24 April 2017 → 23 April 2020
European funding: various
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(Waste)water treatment processes
decentralised water treatment
The Interreg project I-QUA ("I" stands for innovation, intelligence and interaction and "Qua" for qualitative solutions for waste water treatment) aims to provide qualitative solutions for decentralised waste water treatment through to innovation. During three years (from April 2017 to March 2020), six Flemish partners (Province of West Flanders, VLAKWA / VITO, UGent, Aquafin, Plant Projects / Tuinen Igodt and Ecobeton Water Technologies) and two Dutch partners (Bernheze and Gilze- Rijen) will develop innovative solutions and test them at different locations. There will be testing of waste water technologies at a goat farm, a catering business, a carwash and a local football club. Within the project, a mobile plant system in a container will also be developed to treat waste water from events. There is a strong focus on the local re-use of the treated wastewater and the recovery of raw materials (nutrients) and energy.
Ghent University is the main scientific partner in the project and is responsible for drawing up a long list of possible decentralized wastewater treatment systems. A special short list was developed for all 5 case studies based on this long list. Based on these short lists, one specific treatment system per case study is selected and implemented by the owner of the case study location. After the construction of the full-scale installation, Ghent University is responsible for measuring the performance (in particular water quality) of the 3 Flemish cases (mobile treatment installation, treatment at Gust'eaux restaurant and treatment at the goat farm). Finally, Ghent University will assess the performance of all wastewater treatment plants based on the measurements of the various partners in the project.
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