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Demi Water Pilot (Site I), NL
Site I of the demi water pilot finished operations in February. The IEX brine from Evides was treated by a technology train of NF (TRL 9), MFPFR (TRL 7->8) and MED (TRL7->8). Re-gaining of high purity MgOH2, CaSO4, NaCl and water has been demonstrated at a brine feed level of 1 m3/hr. The demonstration has been concluded and the analysis and reporting of the results are in progress. For more info see our Work Package 2 reports >>
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Demi Water Pilot (Site II), NL
Site II started up in August 2020, treating RO-brines from Evides. Here a technology train has been installed including NF (TRL 9), RO (TRL 9), Nyex (TRL 8->9), EFC (TRL 6->8) and a waste-heat fed MED (TRL 7->8). Site II operations are ongoing and compliant with current COVID-19 measures.
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Policy brief
ZERO BRINE has released a first version of its core policy brief – subsequent policy briefs will be published on the Industrial Emissions Directive, and water with a focus on Zero-Pollution strategy and Circular Economy Action plan – so stay tuned!
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Publications
Visit the latest conference proceedings, peer-reviewed articles, and other ZERO BRINE publications on CORDIS.
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Your match awaits…
Is your company a brine producer, mineral user or technology provider?
Register to the Online Brine Platform and join the 2300+ companies seeking circular business opportunities! Watch our video below to learn how you can register.
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Industrial Symbiosis Trainings
ISPT organised two online trainings for industrial cluster authorities and companies to teach the concepts of circular economy and how the Online Brine Platform can enable circular business opportunities.
View presentations >>
Watch our training video for Industrial Cluster Authorities >>
Watch our training video for Companies >>
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Brine Excellence Centres
The 5 BECs (NL, ES, PL, IT, GR) host analytical/measuring instruments, bench-scale technologies, and industrial pilot scale technologies for brine owners to test technically and economically feasible brine solutions. Learn more>>
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In April, ZERO BRINE was selected as a finalist for the IWA Project Innovation Awards for the category Market-changing Water Technology and Infrastructure. The winner will be announced during the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition in Copenhagen in May 2021. |
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Project Buzz
In the past year, ZERO BRINE has been featured in over seventy press articles – both print and digital – in seven languages including English, Dutch, French, Turkish, Polish, Korean, and Spanish. All articles available online >> |
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Water Europe’s Latest Position Paper
- A holistic management of wastewater treatment plants must be considered for water and energy savings, particularly through the exploitation of the Value in Water.
- Specific measures are needed to address contaminants of emerging concern and antimicrobial resistance.
- Digitisation needs to be encouraged to a much higher extent.
- A better legal framework should be incorporated for better storm and small agglomeration water management.
- A water-friendly legislation needs to be built by and for European citizens.
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Several ZERO BRINE partners are involved in a new project WATER-MINING, focusing on mining water & resources from desalination brines, urban & industrial wastewater streams. The project started in September. |
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A second spin-off project SEA4VALUE focuses on developing and upscaling technologies to sustainably mine raw materials from brines. The project started in June. |
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A third spin-off project, SEArcularMINE, will prototype an innovative integrated process aimed at recovering energy and critical raw materials from waste brines in Mediterranean basin saltworks. The project started in June. |
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A fourth spin-off project, BRINE-MINING, focuses on the improvement of the saline wastewater management performance of coal mining activities by recovering useful and marketable materials as water and salts. The project started in September. |
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ABOUT ZERO BRINE
The ZERO BRINE project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N° 730390.