Objective Technical scenario: Olive production is a significant economic sector in southern Member States, especially in Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal. However, the extraction process involved in olive oil production generates non−biodegradable phytotoxic waste, and is therefore a significant source of pollution. Despite the introduction in the 90s of improved separation systems such as 2-phase centrifugation system, that reduce both water use and the quantities of liquid residues produced, the problems of waste toxicity, high energy consumption and the disposal of final residues remain . Olive oil production gives a final waste consisting in a solid and very humid by-product called ‘‘alperujo’’ (AL) or “Olive wet cake”. The problem of AL disposal has not been fully resolved and research into new technological procedures that permit its profitable use is needed. In addition, these wastes also contain valuable resources such as phenolic compounds, (approximately 53% in olive oil mill waste waters), characterised by different biological activity properties which could be of interest in industry (i.e. their strong antioxidant activity). Current extraction of these compounds is not available from olive oil waste water, since technology is not fully developed and optimised to get large scale prototyping such as Pilot plant stage. Proposed solution: We propose a method focused on both treatment of olive waste waters with by anaerobic digestion transforming biomass into biogas, basically Methane, and extraction from liquid fraction of valuable products, such as polyphenols. Synergy between these technologies will allow overcome technical barriers such as polyphenol inactivation of the digestion process, making more efficient the process and letting a higher purity of the waste water product. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processeswastewater treatment processesengineering and technologyenvironmental biotechnologybioremediationbioreactorsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollutionnatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryaliphatic compoundsagricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomass Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2 - Research for SME associations Call for proposal FP7-SME-2007-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME-AG - Research for SME associations/groupings Coordinator INSPIRALIA SOCIEDAD LIMITADA EU contribution € 108 060,00 Address CALLE MANUEL TOVAR 49 28034 Madrid Spain See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alfredo Sanchez (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ASSOCIAZIONE PRODUTTORI D OLIO DI OLIVA ACLITERRA Italy EU contribution € 301 003,00 Address VIA SALVATORE DE RENZI 22 83100 AVELLINO See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Guiseppe Pacifico (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TRATAMIENTO INTEGRAL DE ALPECHINES BAENA Participation ended Spain EU contribution € 13 440,00 Address CARDENAL HERRANZ CASADO 9 14850 BAENA CORDOBA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Antonio Lara (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UGN- UMWELTTECHNIK GMBH Germany EU contribution € 284 998,00 Address GEWERBEPARK KEPLERSTRASSE 20 07549 GERA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Herbert Zoelsmann (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LACHIFARMA SRL LABORATORIO CHIMICOFARMACEUTICO SALENTINO Italy EU contribution € 282 216,00 Address STRADA STATALE 16 ZONA INDUSTRIALE 16 73010 ZOLLINO See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Gabriele Onorato (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PRODEVAL SAS France EU contribution € 307 800,00 Address 11 RUE OLIVIER DE SERRES PARC DU 45 EMME PARALLELE ECOPARC ROVALTAIN 26300 CHATEAUNEUF SUR ISERE See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Gaelle Bouvier (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Germany EU contribution € 13 640,00 Address HANSASTRASSE 27C 80686 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Schulte Crhistoph (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FUNDACION CARTIF Spain EU contribution € 7 520,00 Address PQ TECNOLOGICO BOECILLO 205 47151 Boecillo See on map Region Centro (ES) Castilla y León Valladolid Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Gregorio Antolin (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ENOSY AGROTIKON SYN SMON PEZON - (UNION OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES OF PEZA PEZA UNION) Greece EU contribution € 288 760,00 Address Kalloni Pediados 70100 IRAKLEIO, CRETE See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact George Charalampakis (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ASOCIACION ESPAÑOLA DE EXTRACTORES DE ACEITE DE ORUJO Spain EU contribution € 188 678,00 Address Conde de Cifuentes 4 -1planta- 41004 Sevilla See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jesus Fernando Muñoz Hoyo (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO CASTILLA Y LEON SL Spain EU contribution € 268 544,00 Address PARQUE TECNOLOGICO, PARCELA 205 47151 BOECILLO See on map Region Centro (ES) Castilla y León Valladolid Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Francisco Campos Berlanga (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data