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SIBSAC - Sistema integrato per la bonifica e il trattamento di sedimenti e acque contaminate ad elevata salinità

Code PON01_01844

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Field/s	Environment and Ecology
Description	Wastewaters contaminated by xenobiotic compounds, generated by various sources and subsequently discharged into the marine environment create a major ecological problem throughout the world because of the persistence and accumulation of these compounds. The sediments become a sink and source of toxic components due to their resuspension and can be one of the largest potential sources of risk to water quality. The high amounts of contaminated sediments requiring dredging for the purpose of maintaining or restoring coastal and harbour areas thus claim for technically reliable and cost-effective management strategies. This issue is particularly significant in the Augusta-Priolo industrial Area, one of the largest Italian and European petrochemical area that has been in operation since 1954. The main goal of this research project is to propose an integrated treatment plant including physical, chemical and biological phases for the removal of contaminants from sediments and marine wastewaters. This goal will be purchased through bench scale and pilot scale plants whose implementation will be the main research and industrial result. Since few low cost contaminants treatment processes are available for sediments and very few technologies are evaluated on the same sediment, there exists significant research demand for further development. In this context, sediment washing is here proposed with the main target of removing organic and inorganic contaminants also from the more highly contaminated finest fraction. Sediment washing involves the addition of a solution to the contaminated sediments and the transfer of the contaminants from the sediments to the wash solution. Various additives will be tested during the research and extraction tests will be conducted to determine optimal conditions (chemical type and dosage, contact time, agitation, temperature and extraction steps to meet regulatory requirements). If compared to other treatment processes, the advantage from the application of sediment washing is that relatively simple technology is involved and cost can be reduced by the recovery of the additives. Wastewater deriving from sediments washing will be treated in the water treatment line, together with wash-waters originated from the cleaning of ships’ fuel tanks (slops) and bilge waters. Beside the presence of refractory compounds, these waters show extremely high salinity levels (up to 35.000 ppm), that limit the possibility of discharge to sewers and address the disposal to the sea with the need of higher treatment performances. The process will include preliminary pretreatment by coagulation, GAC and BAC adsorption followed by a membrane bioreactor. Batch and column filtration tests will aim to characterize the proper GAC or BAC system, the adsorption kinetics and the isotherms, and to gather preliminary information on the required contact time and backwashing frequency. Biological regeneration has been widely explored for several organic contaminants in Activated Carbon Biological filters (BAC). However these systems can show several operational difficulties including hydraulic short circuiting and excessive headloss build up. As an alternative the offline biological regeneration (OBR) of GAC will be investigated still utilizing the regenerating abilities of microorganisms with the aim to reduce the need for intensive thermal regeneration and associated costs. Closed loop recirculating batch tests will be carried out, through bench and pilot scale plants, to verify the potential for bio-regenerating the saturated carbons through the addition of bacteria selected on purpose. Specifically the ability of bacteria to resist to salinity and refractory compounds to be degraded will be investigated. The performance of a parallel natural treatment (constructed wetlands) will also be investigated on the considered wastewaters as well as a monitoring system to control air emissions of the entire treatment plant.
Total cost	8,362,760.00 euro
Public contribution		Total public contribution 6,179,599.98 euro NOP R&C contribution 6,179,599.98 euro PAC contribution 0.00 euro
Distribution	Advancement of distribution in %	Total amount distributed 2,866,485.57 euro NOP R&C distributed amount 2,866,485.57 euro PAC distributed amount 0.00 euro

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PAC admitted contribution
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NOP R&C distributed amount – amount distributed to financing of project to be valued on NOP R&C
PAC distributed amount – amount distributed to financing of project to be valued on PAC
Amount distributed with other funds – amount distributed to financing of project with other funds

The distributions refer to the date of last update indicated at top.

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Public commitment for beneficiary

Research Organisation	2
University	1
Small business	1
Micro business	1
Total Beneficiaries	5

Consorzio Universitario della Provincia di Palermo

Tax File Number: 05209620821
Unique Project Code: B71C11000540005
Location of financial commitments: Sicilia

Type: Research Organisation

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Presentation date	09/04/2010
Approval date	28/04/2014
Start of activity	Expected date 01/10/2011	Effective date 01/10/2011
End of activity	Expected date 30/11/2015	Effective date -
Total cost	786,600.00 euro
Public contribution	Total 668,610.00 euro	Eligible of NOP R&C 668,610.00 euro
Distribution	Total 668,610.00 euro	Amount of NOP R&C 668,610.00 euro Date of last distribution of NOP R&C -

Consorzio Universitario Megara Ibleo

Tax File Number: 93046130899
Unique Project Code: B71C11000530005
Location of financial commitments: Sicilia

Type: Research Organisation

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Presentation date	09/04/2010
Approval date	28/04/2014
Start of activity	Expected date 01/10/2011	Effective date 01/10/2011
End of activity	Expected date 30/11/2015	Effective date -
Total cost	398,200.00 euro
Public contribution	Total 338,470.00 euro	Eligible of NOP R&C 338,470.00 euro
Distribution	Total -	Amount of NOP R&C - Date of last distribution of NOP R&C -

Università degli Studi di Enna Kore

Tax File Number: 01094410865
Unique Project Code: B71C11000520005
Location of financial commitments: Sicilia

Type: University

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Presentation date	09/04/2010
Approval date	28/04/2014
Start of activity	Expected date 01/10/2011	Effective date 01/10/2011
End of activity	Expected date 30/11/2015	Effective date -
Total cost	2,240,000.00 euro
Public contribution	Total 1,904,000.00 euro	Eligible of NOP R&C 1,904,000.00 euro
Distribution	Total 1,904,000.00 euro	Amount of NOP R&C 1,904,000.00 euro Date of last distribution of NOP R&C -

MATER Soc. Cons a r.l.

Tax File Number: 07010400633
Unique Project Code: B64B11000150008
Location of financial commitments: Italia

Type: Small business

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Presentation date	09/04/2010
Approval date	28/04/2014
Start of activity	Expected date 01/10/2011	Effective date 01/10/2011
End of activity	Expected date 30/11/2015	Effective date -
Total cost	4,331,410.32 euro
Public contribution	Total 2,890,761.31 euro	Eligible of NOP R&C 2,890,761.31 euro
Distribution	Total -	Amount of NOP R&C - Date of last distribution of NOP R&C -

T.I.M.E. S.P.A.

Tax File Number: 00051810893
Unique Project Code: B51C11000580005
Location of financial commitments: Non disponibile

Type: Micro business

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Presentation date	09/04/2010
Approval date	28/04/2014
Start of activity	Expected date 01/10/2011	Effective date 01/10/2011
End of activity	Expected date 30/11/2015	Effective date -
Total cost	606,549.68 euro
Public contribution	Total 377,758.67 euro	Eligible of NOP R&C 377,758.67 euro
Distribution	Total 293,875.57 euro	Amount of NOP R&C 293,875.57 euro Date of last distribution of NOP R&C -

Axis - Operational objective	I - Scientific and technological fields, generators of industry transformation processes and creators of new sectors (Go to )
Action	Strategic scientific and technological areas
Action line	Industrial Research (Go to)
Instrument of implementation	Invitation to presentation of Industrial Research projects (DD 1/Ric 18/01/10)
NSF - objective	Strengthen and evaluate the whole chain of research and cooperation networks between the research system and businesses, to contribute to competitiveness and economic growth; sustain maximum distribution and use of new technologies and advanced services; heighten level of scientific and technical knowledge and skills in the production system and in institutions