Projects-Publicly 2: ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

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TITLE: Desarrollo de un filtro biológico innovador para aplicación en acuicultura basado en un relleno sostenible de concha de mejillón
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Raúl Muñoz, Pedro A. García Encina
BUDGET: 13,226.51€
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Programa PLEAMAR 2018. Fundación Biodiversidad del Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/01/2019 – 31/12/2019
TITLE: Modelling and sequential valorization of the algal biomass grown in swine manure.
treatment plants (BIOPURAL)
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Silvia Bolado
BUDGET: 20,000€
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Consejeria de Educación Junta de Castilla y León.
PROJECT PERIOD: 4/06/2018-31/12-2020
TITLE: New Processes of microalgae and bacterial for the bioconversion of CO2 from biogas.
into biopolymers coupled to the generation of biogas
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Raul Muñoz Torre
BUDGET: 120,000€
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Fundación Domingo Martinez
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/06/2018-31/05-2020
TITLE: Modelización y valorización secuencial de biomasa algal crecida en plantas de tratamiento de purines (BIOPURAL)
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Silvia Bolado
BUDGET: 20,000€
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Consejeria de Educación Junta de Castilla y León. VA080G18
PROJECT PERIOD: 4/06/2018-31/12-2020
TITLE: Nuevos Procesos de microalgas y bacterias para la bioconversión de CO2 de biogás a biopolímeros acoplada a la generación de biometano
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Raul Muñoz Torre
BUDGET: 40,000€
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Fundación Domingo Martinez
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/06/2018-31/05-2019
TITLE: Caracterización y valorización fraccionada de biomasa algal crecida en plantas de tratamiento de purines (BIOFRACTAL)
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Silvia Bolado
BUDGET: 115,000 € (UVa partner)
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: MICINN RETOS 2017 CTQ2017-84006-C3-1-R
PROJECT PERIOD: 1/2018 Hasta: 12/2020
TITLE: Characterization and sequential valorization of the algal biomass grown in swine manure treatment plants (BIOFRACTAL)
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Silvia Bolado
BUDGET: 139,150 € (UVa partner)
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: MICINN RETOS 2017 CTQ2017-84006-C3-1-R
PROJECT PERIOD: 1/2018 Hasta: 12/2020
TITLE: Biological Valorization of Methane Emissions: CH4BioVal (Project ID: 750126)
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Sergio Bordel & Raul Muñoz
BUDGET: 170.121,60 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE:Horizon 2020 / BBI-JU
PROJECT PERIOD: 09/2017-09/2019.
TITLE: Enhancing competences of sustainable waste management in Russian and Kazakh HEIs (EduEnvi).
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Silvia Bolado
BUDGET: 64,202€ (University of Valladolid). Total Budget 999,895 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Erasmus+ – European Commission
PROJECT PERIOD: 2017 - 2020
TITLE: Biological valorization of diluted emissions of CH4 for the production of bioplastics.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Rebeca Pérez & Raúl Muñoz
BUDGET: 205.700 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: MINECO CTM2015-73228-JIN
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/2017-12/2019.
TITLE: Study of micropollutants removal in wastewater treatment systems and its effect over microbial populations in biological systems.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Pedro A. García Encina
BUDGET: 120000 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Junta de Castilla y León. VA067U16
PROJECT PERIOD: 03/2016-06/2018
TITLE: Biogas upgrading with micro-aeration and algal cultivation
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Raúl Muñoz
BUDGET: 24,336€
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: National Research Foundation, Republic of Korea, International Cooperation Program
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/2016 - 12/2017
TITLE: Thermal Hydrolysis of Sludge: Efficient Integration of water, energy and agriculture.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Sara Perez Elvira.
BUDGET: 244.420 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: MINECO CTM2015-70722-R
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/2016-12/2018
TITLE: Innovative Eco-Technologies for Resource Recovery from Wastewater.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Raúl Muñoz Torre.
BUDGET: 338,687 € (University of Valladolid). Total Budget 7,209,031 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: . European Union Horizon 2020 program. Water 1b-2015
PROJECT PERIOD: 06/2016-06/2019
TITLE: Biogas Bioconversion to Commodities and High-Added Value products: Exploring new strategies for biogas valorization.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Raul Muñoz Torre & Raquel Lebrero.
BUDGET: 173.030 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: MINECO CTM2015-70442-R
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/2016-12/2018
TITLE: Valorization of agrofood wastes via bioenergy and bioproduct in microalgae processes.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Silvia Bolado
BUDGET: 28.865 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Junta de Castilla y León (Ref: VA094U14)
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/2015 - 12/2017
TITLE: Biogas upgrading for injection in natural gas grids using microalgal-bacterial symbiotic processes.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Raúl Muñoz
BUDGET: 29.980 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Junta de Castilla y León (Ref: VA024U14)
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/2015 - 12/2017
TITLE: Nutrient recovery from agroindustrial effluents via microalgal biomass growth and valorization .
