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14.04.2021 08:18

Waste2Fresh - Fraunhofer IBMT collaborates in EC project for water saving solution for textile industry

Dipl.-Phys. Annette Maurer-von der Gathen Presse und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Fraunhofer-Institut für Biomedizinische Technik IBMT

    Waste2Fresh - Smart innovative system for recycling wastewater and creating closed loops in textile manufacturing industrial processes: The Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT, with it´s long-term expertise in nanotoxicity and nanosafety testing, contributes to a new EC project for water saving solutions for textile industry. This industry uses a vast amount of water for different steps in the textile dyeing process. It also produces a lot of wastewater, which contains a range of chemicals and dyes.

    Breakthrough innovations are needed in energy intensive industries to recycle water and create closed loops in industrial processes. 20% of global industrial water pollution comes from textile manufacturing. To reduce the high amount of freshwater used in textile industry, the EC-funded Waste2Fresh project will develop a closed-loop process for textile manufacturing factories in which wastewater is collected, recycled and used again. Novel and innovative catalytic degradation approaches with highly selective separation and extraction techniques will be developed, based on nanotechnology. According to the European Commission, such “closed loops“ would significantly reduce the use of fresh water and improve water availability in the relevant EU water catchment areas, as outlined in the Water Framework Directive.

    Closed loop recycling system for wastewater from textile manufacturers

    Waste2Fresh meets the above challenges and industry needs by developing and demonstrating (to TRL 7) a closed loop recycling system for wastewater from textile manufacturing factories; to counteract freshwater resource scarcities and water pollution challenges exacerbated by energy intensive industries which are major users of fresh water (for e.g., processing, washing, heating, cooling).

    The Waste2Fresh technology is developed to reduce current use of freshwater resources and considerably increases the recovery of water, energy and other resources (organics, salts and heavy metals). The result is a 30% increase in resource and water efficiency compared to the state-of-the-art. The system will ultimately lead to considerable environmental improvements and accordingly reduce the EC and global environmental footprint.

    Fraunhofer IBMT expertise in human-toxicity and -safety testing

    The Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT will be primarily responsible for performing nanotoxicity and nanosafety testing during the whole technology process (from development to demonstration), ensuring that the developed system and processes meet relevant safety regulations. The Fraunhofer IBMT collaborates with all consortium partners developing and using to develop approaches for ensuring that the developed nanomaterial-based components meet relevant health and safety standards during their use.

    For the hazard assessment of the developed nanomaterials, the Fraunhofer IBMT will perform a set of in vitro toxicity studies using commercially available human cell lines. The results of this toxicity studies will be the basis for the development of relevant safety procedures for handling and using the developed recycling technology.

    Project funding: H2020-EU.2.1.5.3. - Sustainable, resource-efficient and low-carbon technologies in energy-intensive process industries

    Duration: 12/2020- 11/2023

    Coordinator:
    KONYA TEKNIK UNIVERSITESI, Turkey

    Project partners:
    CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITED LBG, United Kingdom
    ERAK GIYIM SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI, Turkey
    FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V., Fraunhofer-Institut für Biomedizinische Technik IBMT, Germany
    INNOVATION IN RESEARCH & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS, Belgium
    INSTYTUT MOLEKULYARNOI BIOLOGII I GENETYKY NAN UKRAINY, Ukraine
    L'UREDERRA, FUNDACION PARA EL DESARROLLO TECNOLOGICO Y SOCIAL, Spain
    NANOFIQUE LIMITED, United Kingdom
    NANOGENTECH LTD, United Kingdom
    PCI MEMBRANES SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA, Poland
    STIFTELSE CSDI WATERTECH, Norway
    THE OPEN UNIVERSITY, United Kingdom
    ULUDAG CEVRE TEKNOLOJILERI ARGE MERKEZI SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI, Turkey
    UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER, Colombia
    UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TRENTO, Italy
    VEREALA GMBH, Switzerland
    VSI SOCIALINES INOVACIJOS SVARESNEI APLINKAI, Lithiania

    LinkedIn: Waste 2 Fresh
    Twitter: Waste2fresh_EU
    Facebook: @Waste2Fresh
    Instagram: Waste2Fresh


    Wissenschaftliche Ansprechpartner:

    Contact at the Fraunhofer IBMT:
    Dr. Yvonne Lydia Kohl
    Group Manager Cell Models & Toxicology
    Phone: +49 6897 9071 256
    E-mail: yvonne.kohl@ibmt.fraunhofer.de


    Weitere Informationen:

    https://www.waste2fresh.eu
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