- The initiative aims to transform the wastewater treatment plant process into biorefineries capable of converting waste into resources and generating added value.
FACSA has actively participated in the Innovation Day that the AINIA technology center has recently organized.
During the session, which addressed funding and support programs for business R&D&I, Rubén García Tirado, R&D&I technician at FACSA, presented the progress of the Bioedaria project.
This initiative aims to transform the sludge treatment processes that occur in Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) into biorefineries capable of generating value-added products, turning waste into resources.
Currently, the Bioedaria project is studying how, through the combined application of different biotechnological processes, such as two-phase anaerobic digestion, microalgae cultivation and the bioaccumulation of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) and biophosphates (Poly-P), it is possible to transform waste into new products such as biogas, bioplastics or biofertilizers.
The project, which began in March 2019 and will continue until the end of the current year, has been financed by the Valencia Innovation Agency (AVI) -reference INNCAD00/19/061- and also has the collaboration of the AINIA Technology Centre, which is in charge of laboratory scale experimentation and providing its technical advice during the project.