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Silvia Bolado
BUDGET: 88.754 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: MINECO - RTA2013-00056-C03-02
PROJECT PERIOD: 10/2014 - 10/2017
TITLE: Fundamentals of the process biogas-based explosion?: Application to the pre-treatment of sludge from Wastewater Treatment Plants.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: María Fdz-Polanco
BUDGET: 87.750 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: MICINN - CTQ2012-32279
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/2013 - 12/2016
TITLE: Advanced biological processes for the elimination of greenhouse gases CH₄ y N₂O: exploring the direct gas-cell transport and the process microbiology.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Raúl Muñoz
BUDGET: 154.440 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: MICINN - CTQ2012-34949
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/2013 - 12/2016
TITLE: Techncial feasibility of Algal-bacterial Systems in Photobiorreactors for biorremediation processes and biofuel production.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Raúl Muñoz
BUDGET: 5.700 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: AECID
PROJECT PERIOD: 12/2011 - 12/2012
TITLE: Advanced Technology Application for the energetic and process optimization of the general treatment scheme of a wastewater treatment plant.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: María Fdz-Polanco
BUDGET: 256.945 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: MICINN (CADAGUA IPT-2011-1078-310000)
PROJECT PERIOD: 07/2011 - 12/2014
TITLE: A Study of organic matter biodegradation and nutrients recovery from Agro-industrial Wastewaters using simbiotic microalgal-bacterial systems: Optimization at lab scale.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Pedro García Encina
BUDGET: 63.600 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: MICINN
PROJECT PERIOD: 04/2011 - 05/2013
TITLE: Development of a new generation of compact, high performance bioreactors for odour abatement in wastewater treatment plants.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Raúl Muñoz
BUDGET: 20.000 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Regional Goverment of Castilla y León (Ref: VA004A11-2)
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/2011 - 12/2012
TITLE: Technology Optimization for the Production and Cleaning of Biogas.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Fernando Fdz-Polanco & María Fdz-Polanco
BUDGET: 821.203 €
FUNDING COMPANY: URBASER-MICINN (INNPACTO TOPBIO), IPT-310000-2010-023
PROJECT PERIOD: 06/2010 – 12/2013
TITLE: Development of a new generation of compact, high performance bioreactors for odour abatement in wastewater treatment plants.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Raúl Muñoz Torre
BUDGET: 229.000 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Ministry of Science and innovation
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/2010 - 01/2013
TITLE: Optimization of oxidation technologies for reducing trihalomethanes in drinking water treatment plants.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Rubén Irusta Mata
BUDGET: 211.221 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Ministry of Science and Innovation (Ref: CEN-20091028)
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/2010 - 12/2012
TITLE: Pervasive Air-quality Sensors Network for an Environmental Friendly Urban Traffic Management (RESCATAME).
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Rubén Irusta Mata
BUDGET: 2.508.075 (Budget for CARTIF: 1.487.162) €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: European Union Program LIFE+ (Ref: LIFE08 ENV/E/000107)
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/2010 - 12/2012
TITLE: Technical feasilibity of swine manure treatment using high rate algal-bacterial photobioreactors.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Raúl Muñoz Torre
BUDGET: 53.000 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: AECI
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/2009 - 01/2011
TITLE: Implementing membrane technology and MBR systems for the wastewater treatment in the Technology Park of Boecillo (Spain).
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Rubén Irusta Mata
BUDGET: 130.201 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Ministry of Education and Science (Ref: PPT-310000-2008-2)
PROJECT PERIOD: 11/2008 - 07/2010
TITLE: Transversal Tool Development for the optimization of wastewater, sludge, and odour treatment in WWTP.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Pedro García Encina
BUDGET: 243.914 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Regional Government of Castilla y León - Ref. GR76
PROJECT PERIOD: 08/2008 - 08/2010
TITLE: Energy Production via anaerobic digestion of agroindustrial organic wastes.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Dr. Adrián Rodríguez García (CIDETEQ)
BUDGET: 50.000 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Iberoamerican program of Science and Technology for Development (CYTED) Ref. P707AC0370
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/2008 - 12/2009
TITLE: Processing of agricultural food waste to produce biogas and fertilizer.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Rubén Irusta Mata
BUDGET: 103.826 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade (Ref: IAP-590000-2008-30)
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/2008 - 12/2008
TITLE: Conception of the Sewage Treatment Plant of the XXI Century. Development, implementation and evaluation of technologies for the treatment and resources recovery from wastewaters. Acronym NOVEDAR.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Dr. Juan Lema Rodicio (Universidad de Santiago de Compostela)
BUDGET: 4.500.000 (Budget for UVA: 348.000) €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Ministry of Education and Science. Programa Ingenio 2010. CONSOLIDER project - Ref. CSD2007-00055
PROJECT PERIOD: 11/2007 - 11/2012
