Project (ref. LIFE/14ENV/ES/000150) is co-funded by the European Commission’s LIFE Programme 2014 under the LIFE ACTION GRANTS Environment sub-programme.
The project is being carried out in cooperation among FACSA, IMPROMA, AINIA, ESAMOUR and CEBAS-CSIC. IPROMA is responsible for the screening and selection of priority substances and micro-contaminants present in sludge and manure to be studied throughout the project. In addition, IPROMA will also work on the characterization of these compunds, pathogenic microorganisms and physicochemical parameters during the experimental vaidation of the technology.
Project Description
The objective of the project is based on validating a new concept of a sustainable, self-sufficient WWTP through a joint management system for sludge and agri-livestock waste with a high nutrient content.
The tecnology to be applied consists of two-stage anaerobic co-digestion at different temperatures (termophilic and mesophilic), combined with ozone oxidation and hydrodynamic cavitation. A pre-industrial-scale plant will be installed at the Totana (Murcia) WWTP where sludge produced in small and medium-sized WWTPs, as well as manure from local farms, will be centrally managed.
This approach will enable a technology that maximizes biogas production while reducing sludge generation. The result digestate will be used as a high-quality boifertilizer —fully compliant with the new European Directive on the application of sludge in agriculture— for crops in the Murci region. Web: LIFE STORE