WP8 - Biotechnology for environmental protection

WP8 - Biotechnology for environmental protection3rd Partner meeting REBEL e-learining Motivation for the project REBEL = REsponsible Business E-LearningMankind is getting close to global limitsQuality of life is decreasing in many countries / for many people on our planetMany systems are going to be changed or will be changed in the near futureMany loops will have to be closedMany decisions will have to be made We will need well prepared (educated) people understanding the economical, technical and ethical backgrounds!WP 8 Biotechnology for environmental protectionPage 2

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The world needs REBEL education !Motivation for the project /2Responsible Business = Sustainable BusinessEnvironmentally sustainablepreserve quality of the biosphereWater Air climate / ..)preserve natural stocksEssential: for ever e.g. fish in the oceansnot substitutable: for generations (50500 years) e.g. copper, phosphorus, rare earth metalsWP 8 Biotechnology for environmental protectionPage 4Motivation for the project /3Sustainable Business = Responsible Business Economically sustainablePreservation of capital Experience / know howInverted materials Inverted natural resources (Land, Energy)Stabilize return on long term basisWP 8 Biotechnology for environmental protectionPage 5Aim of the projectChallenges in preparing people to contribute and succeed in world in transition to a sustainable system.Technical / legal / economic education as a basisOverview aboutWhich methods and processes are applied already?What is possible / shall be developed soon?How can good decisions be made?

WP 8 Biotechnology for environmental protectionPage 6Essential Information / Econ.What do we have to know / understand to contribute to a sustainable system?Ethics a sustainable system needs to meet minimum conditions of social justice WP2Methods - for management and accounting to draw sustainable conclusions WP 3Tools to make new systems work WP 4Examples Knowledge about existing systems / best practice models WP 5

WP 8 Biotechnology for environmental protectionPage 7Essential Information / technicalWhat do we have to know / understand to contribute to a sustainable system?

Benchmarks LCA and other systems to make long term impact of products and processes comparable WP 6Autonomous Energy Supply - closed loops driven by the sun WP 7Biotechnology - Processes that allow closing loops to a high extent WP 8

WP 8 Biotechnology for environmental protectionPage 8Motivation for WP8How can biotechnology contribute to environmental protection?Repairing damagesBioremediationTreatment of rivers / lakes / oceansAvoiding emissionsWWT plants (before river)Gas cleaning (bio filter / bio scrubber)Production without emissions / wasteBiogas from biomassBio refinery - basic chemicals from renewable sources

WP 8 Biotechnology for environmental protectionPage 9Examples:river: Llobregat (South of Barcelona)Ocean: microorganisms applied after oil pollution9Benefit from BiotechProblems to be solved with essential contribution of BiotechnologySubstitution of oil for production of plasticsSubstitution of oil / coal / gas for energy supplyReduction of CO2 emissions.WP 8 Biotechnology for environmental protectionPage 10Content of WP8What can be found within WP8?Aerobic waste treatmentAnaerobic waste treatmentBiotechnological gas cleaningBioremediationWaste water treatmentCombustion of biomassWP 8 Biotechnology for environmental protectionPage 11Waste water treatmentWP 8 Biotechnology for environmental protectionPage 12

Composting of waste

WP 8 Biotechnology for environmental protectionPage 13Biogas from wasteWP 8 Biotechnology for environmental protectionPage 14

Bio FilterWP 8 Biotechnology for environmental protectionPage 15

Open or closed bio filters.Bio ScrubberWP 8 Biotechnology for environmental protectionPage 16

Removal of H2S and mercaptanes from airRemoval of H2S from biogasChanging systemsWP 8 Biotechnology for environmental protectionPage 17

Changing systems /2WP 8 Biotechnology for environmental protectionPage 18

Changing systems wwt sludgeWhat is needed for the new system?Install Bio-P system in all wwt-plants - the system already exists!Install sludge incinerators (mono incinerators) Reduce other pollutants (heavy metals, hormones) in waste water Avoid sludge to be treated in MSW incinerators (=lost by dilution)

WP 8 Biotechnology for environmental protectionPage 19Changing systems wwt sludgeHow can we cause a change for better system?Permits for waste incinerators based on treated mass Execute existing ban of mixing for incineratorsExclude (low polluted) sludge explicitly from incinerationBan or reduce heavy metals and hormone-like substances as far as possible from water / sludge (= RoHS or equal)

WP 8 Biotechnology for environmental protectionPage 20Guiding ToolsHow can technical developements be guided to be more efficient?Standards planning safetyBio gas quality / composition of biofuelsBalancing rules Compost qualitySecuring Quality confidenceProcess efficiencyProduct qualityInformation exchange increase speed

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