Objective The AdOPBio project aims to develop a decolouring and recycling treatment of the wastewaters in the textile finishing industry, based on two alternative methods: Advance Oxidation Processes (UV-activated photolysis of hydrogen peroxide and thermal activate d oxidation process) for the decolouration of the spent bath, combined with a bioflotation process for the destruction of the residual organic load. The combination of these wastewater treatments is expected to achieve a complete decolourisation of the pro cess waters for every type of wet process (finishing, bleaching, dyeing, etc.). The project will also develop and implement a process-control software based on artificial neural network and systems dynamics. Research centres in collaboration with textil e finishing companies and suppliers of dyeing machines and wastewater treatment equipment will develop a prototype that will be tested and validated by the end-user companies (textile finishing companies) in order to accumulate experiences and improve the capability of the plant to match a wide range of industrial needs. The project includes all the steps in developing a wastewater treatment unit such as: * modelling and laboratory investigations of AOP and bioflotation processes * design and manufactu re of AOP and bioflotation reactors * design and manufacture of a dyeing machine, interfaced with both AOP reactors * implementation of an ANN-based process control software * interfacing the dyeing machine with the bioflotation treatment plant * test s of the plant in and industrial validation of the decolouring and recycling process Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecyclingnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwareengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processeswastewater treatment processesnatural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryelectrolysisengineering and technologymaterials engineeringtextiles Keywords ANN-based process control software Bioflotation UV-activated photolysis Programme(s) FP6-INNOVATION - Research and innovation in the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) 2002-2006 Topic(s) INNOVATION-5 - Stepping up economic and technological intelligence Call for proposal FP6-2003-INNOV-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme Cooperative - SMEs-Co-operative research contracts Coordinator HELIOS ITALQUARZT SRL EU contribution No data Address 11 A Via Platone MILAN Italy See on map Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ROBERT BLONDEL SA France EU contribution No data Address Grande Rue 15-42 DARNETAL See on map Total cost No data DAMA ENGINEERING D.O.O. Slovenia EU contribution No data Address V. Cesnjico LJUBLIJANA See on map Total cost No data TOVARNA SUKANCEC IN TRAKOV D D Slovenia EU contribution No data Address Meljska cesta 74 MARIBOR See on map Total cost No data STAZIONE SPERIMENTALE PER LA SETA Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Giuseppe Colombo, 83 MILANO See on map Total cost No data ECOLOGIA APPLICATA SRL Italy EU contribution No data Address Via N A Popora 9 MILAN See on map Total cost No data UNIVERZA V MARIBORU, FACULTETA ZA STROJNISTVO Slovenia EU contribution No data Address Smetanova ulica 17 MARIBOR See on map Total cost No data OBEM SPA Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Brignana, 21 BIELLA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data