Los buques comerciales de transporte grandes tienen amplios espacios de maquinaria en los que se utilizan grandes volúmenes de combustibles, lubricantes y otros productos químicos aceitosos. Durante su funcionamiento o mantenimiento, parte de ellos puede filtrarse de las tuberías o las máquinas. Estas sustancias aceitosas, junto con el agua salada y cualquier otra cosa resultante de la limpieza de la sala de máquinas, incluidos los productos químicos de limpieza, el óxido, las filtraciones de aguas residuales, el hollín, el polvo y las bacterias, forman agua de sentinas. Estas aguas residuales deben tratarse antes de verterse al mar y se necesitan formas mejores para hacerlo. El proyecto financiado con fondos europeos ElectroSAnMBR está desarrollando un método biológico de tratamiento del agua de sentina que protegerá el medio ambiente y reducirá los costes de tratamiento.

Objetivo

Bilge water is the main pollutant of shipboard wastewater; it can be briefly defined as saline, oily and greasy wastewater with a high COD (> 3-15 g COD L-1). The discharge of oil residue to marine environments is prohibited according to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations (MARPOL 73/78) and the European directive 2000/59/EC. However, due to the fact that the major part of the oil in bilge water is emulsified, the physical methods may fail to satisfy the targeted treatment levels and contribute significantly to operational cost. Few studies are so far available for the use of biological methods for real bilge water treatment.
Electro-SAnMBR” project will develop an innovative technology consisting of an electrolysis cell (EC) inside a Submerged Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (SAnMBR) for the treatment of real bilge water. The electrochemical system will be consisted by a pair of electrodes (anode and cathode, without an ion exchange membrane) inside a SAnMBR. This e-SAnMBR system will be developed and optimized at a laboratory scale at Environmental Engineering Laboratory (EEL) Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), then it will be operated at pilot scale at Ecofuel Cyprus Ltd and the microbial profile in bioreactors will be examined at Environmental Bioprocessing laboratory (EBL) at CUT. The electrodes will be constructed at the Nano/Micro Mechanics of Materials Lab (NMML) at CUT
The research will be mainly implemented by Dr Gatidou and will involve novel aspects from many disciplines such as molecular microbiology, material science, environmental biotechnology, chemical engineering and environmental analysis and will also involve testing of bioreactors at industrial pilot scale level (Ecofuel Ltd). In addition, potential success of the project could lead to immediate application of the research findings by the company (Ecofuel Ltd) but also to future commercialization of the results

Régimen de financiación

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

Coordinador

TECHNOLOGIKO PANEPISTIMIO KYPROU
Aportación neta de la UEn
€ 157 941,12
Dirección
ARCHBISHOP KYPRIANOS 31 SAVINGS COOPERATIVE BANK BUILDING 3RD FLOOR
3036 Lemesos
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Región
Κύπρος Κύπρος Κύπρος
Tipo de actividad
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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Coste total
€ 157 941,12