THE PROJECT

The main objective of WAVE is to develop an integrated approach including microbial-based bioprocesses towards dairy WAstewater reuse and conVErsion into new bioplastics (WAVE).

WAVE is envisaged as a promising process to treat wastewater while generating: i) treated water effluent with low salinity to irrigate urban green spaces and, ii) bioplastics. WAVE aims at a synergy between resource recovery and water reuse by concomitantly assessing the applicability of produced effluents and biocompounds.

SPECIFICS OBJETIVES

S01

Attaining maximum conversion of the organic fraction in the dairy wastewater into SCFAs by alleviating salinity toxicity for anaerobic fermenters.

S02

Producing high quantities of SCP in D. hansenii from SCFAs.

S03

Obtaining a water effluent with low salinity.

S04

Validating the proposed microbial-based technologies in an industrial relevant environment.

S05

Applying obtained water after yeast fermentation for landscaping.

S06

Producing bio-based and degradable plastics from SCP.

S07

Evaluating the sustainability of the proposed technology and demonstrating its contribution to a Circular Economy.

S08

Fostering market and policy changes to improve sustainable economic growth.

WORK PACKAGES

The project activities are structured into seven work packages, constructed to allow effective delivery of the project aims.

WP1 Project Management and Coordination

WP1. Project Management and Coordination

-Objective. Optimal implementation of WAVE and the achievement of the objectives.
-Leader. IMDEA Energy.
-Partners involved. All
WP2 Project Management and Coordination

WP2. Anaerobic fermentation of dairy industry wastewater

-Objective. Maximum carbon recovery from the dairy wastewater producing SCFAs.
-Leader. UVa.
-Partners involved. IME. DTU.
WP3 Obtaining of low-salinity water and SCP (M3-M27)

WP3. Obtaining of low-salinity water and SCP (M3-M27)

-Objective. Concomitantly producing SCP in D. hansenii and reducing salinity of water.
-Leader. IME.
-Partners involved. DTU. 21st BIO, UVa, IHU, KTH
WP4 Water reuse for landscaping (M7-M30)

WP4. Water reuse for landscaping (M7-M30)

-Objective. Using the low-salinity water derived from dairy wastewater and promoting sustainable irrigation for landscaping.
-Leader. IHU.
-Partners involved. DTU, 21st.BIO, IME, UVa.
WP5 Formulation of bioplastics derived from SCP (M12-M35)

WP5. Formulation of bioplastics derived from SCP (M12-M35)

-Objective. Obtain biodegradable SCP-based plastics that can replace oil-based plastics in a range of applications.
-Leader. KTH.
-Partners involved. DTU, 21st BIO, IME
WP6 Sustainability Assessment of the bio-based products: environmental, social and economic assessments (M13-M36)

WP6. Sustainability Assessment of the bio-based products: environmental, social and economic assessments (M13-M36)

-Objective. Sustainability analysis of the complete technology by comparing the new bioplastics with the conventional ones with emphasis on wastewater treatment and water generation.
-Leader. UVa.
-Partners involved. All
WP7 Dissemination, communication and exploitation (M1-M36)

WP7. Dissemination, communication and exploitation (M1-M36)

-Objective. Enabling the potential exploitation of results, ensuring that the WAVE findings are widely communicated, performing a market assessment of the products and technology developed by WAVE and developing guidelines for the stakeholders from the whole value chain.
-Leader. DTU.
-Partners involved. All

OUR PARTNERS