Metal waste prevention

Objective

for the European countries, the new PARCOM limits require for many industries an optimised waste water management. The decrease of the concentration limits for several pollutants needs a change in waste water treatment technology. Many companies foresee problems when they keep on cleaning their waste water with the conventional environmental technologies. For environmental regulation, the focus has shifted away from emission reduction through "end of pipe" treatment towards integrated approaches. This project is aimed at the development of on-line integrated processes (Supported Liquid Membranes (SLM) and Modified Electrodialysis (MED) combined with the use of 3-dimensional cathode cells) for the prevention of metal waste from industrial effluents to reach the zero discharge. This means no The implementation of fully controlled (lab-on-chip) SLM and MED units in the plants of three different end-users is the final objective of this project.

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-1. - Key Action Innovative Products, Processes and Organisation

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

KATHOLIEKE HOGESCHOOL SINT-LIEVEN

Address

1,Gebroeders Desmetstraat 1
9000 Gent
Belgium

Participants (7)

FOUNDATION FOR TECHNICAL AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AT THE NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Norway

Address

1,Forskningsveien 1
0314 Oslo

KERANOR AS

Norway

Address

1,Brobekkveien 104 A
0582 Oslo

MEP APPLICATION BVBA

Belgium

Address

Nijverheidsstraat 2
9070 Destelbergen

SIEMENS AG

Germany

Address

Siemensdamm, 50
13629 Berlin

SIKEL N.V.

Belgium

Address

Kanaaloever 3
3600 Genk

UMICORE SA

Belgium

Address

7,Kasteelstraat 7
2250 Olen

University of Manchester/UMIST

United Kingdom

Address

Sackville Street,bainbridge House
M60 1QD Manchester