PURIFYING WASTEWATER IN SMALL COMMUNITIES iMETland is an eco-friendly device which purifies urban wastewater from small communities at zero-energy operation cost, creating a virtuous circle safeguarding local environment and connecting water, energy, ICT and land resources. The project maximises the innovation potential of the following technical features, to be tested and validated at four different geographical locations: Mediterranean (Spain), North-Europe (Denmark), South-America (Argentina) and North-America (Mexico): Biofilters outperformance: the combination of electroactive bacteria with electroconductive material leads to 10-fold higher depuration rates than classical techniques; Wastewater disinfestation: wastewater will be converted in pathogen-free water, suitable for irrigation; Zero-Energy operation cost: iMETland units are designed to work under grid-free conditions; ICT remote control: the conversion of sewage treatment into electric current can be used as an output signal to control the process through users’ ICT; Landscape beautification: iMETland units are well integrated with the surrounding environment. The iMETland project: Electric bacteria can purify water - fast
Taxonomy
- Treatment
- Wastewater Treatment
- Research
- Environment
- Energy