Mibirem – Innovative technological toolbox for bioremediation

MIBIREM is a European project bridging the fields of natural science, engineering and technology with 11 partners from 6 countries. TAUW is one of these partners. The project brings together state-of-the-art microbiome science research centres with leading biotechnology companies. Contaminated sites pose a significant risk to humans and the environment. Innovative cleaning technologies are needed to remediate these sites and remove contaminants such as cyanides, hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) and petroleum hydrocarbons (PHC).

REMEDI

TAUW participates in a research and development project for a new methodology for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment. The research focuses on pharmaceutical substances that are excreted by the human body and end up unchanged in wastewater. Sewage treatment plants struggle to control this group of substances. Complex and expensive technologies are needed to remove these traces. As part of the REMEDI project, new technologies are being developed to “capture” and recycle these substances. The researchers and environmental consultants from TAUW have joined forces on this project.

RECYCLE

TAUW is involved as a project partner in the RECYCLE project. The aim of this project is to develop new technologies to trap used pesticide components which in agriculture are often applied over large areas using sprayers, and which then end up in soil and surface water. The RECYCLE project aims to recover pesticides from agricultural land drainage systems or polluted surface water. Within RECYCLE a significant amount of (academic) knowledge has already been developed and shared. TAUW’s contribution is to ensure that the knowledge gained can be implemented in practice.