Project description
‘Electric’ bacteria eliminate waste and generate electricity
Modern industrial processes have caused widespread pollution of soil and water across the globe that can seriously affect ecosystems and human health. Efforts to decontaminate or remediate these sites are costly, complex and energy-consuming. Bioremediation, which uses microbes like bacteria and fungi to break down toxic pollutants into harmless substances, is less expensive and more sustainable than other remediation alternatives. The GREENER initiative is developing a low-cost hybrid solution that integrates bioremediation with microbial fuel cell technology. These electrically active microbes will not only clean up but also produce electricity.
Fields of science
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencespublic health
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologybacteriology
- natural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistrybioelectrochemistry
- engineering and technologyenvironmental biotechnologybioremediation
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfuel cells
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Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
09001 Burgos
Spain
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Participants (22)
Legal entity established in a non-associated third country that is not eligible for funding under Article 10 of the Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013 laying down the rules for participation and dissemination in Horizon 2020.
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212013 Zhen Jiang
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80799 Munchen
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
R93 V960 Carlow
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
Legal entity established in a non-associated third country that is not eligible for funding under Article 10 of the Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013 laying down the rules for participation and dissemination in Horizon 2020.
Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project
Qingdao
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28013 Madrid
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
47441 Moers
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Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.
3018 Wijgmaal
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Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.
28031 Madrid
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06000 Nice
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
1000 Ljubljana
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R93V960 Carlow
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Legal entity established in a non-associated third country that is not eligible for funding under Article 10 of the Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013 laying down the rules for participation and dissemination in Horizon 2020.
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Jinan
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7000 Mons
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613 00 Brno Sever
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08225 Terrassa
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Legal entity established in a non-associated third country that is not eligible for funding under Article 10 of the Regulation (EU) No 1290/2013 laying down the rules for participation and dissemination in Horizon 2020.
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Nanjing
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28049 Madrid
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BA2 7AY Bath
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CV1 2TT Coventry
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
09124 Cagliari
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GU2 7XH Guildford
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28108 Alcobendas
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