urban WAste and water Treatment Emission Reduction by utilizing CO2 for the PROduction Of Formate derived chemicals

Projektinformationen

WaterProof

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 101058578

DOI

10.3030/101058578

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 16 Mai 2022

Startdatum 1 Juni 2022

Enddatum 30 November 2026

Finanziert unter

• Digital, Industry and Space

Gesamtkosten

€ 9 219 914,00

EU-Beitrag

€ 9 219 914,00

Koordiniert durch

AVANTIUM CHEMICALS BV
Netherlands

Periodic Reporting for period 2 - WaterProof (urban WAste and water Treatment Emission Reduction by utilizing CO2 for the PROduction Of Formate derived chemicals)

Berichtszeitraum: 2023-12-01 bis 2025-05-31

Zusammenfassung vom Kontext und den Gesamtzielen des Projekts

The WaterProof project aims at developing an electrochemical process that converts CO2 emission captured from consumer waste incineration and wastewater treatment facilities into formic acid to be used in valuable green consumer products such as cleaning detergents and the tanning of fish leather apparel. Additional products of the electrochemical process are peroxides that can be applied to remove pharmaceuticals and pesticides from wastewater. Furthermore, formic acid is used for the generation of acidic deep eutectic solvents (ADES), that can be applied to recover precious metals from wastewater sludge and incineration ashes. As the electrochemical process uses renewable energy, it contributes to a clean water cycle with zero-emission.
WaterProof enables the closing of the waste(water) carbon loop and the shift from fossil to renewable carbon sources. It hereby supports the transition towards a climate-neutral Europe and an effective and truly circular economy.

Arbeit, die ab Beginn des Projekts bis zum Ende des durch den Bericht erfassten Berichtszeitraums geleistet wurde, und die wichtigsten bis dahin erzielten Ergebnisse

During the second reporting period, the WaterProof project concentrated on three key technical areas: the electrochemical conversion of CO2 to formic acid, the development of a gas diffusion electrode, and the optimization of the electrochemical salt-splitting process. Notable achievements include the successful lab-scale demonstration of high-efficiency formic acid production, the development of a stable electrocatalyst, and the refinement of the gas diffusion electrode for industrial-scale application. Additionally, we successfully replaced our engineering partner and received the finalized engineering design. A new partner has also joined the Consortium and will soon begin work on the construction of the demonstration unit.

Fortschritte, die über den aktuellen Stand der Technik hinausgehen und voraussichtliche potenzielle Auswirkungen (einschließlich der bis dato erzielten sozioökonomischen Auswirkungen und weiter gefassten gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen des Projekts)

Further research and development is needed to improve and scale the WaterProof technology. We have another 1/3 of the project to prove the principle and to reach the objectives.