Solutions Database

Solutions Database

This database compiles companies, research institutions, and other solution providers from across the world who can provide the technical expertise to help your city develop more sustainably. Oftentimes cities may wish to carry out sustainable projects, but lack specific knowledge or capacity. The listed solution providers have experience in supporting cities and regions to achieve their sustainability goals.

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(Please note: inclusion on the list does not denote endorsement from the IUC programme.) 

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Solution Information

Solution Title

Pollutant Photo-NF remediation of Agro-Water

Solution Title (in English)

Sectors

Wastewater treatment, food production

Markets

Food and Beverage industry

Description

The LIFE PureAgroH2O project aims to build a new water purifier to clean effluents from the fruit industry. The so-called Photo-Nanofiltration Reactor will extract contaminants from up to 15 cubic metres of wastewater a day by combining state-of-the-art technologies including nanofiltration and photocatalysis. Its solar powered drive will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater treatment, supporting the objectives of the EU 2020 climate and energy package to mitigate climate change. As part of the project, the water purifier will be deployed in an agricultural cooperative in Zagora, Greece. Its field demonstration will allow researchers at the Benaki Phytopathological Institute to benchmark the environmental performance of the technology with respect to that of conventional wastewater treatment. The University of Almeria will install another unit in a citrus farm in Spain to pave the way for transferring the Photo-Nanofiltration Reactor and ultimately commercialising it.
SDGs and Topics

Sustainable Development Goals

Topics

Air quality
Water, waste management and sanitation
Solution Provider

Provider Name

Benaki Phytopathological Institute

Legal Form

Size (Employees)

Address

Στ. Δέλτα 8, Kifisia 145 61

City

Kifisia

Country

Greece

Telephone

Email

Additional Information

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