bIo-mimetic and phyto-techNologies DesIgned for low-cost purficAtion and recycling of water

Project description

Cleaning wastewater through osmosis

Used in nature for a long time – by plants, trees and human cells – forward osmosis is today considered a promising technology for wastewater treatment. It involves the transport of water molecules across a semi-permeable membrane. The EU-funded INDIA-H20 project will develop and demonstrate novel batch-reverse osmosis technology for high-recovery, low-cost water treatment. For rural domestic water treatment, the new system will remove salinity and emerging pollutants like agricultural chemicals. For industrial wastewater in textile, desalination and dairy, the project will develop a cost-effective hybrid technology for recycling with minimum liquid discharge. The project will test its technologies in India’s arid state of Gujarat where surface water resources are scarce. Policy briefs on economic models and governance agreements will be disseminated.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › hydrology
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › waste management › waste treatment processes › recycling
• engineering and technology › chemical engineering › separation technologies › desalination › reverse osmosis
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › water treatment processes › drinking water treatment processes
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › water treatment processes › wastewater treatment processes

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3.5. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials
• H2020-EU.3.5.4. - Enabling the transition towards a green economy and society through eco-innovation
• H2020-EU.3.5.2.2. - Developing integrated approaches to address water-related challenges and the transition to sustainable management and use of water resources and services

Topic(s)

• SC5-12-2018 - EU-India water co-operation

Call for proposal

H2020-SC5-2018-1
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Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinator

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Address

Edgbaston
B15 2TT Birmingham
United Kingdom

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 657 859,50

Participants (15)

PANDIT DEENDAYAL PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY

India

EU contribution

€ 0

Address

Raisan Gandhinagar
382007 Gandhinagar

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS, MEDIOAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS-CIEMAT

Spain

EU contribution

€ 204 892,50

Address

Avenida Complutense 40
28040 Madrid

Activity type

Research Organisations

AQUAPORIN AS

Denmark

EU contribution

€ 360 250

Address

Nymollevej 78
2800 Kobenhavn

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

STICHTING IHE DELFT INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 315 538,75

Address

Westvest 7
2611 AX Delft

Activity type

Research Organisations

ACONDICIONAMIENTO TARRASENSE ASSOCIACION

Spain

EU contribution

€ 431 725

Address

Carrer De La Innovacio 2
08225 Terrassa

Activity type

Research Organisations

GOVIND BALLABH PANT KRISHI EVAM PRODYOGIK VISHWAVIDYALYA

India

EU contribution

€ 0

Address

Dist Udham Singh Nagar Uttarakhand
263145 Pantnagar

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

MODUS RESEARCH AND INNOVATION LIMITED

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 210 837,25

Address

7-11 Melville Street
EH3 7PE Edinburgh

Activity type

Research Organisations

BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV

Israel

EU contribution

€ 215 256,25

Address

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84105 Beer Sheva

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

DAVEY PRODUCTS

India

EU contribution

€ 0

Address

C440 North Phase Ambattur Industrial State
600053 Chennai

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Advanced Center for Water Resources Development & Management

Participation ended

India

EU contribution

€ 0

Address

Suvidya Bunglow, Plot No. 27, Lane No. 3, Kshipra Arvenagar
411052 Pune

Activity type

Research Organisations

JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY

India

EU contribution

€ 0

Address

Raja S C Mallick Road Jadavpur 188
700032 Kolkata

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

ENVIROCHEM SERVICES (OPC) PVT LTD

Participation ended

India

EU contribution

€ 0

Address

C-130 Siddhivinayak Towers O F Sg Highway Makarba
380051 Ahmedabad

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

FUNDACION CENTRO TECNOLOGICO DE INVESTIGACION MULTISECTORIAL

Spain

EU contribution

€ 114 500

Address

Parque Empresarial Alvedro, Calle H Numero 20
15180 Culleredo

Activity type

Other

ASTON UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 40 488,75

Address

Aston Triangle
B4 7ET Birmingham

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

India

EU contribution

€ 0

Address

Anusandhan Bhawan, Rafi Marg 2
110001 New Dehli

Activity type

Research Organisations