PURIFYING WASTEWATER IN SMALL COMMUNITIES  iMETland is an eco-friendly device which purifies urban wastewater from small communities at zer...

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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  

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  1. we have small solar ozonaters costing US $ 100 which can purify river water after filtration through  double cotton cloth to give pure drinking water @ 50 liters/hour without electricity-bigger models are also avaible

  2. Dear Belen,

    This is the type of technology we would like to for use in minor settlements or villages in our country Kenya and to a large extent in the whole of Africa.

    May be you could let us know how we can collaborate to in a way of taking the technology to second in terms of research or use.

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