COLLABORATIONS

Decision support system for treatment plant pre-design

Born out of the Novedar Consolider project (with the participation of 11 universities) and coordinated by the University of Girona, the decision support system (DSS) for WWTP pre-design is being developed by Aqualogy as part of an industrial doctorate, to establish different alternatives in a simple manner, bearing in mind different economic, environmental and social factors.

UAB Enterprise - Idea Generation Programme

Programme created to foster the entrepreneurial spirit and the culture of innovation and to help model the ideas of researchers and doctorate students in all scientific fields at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) campus.
The current programme focusses on topics in the environmental and energy sustainability sector.

SIAM (integrated system consisting of a methanogenic anaerobic reactor and a membrane bioreactor)

Carried out in conjunction with the University of Santiago de Compostela, SIAM is in the development phase for the elimination of organic material and nitrogen in urban or industrial wastewater by using an integrated system of bioreactors that generate less sludge and reduce energy consumption. This system will provide a final effluent free of suspended solids, with a low total concentration of nitrogen and organic material.

Continuous thermal hydrolysis (CTH)

Developed in conjunction with the University of Valladolid, CTH technology is based on thermal sludge treatment prior to anaerobic digestion, to increase biogas production and minimise digested sludge. The process uses the excess residual heat from cogeneration as an energy resource.

SEMPAC (hybrid biological treatment systems)

In conjunction with the University of Santiago de Compostela, SEMPAC is a technology under development, based on an aerobic membrane bioreactor with suspended biomass and activated carbon dosing. This technology achieves a higher degree of emerging pollutant elimination than conventional systems.

ICE PIGGING

In conjunction with the University of Bristol, ice pigging is a solution developed that involves the injection of ice into pipelines for the maintenance, disinfection and cleaning of tanks, pipes and networks with water quality problems, such as dissolved solids, sedimentation and turbidity, sludge and sand, biofilm, Legionella, taste and smell.