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SUSTAINABLE WATER TREATMENT FOR EUROPEAN INDUSTRY - ACHIEVING REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Objective

Industry activities such as manufacturing, mining or construction have to deal with the management of their stormwater and industrial process wastewaters, with high contents of suspended and dissolved pollutants that need to be treated before discharge. Disposal of residual wastewaters from an industrial plant is a difficult and costly problem. However, today's technology is either not effective at treating larger volumes of water, too complex or too costly. As a result, companies struggle to comply with regulations affordably, effectively and safely. This situation can force companies and projects to shut down or relocate to areas with less strict environmental protection regulations in order to avoid fines.

The management of industrial stormwater is also one of the biggest environmental problems today, impacting water quality all over Europe, human's health and ecosystems. Additionally, industries face pressure on scarce water resources. Reuse of water can help reduce pressure and protect European water resources as well as reduce charges for water disposal. However, the reuse of wastewater requires more advanced water treatment technology, which is currently limited and expensive.

CleanHydro combines 2 effective bio chemical treatments for the removal of a wide array of particulate and disolved pollutants: chitosan and BioMedia. Chitosan has widely proven its success as waste water treatment in USA, however we have improved this technology to make it more efficient and introduce it into the European Market. BioMedia is a new treatment made of a blend of natural components. It is carbon-negative and eco-friendly, cost-efficient and has proven to be highly efficient.

CleanHydro is the solution that will allow companies comply with the strict European environmental protection regulations affordably and effectively, and even improve their current industrial processes by managing water in a more sound and sustainable way and at a lower cost.

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SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

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Call for proposal

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(opens in new window) H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017

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Coordinator

SWEDISH HYDRO SOLUTIONS AB
Net EU contribution

Net EU financial contribution. The sum of money that the participant receives, deducted by the EU contribution to its linked third party. It considers the distribution of the EU financial contribution between direct beneficiaries of the project and other types of participants, like third-party participants.

€ 50 000,00
Address
GRASKARRSVAGEN 10A
441 60 Alingsas
Sweden

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Södra Sverige Västsverige Västra Götalands län
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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Total cost

The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.

€ 71 429,00
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