The consortium, which seeks to develop and validate a ceramic membrane bioreactor (MBR) for the reuse of wastewater in urban and industrial settings, visits the REMEB MBR at the Aledo wastewater treatment plant in Murcia.
The initiative, led by FACSA and in which IPROMA also participates, is subsidized by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program.
Murcia 13/11/2017 The project partners REMEB, Within their program of semi-annual meetings, they have met again this time in Murcia, headquarters of the partner ESAMUR (Entity for Sanitation and Purification of the Region of Murcia) and province where the sustainable ceramic membrane bioreactor REMEB has been implemented.
In addition to the usual project follow-up meetings, the partners, led by the company FACSA, took advantage of their trip to visit the REMEB MBR that has been installed in the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) from the town of Aledo in Murcia, Spain.
He REMEB project Its main objective is the development and validation of an advanced wastewater treatment system—a sustainable and competitive ceramic membrane bioreactor—for implementation in both municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants. In its first phase, it aims to recover water for agricultural irrigation. Its differentiating value lies in the fact that the membranes are made from agro-industrial waste.
To achieve these objectives, the Aledo WWTP represents an ideal space for the project, since the main economic activity of this town is agriculture and it is located in an area with water scarcity, so the need for reuse is more than justified.
It is worth noting that Murcia, among the provinces hardest hit by drought in Spain, is one of the leading regions in water reuse in Europe. Currently, it recycles 991% of its water.
For its part, ESAMUR, the sanitation entity responsible for the Aledo WWTP, supports and promotes innovative initiatives in the water sector, especially those that provide solutions to the problem of drought by applying principles of the circular economy.
The international project, which has been running for over two years and will conclude in August 2018, is currently in its validation phase. The REMEB MBR is now installed in Aledo, where tests are being conducted to ensure optimal system performance.
The initiative, co-financed by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program, under grant agreement no. 641998, comprises 11 international partners: the project leader FACSA, the Institute of Ceramic Technology ITC-UJI, the French engineering company IMECA PROCESS, the Cypriot consultancy ATLANTIS, the Norwegian engineering firm BIOWATER, the Council of Chambers of Commerce of the Valencian Community, the Castellón-based environmental research and projects laboratory IPROMA, the Italian ceramic center CENTRO CERAMICO, the Turkish ceramic research center SAM, the Antonio Nariño University of Colombia, and the Wastewater Treatment and Purification Entity of the Region of Murcia, ESAMUR.
More information about the project: www.remeb-h2020.com
