Renewable Energies for Water Treatment and REuse in Mining Industries

Información del proyecto

REMIND

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 823948

DOI

10.3030/823948

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 4 Octubre 2018

Fecha de inicio 1 Noviembre 2018

Fecha de finalización 30 Abril 2024

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Coste total

€ 1 329 400,00

Aportación de la UE

€ 1 329 400,00

Coordinado por

UNIVERSITA DELLA CALABRIA
Italy

CORDIS proporciona enlaces a los documentos públicos y las publicaciones de los proyectos de los programas marco HORIZONTE.

Los enlaces a los documentos y las publicaciones de los proyectos del Séptimo Programa Marco, así como los enlaces a algunos tipos de resultados específicos, como conjuntos de datos y «software», se obtienen dinámicamente de OpenAIRE .

Resultado final

Documents, reports (13)

Web-GIS to produce risk maps, scenario, analysis, report to aquifer management (WP3)

Web-GIS to produce risk maps, scenario, analysis, report to aquifer management

Techno-economic analysis of membrane processes for mining wastewater valorization

Membrane-based wastewater treatment processes for the recovery of valuable metals and minerals from mining waste streams.

3.3 Environmental Audit in Antofagasta mining district

Analysis of main mines in Antofagasta mining district and related environmentaldata collection

Short course on surface water treatment and in situ remediation technologies
Project website and communication infrastructure
Conceptual model of the site

Conceptual model of the site WP5

Final report on the collected data set

Final report on the collected data set and Web-GIS to produce pollution maps of surface and subsurface water

Research training and knowledge exchange of visits with hosting partner's case based project on design of the industrial layout to reuse the process water in the mining activities

Research training and knowledge exchange of visits with hosting partner’s case based project on design of the industrial layout to reuse the process water in the mining activities

Web-GIS to produce hydrodynamic and hydrodispersive parameters of aquifers

Web-GIS of aquifers, and hydrodynamic/hydrodispersive parameters of porous media (WP5)

Report on the Wellbeing and Socio-economic impacts of mining activities
Public report dealing with the selection of the BARE technology for water treatment.

Public report dealing with the selection of the BARE technology for water treatment. This is based on techno-economic assessment applied to the case studies analyzed in the previous deliverable

Design modeling of renewable energy-driven technologies: Application to selected case studies. Public report describing performance models of different technologies, with emphasis on the main technical parameters and on the commercial products available

Design modeling of renewable energydriven technologies Application to selected case studies Public report describing performance models of different technologies with emphasis on the main technical parameters and on the commercial products available

Final report on the water treatment plant compliant with local design regulations and logistic/geographical constraints

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Web site and social media

Web site (featuring general public -oriented, non-technical overview of the project) and social media

Publicaciones

Peer reviewed articles (16)

Analysis of Mercury in Aquifers in Gold Mining Areas in the Ecuadorian Amazon and Its Associated Risk for Human Health

Autores: Passarelli, I.; Villacis Verdesoto, M.V.; Jiménez-Oyola, S.; Flores Huilcapi, A.G.; Mora-Silva, D.; Anfuso, G.; Esparza Parra, J.F.; Jimenez-Gutierrez, M.; Carrera Almendáriz, L.S.; Avalos Peñafiel, V.G.; et al.
Publicado en: Toxics, Edición 12(2), 162, 2024, ISSN 2305-6304
Editor: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/toxics12020162

History, Current Situation and Challenges of Gold Mining in Ecuador’sLitoral Region

Autores: Mestanza-Ramón C., Paz-Mena S., Lopez-Paredes C., Jimenez-Gutierrez M., Herrera-Morales G., D’Orio G., Straface S.
Publicado en: Land, Edición Volume 10, Edición 11, 2021, ISSN 2073-445X
Editor: MDPI Journals
DOI: 10.3390/land10111220

Risks to Human Health from the Consumption of Water from Aquifers in Gold Mining Areas in the Coastal Region of Ecuador

Autores: Passarelli, I.; Mora-Silva, D.; Arguello Guadalupe, C.; Carrillo Arteaga, T.; Ureta Valdez, R.; Orna Puente, L.M.; Tobar Ruiz, M.G.; Ati-Cutiupala, G.; Sanchez-Salazar, M.; Straface, S.; et al.
Publicado en: Resources, Edición 13, 53, 2024, ISSN 2079-9276
Editor: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/resources13040053

Environmentally Friendly Photothermal Membranes for Halite Recovery from Reverse Osmosis Brine via Solar-Driven Membrane Crystallization

Autores: Aquino, M.; Santoro, S.; Politano, A.; D’Andrea, G.; Siciliano, A.; Straface, S.; La Russa, M.F.; Curcio, E.
Publicado en: Membranes, Edición 2024, 14, 87, 2024, ISSN 2077-0375
Editor: Molecular Diversity Preservation International
DOI: 10.3390/membranes14040087

Gold mining in Ecuador: Innovative recommendations for the management and remediation of mercury-contaminated waters

Autores: Mestanza-Ramon C., D’Orio G., Straface S.
Publicado en: Green World Journal, 2021, ISSN 2737-6109
Editor: Green World Journal
DOI: 10.53313/gwj42028

