Renewable Energies for Water Treatment and REuse in Mining Industries

Informazioni relative al progetto

REMIND

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 823948

DOI

10.3030/823948

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 4 Ottobre 2018

Data di avvio 1 Novembre 2018

Data di completamento 30 Aprile 2024

Finanziato da

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Costo totale

€ 1 329 400,00

Contributo UE

€ 1 329 400,00

Coordinato da

UNIVERSITA DELLA CALABRIA
Italy

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Risultati finali

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

Pubblicazioni

Peer reviewed articles (16)

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

Autori: 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.
Pubblicato in: Toxics, Numero 12(2), 162, 2024, ISSN 2305-6304
Editore: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/toxics12020162

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

Autori: Mestanza-Ramón C., Paz-Mena S., Lopez-Paredes C., Jimenez-Gutierrez M., Herrera-Morales G., D’Orio G., Straface S.
Pubblicato in: Land, Numero Volume 10, Numero 11, 2021, ISSN 2073-445X
Editore: 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

Autori: 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.
Pubblicato in: Resources, Numero 13, 53, 2024, ISSN 2079-9276
Editore: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/resources13040053

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

Autori: Aquino, M.; Santoro, S.; Politano, A.; D’Andrea, G.; Siciliano, A.; Straface, S.; La Russa, M.F.; Curcio, E.
Pubblicato in: Membranes, Numero 2024, 14, 87, 2024, ISSN 2077-0375
Editore: Molecular Diversity Preservation International
DOI: 10.3390/membranes14040087

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

Autori: Mestanza-Ramon C., D’Orio G., Straface S.
Pubblicato in: Green World Journal, 2021, ISSN 2737-6109
Editore: Green World Journal
DOI: 10.53313/gwj42028

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

Autori: Sergio Santoro, Paola Timpano, Ahmet Halil Avci, Pietro Argurio, Francesco Chidichimo, Michele De Biase, Salvatore Straface, Efrem Curcio
Pubblicato in: Desalination, Numero Volume 520, 2021, ISSN 0011-9164
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2021.115378

Membrane technology for a sustainable copper mining industry: The Chileanparadigm

Autori: Santoro S., Estay H., Avci A., Pugliese L., Ruby-Figueroa R., Garcia A., Aquino M., Nasirov S., Straface S., Curcio E.
Pubblicato in: Cleaner Engineering and Technology, Numero Volume 2, 2021, ISSN 2666-7908
Editore: 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

Autori: Carlos Mestanza‑Ramón · Samantha Jiménez‑Oyola · Alex Vinicio Gavilanes Montoya · Danny Daniel Castillo Vizuete · Giovanni D’Orio · Juan Cedeño‑Laje · Salvatore Straface
Pubblicato in: Environ Geochem Health, 2023, Pagina/e 15, ISSN 0269-4042
Editore: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-023-01597-6

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

Autori: Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Enrico Suozzi, Carlos Silva, Marina De Maio and Mariachiara Zanetti
Pubblicato in: Sustainability, Numero Volume 13, 2021, ISSN 2071-1050
Editore: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/su13031297

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

Autori: Barbara Ruffino, Giuseppe Campo, Dafne Crutchik, Arturo Reyes and Mariachiara Zanetti
Pubblicato in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Numero Volume 19, 2022, Pagina/e 21, ISSN 1660-4601
Editore: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192114406

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

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

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

Autori: 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.
Pubblicato in: Toxics, Numero 12, 323, 2024, ISSN 2305-6304
Editore: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/toxics12050323

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

Autori: Mestanza-Ramon C., Cuenca-Cumbicus J., D’Orio G., Flores-Toala J., Segovia-Caceres S., Bonilla- Bonilla A. and Straface S.
Pubblicato in: Land, Numero Volume 2, Numero 11, 2022, ISSN 2073-445X
Editore: MDPI Journals
DOI: 10.3390/land11020221

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

Autori: 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.
Pubblicato in: Sustainability, Numero Volume 14, Numero11, 2022, ISSN 2673-4079
Editore: MDPI journals
DOI: 10.3390/su14116854

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

Autori: Santoro, Sergio; Occhiuzzi, Jessica; Aquino, Marco; Politano, Antonio; Straface, Salvatore; D'Andrea, Giuseppe; Carrillo, Cristobal; Mallada, Reyes; Garcia, Andreina; Estay, Humberto
Pubblicato in: Separation and Purification Technology, 2024, ISSN 1383-5866
Editore: 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

Autori: Carlos Mestanza-Ramón, Samantha Jiménez-Oyola, Alex Vinicio Gavilanes Montoya, Danny Daniel Castillo Vizuete, Giovanni D'Orio, Juan Cedeño-Laje, Doménica Urdánigo, Salvatore Straface.
Pubblicato in: Chemosphere, Numero Volume 344, 2023, ISSN 0045-6535
Editore: 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

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