ZERO BRINE

PROJECT NAME

ZERO BRINE - Re-designing the value and supply chain of water and minerals: a circular economy approach for the recovery of resources from saline impaired effluent (brine) generated by process industries

Supported by European Union (EU) Horizon 2020 program, the "ZERO BRINE" project’s partners include TUBITAK MRC Environment and Cleaner Production Institute (ECPI). The project aims to recover salts (magnesium, potassium salts, sodium chloride, carbonates and other salts) from wastewater generated by various sectors and thus produce raw materials and recover water and energy (through waste heat recovery).

The 22-partner project will last for 4 years. The target is to recover valuable materials through various technologies from concentrated stream resulting from membrane filtration and containing valuable minerals and salts. Based on the development of membrane technology, the concentration management has gained prominence all over the world leading to higher number of activities in this field in recent years.

Coordinated by Delft University of Technology with TÜBİTAK MRC ECPI being one of the partners, this project will have four pilot facilities one of which will be established in Turkey by the ECPI. The project will be implemented with the cooperation of ECPI, Water and Wastewater Management and Strategic Cleaner Production Business Units. It will assess the re-usability of membrane concentrate stream generated through the recovery of textile wastewater. Also, salt recovery and impurity remediation activities will be carried out. Some project partners will work on technologies for concentrate disposal and production from concentrate, whereas others will evaluate the impact of such discharges on the ecosystem and environment.

END USERS

The European Commission, enterprises which generate concentrate stream due to membrane processes, enterprises conducting recovery activities, and public institutions responsible for the related legislation

WEBSITE

http://www.zerobrine.eu/

STAKEHOLDERS/SUB-CONTRACTORS

Main Contractor - Coordinator: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT (TU Delft) – The Netherlands

Stakeholders: 22 consortium partners

CALENDAR

Start Date: 6/1/2016

Finish Date: 6/1/2021

OUTPUTS

• Identification of the technology for removal of other contaminants (e.g., color and hardness) in the water prior to salt recovery
• Investigation and testing of methods for concentrating saline after pollution remediation
• Assessment of recovery of directly concentrated salt water in processing
• Evaluation of salt recovery through crystallization and waste heat utilization
• Determination of management method of concentration after generated with the recovery of wastewater of textile industry

TECHNOLOGY TO BE DEVELOPED

• Developing processes and technologies for the recovery of salt and valuable materials from wastewater concentrated flow

POSSIBLE USAGE AREAS

• It can be used in the management of concentrated flow generated due to water purification with high-pressure membrane processes, especially in the manufacturing industry.