An integrated membrane distillation, photocatalysis and polyelectrolyte-enhanced ultrafiltration process for arsenic remediation at point-of-use

Autores: Sergio Santoro, Paola Timpano, Ahmet Halil Avci, Pietro Argurio, Francesco Chidichimo, Michele De Biase, Salvatore Straface, Efrem Curcio
Publicado en: Desalination, Edición Volume 520, 2021, ISSN 0011-9164
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2021.115378

Membrane technology for a sustainable copper mining industry: The Chileanparadigm

Autores: Santoro S., Estay H., Avci A., Pugliese L., Ruby-Figueroa R., Garcia A., Aquino M., Nasirov S., Straface S., Curcio E.
Publicado en: Cleaner Engineering and Technology, Edición Volume 2, 2021, ISSN 2666-7908
Editor: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.clet.2021.100091

Assessment of Hg pollution in stream waters and human health risk in areas impacted by mining activities in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Autores: Carlos Mestanza‑Ramón · Samantha Jiménez‑Oyola · Alex Vinicio Gavilanes Montoya · Danny Daniel Castillo Vizuete · Giovanni D’Orio · Juan Cedeño‑Laje · Salvatore Straface
Publicado en: Environ Geochem Health, 2023, Página(s) 15, ISSN 0269-4042
Editor: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-023-01597-6

Role of Integrated Approaches in Water Resources Management: Antofagasta Region, Chile

Autores: Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Enrico Suozzi, Carlos Silva, Marina De Maio and Mariachiara Zanetti
Publicado en: Sustainability, Edición Volume 13, 2021, ISSN 2071-1050
Editor: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/su13031297

Drinking Water Supply in the Region of Antofagasta (Chile): A Challenge between Past, Present and Future

Autores: Barbara Ruffino, Giuseppe Campo, Dafne Crutchik, Arturo Reyes and Mariachiara Zanetti
Publicado en: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Edición Volume 19, 2022, Página(s) 21, ISSN 1660-4601
Editor: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192114406

History, Socioeconomic Problems and Environmental Impactsof Gold Mining in the Andean Region of Ecuador

Autores: Carlos Mestanza-Ramon, Robinson Ordonez-Alcivar, Carla Arguello-Guadalupe, Katherin Carrera-Silva, Giovanni D’Orio and Salvatore Straface
Publicado en: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Edición 19,1190, 2022, ISSN 1660-4601
Editor: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19031190

Risks to Human Health from Mercury in Gold Mining in the Coastal Region of Ecuador.

Autores: Mestanza-Ramón, C.; Jiménez-Oyola, S.; Cedeño-Laje, J.; Villamar Marazita, K.; Gavilanes Montoya, A.V.; Castillo Vizuete, D.D.; Mora-Silva, D.; Carrera Almendáriz, L.S.; Logroño-Naranjo, S.; Mazón-Fierro, G.; et al.
Publicado en: Toxics, Edición 12, 323, 2024, ISSN 2305-6304
Editor: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/toxics12050323

Gold Mining in the Amazon Region of Ecuador: History and a Reviewof Its Socio-Environmental Impacts

Autores: Mestanza-Ramon C., Cuenca-Cumbicus J., D’Orio G., Flores-Toala J., Segovia-Caceres S., Bonilla- Bonilla A. and Straface S.
Publicado en: Land, Edición Volume 2, Edición 11, 2022, ISSN 2073-445X
Editor: MDPI Journals
DOI: 10.3390/land11020221

Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM): Management and Socioenvironmental Impacts in the Northern Amazon of Ecuador

Autores: Mestanza-Ramon C., Mora-Silva D.; D’Orio G.; Tapia-Segarra E.; Domínguez Gaibor I.; Esparza Parra J.F.; Chávez Velásquezand C.R. Straface S.
Publicado en: Sustainability, Edición Volume 14, Edición11, 2022, ISSN 2673-4079
Editor: MDPI journals
DOI: 10.3390/su14116854

Green photocatalytic mixed matrix membranes for simultaneous arsenic photo-oxidationand water recovery via membrane distillation

Autores: Santoro, Sergio; Occhiuzzi, Jessica; Aquino, Marco; Politano, Antonio; Straface, Salvatore; D'Andrea, Giuseppe; Carrillo, Cristobal; Mallada, Reyes; Garcia, Andreina; Estay, Humberto
Publicado en: Separation and Purification Technology, 2024, ISSN 1383-5866
Editor: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.127042

Human health risk assessment due to mercury use in gold mining areas in the Ecuadorian Andean region

Autores: Carlos Mestanza-Ramón, Samantha Jiménez-Oyola, Alex Vinicio Gavilanes Montoya, Danny Daniel Castillo Vizuete, Giovanni D'Orio, Juan Cedeño-Laje, Doménica Urdánigo, Salvatore Straface.
Publicado en: Chemosphere, Edición Volume 344, 2023, ISSN 0045-6535
Editor: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140351

Book chapters (1)

Towards the Global Rise of Zero Liquid Discharge for Wastewater Management: The Mining Industry Case in Chile

Autores: Santoro S., Avci A.H., Aquino M., Pugliese L., Straface S., Curcio E.
Publicado en: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 2021, ISSN 1616-864X
Editor: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/698_2021_785