Projektbeschreibung
Abwasser behandeln, wann und wo es nötig ist
Die Behandlung städtischen Abwassers ist für die Volksgesundheit und den Umweltschutz unerlässlich. Eine dezentralisierte Wasser- und Abwasserbehandlung ist eine flexible und nachhaltige Alternative zu großen Kläranlagen. Sie kann dazu beitragen, Wassermangel und Umweltgefährdungen zu bekämpfen. Bei diesem Vorgang werden Wasser- und Abwasserbehandlungsanlagen auf der Seite der Wasserversorgung, des Wasserbedarfs oder auf beiden Seiten installiert. Das EU-finanzierte Projekt SARASWATI 2.0 wird die erschwinglichsten und besten verfügbaren Technologien ausloten. Als Fortsetzung des vorherigen Projekts SARASWATI (benannt nach der hinduistischen Gottheit der Weisheit, Musik, Kunst und Wissenschaft und dem Namen des verlorenen heiligen Flusses Indiens) werden Pilotversuche in Indien durchgeführt werden, einem Land, das unter einem Mangel angemessener Abwasserbehandlungsanlagen leidet.
Ziel
The aim of SARASWATI 2.0 is to identify best available and affordable technologies for decentralized wastewater treatment with scope of resource/energy recovery and reuse in urban and rural areas. Further, it addresses the challenge of real time monitoring and automation. The previous SARASWATI project has shown that a number of decentralized wastewater treatment plants in India do not perform properly and that there are few plants that would meet the more stringent standards as those proposed by the Indian Government in 2015. Thus, in many cases not even CATNAP (the cheapest available technology narrowly avoiding prosecution) has been applied, leading to high pollution levels. The SARASWATI project therefore proposed to adopt the principle of BAT (best available technologies) in a more flexible way, adapting the definition of BAT to the local context, based on complementing the treatment efficiency with the costs of the treatment technology and affordability, and local context in the location of application. This will allow to identify BATs with more stringent standards if required and suitable for the location. Thereby, ten pilot technologies in 7 Indian States demonstrating enhanced removal of organic pollution (BOD, TSS), nutrients (particularly Nitrogen), organic micro-pollutants and pathogens have been proposed (WP1). Further, all pilots allow for resource recovery contributing to the principles of a circular economy and will undergo a comprehensive performance assessment (WP2) complemented by an extended sustainability assessment informed by recent ISO standards (WP4). This will allow identification of BATs for the Indian context. In addition, suitable automation and control strategies will be tested and recommended, taking into account the presence of operators and their level of knowledge and expertise (WP3). Finally, WP5 is dedicated to dissemination and exploitation of results. The consortium is comprised of a well-balanced EU-Indian team of 17 partners.
Wissenschaftliches Gebiet
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processeswastewater treatment processes
- social sciencessociologyindustrial relationsautomation
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
Schlüsselbegriffe
Programm/Programme
- H2020-EU.3.5. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials Main Programme
- 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
Thema/Themen
Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung
Andere Projekte für diesen Aufruf anzeigenUnterauftrag
H2020-SC5-2018-1
Finanzierungsplan
RIA - Research and Innovation actionKoordinator
1180 Wien
Österreich