TITLE: A study at microscopic and process-scale of the interactions between nitrification-denitrification processes and biological phosphorous removal during the treatment of wastewater.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Pedro Garcia Encina
BUDGET: 198.440 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: CICYT CTQ2007-64324/PPQ
PROJECT PERIOD: 10/2007 - 10/2010
TITLE: A study on the interactions between nitrification-denitrification processes and biological phosphorous removal. Applicability of biological techniques of monitorisation.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Pedro Garcia Encina
BUDGET: 17.100 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Regional Government of Castilla y León - Ref. VA038A07
PROJECT PERIOD: 07/2007 - 06/2009
TITLE: Development of biphasic processes of biodegradation of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). Technical and economic feasibility.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Santiago Villaverde
BUDGET: 15.600 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Regional Government of Castilla y León - Ref. VA053A07
PROJECT PERIOD: 07/2007 - 06/2009
TITLE: Removal study of endocrine disruptors by Photocatalysis and Membrane Bioreactors.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Rubén Irusta Mata
BUDGET: 75.500 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Ministry of Education and Science (Ref: CIT-310200-2007-67)
PROJECT PERIOD: 07/2007 - 08/2010
TITLE: Photobioreactors development for the treatment of swine manure.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Pedro Garcia Encina
BUDGET: 40.000 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Regional Government of Castilla y León & Agricultural Technology Institute of Castilla y León (ITACyL) - Ref. VA13-C3-1
PROJECT PERIOD: 05/2007 - 05/2009
TITLE: Removal of Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by solar Photocatalysis.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Rubén Irusta Mata
BUDGET: 27.967 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Ministry of Environment (Ref: A520/2007/2-07.1)
PROJECT PERIOD: 04/2007 - 03/2008
TITLE: Environmental management tools in life cycle analysis applied to the manufacture of sustainable products.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Rubén Irusta Mata
BUDGET: 45.010 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Ministry of Environment - Ref. A483/2007/3-11.3
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/2007 - 12/2007
TITLE: Minimization of pollutant emissions in SME of Castilla y León (Spain), and impact assessment on health and the environment
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Rubén Irusta Mata
BUDGET: 213.829 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Regional Government of Castilla y León (Ref: 24/06/VA/0010)
PROJECT PERIOD: 12/06 - 12/07
TITLE: Development of biphasic processes of biodegradation of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). Technical and economic feasibility
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Santiago Villaverde
BUDGET: 186.000 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: CICYT CTQ2006-08230PPQ
PROJECT PERIOD: 10/06 - 09/09
TITLE: Microaerophilic processes for the control of sulphur in anaerobic digesters
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Fernando Fdez-Polanco
BUDGET: 142.800 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: CICYT CTM2005-02967
PROJECT PERIOD: 10/06 - 09/09
TITLE: Network of bioprocesses for the treatment of contaminated air
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Christian Kennes (UDC)
BUDGET: 12.000 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: MEC Special Actions - CTM2006-27131-E
PROJECT PERIOD: 07/06 - 07/07
TITLE: Whole treatment of pig manure liquid fraction by stripping and anaerobic membrane biological reactor (AnMBR)
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Rubén Irusta Mata
BUDGET: 57.500 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Ministry Science and technology (Ref: FIT-310100-2006-17)
PROJECT PERIOD: 02/06 - 01/07
TITLE: Sustainable management of arsenic contaminated water and soil in rural areas of Latin America. Specific Support Action. Inco-Dev (UE). Partner 2.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Silvia Bolado
BUDGET: 21.789 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: European Union - Ref. INCO-CT-2005-015114-ARSLAND
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/06 – 12/07
TITLE: Removal of Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by solar Photocatalysis
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Rubén Irusta Mata
BUDGET: 30.461 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Ministry of Environment (Ref: 589/2006/3-7.1)
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/06 - 12/06
TITLE: Removal of Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by solar Photocatalysis
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Rubén Irusta Mata
BUDGET: 18.050 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Ministry of Environment (Ref: 7.1-126/2005/3-A)
PROJECT PERIOD: 06/05 - 12/05
TITLE: Swine manure Treatment via phase separation and co-digestion of the solid phase
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Pedro García Encina
BUDGET: 63.500 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Regional Government of Castilla y León & Agricultural Technology Institute of Castilla y León (ITACyL)
PROJECT PERIOD: 02/05 - 02/07
TITLE: Polychlorobiphenyl (PCBs) removal via solar photocatalisys
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Ruben Irusta Mata
BUDGET: 76.478 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Ministry of Environment - Ref. 7.1-126/2005/3-A, 589/2006/3-7.1, A520/2007/2-07.1
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/05 - 12/07
TITLE: An study on sludge desintegration via physical/chemical/biological methods in order to control both quality and quantity of slugdes in WWTPs
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Fernando Fdz-Polanco
BUDGET: 225.023 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Ministry of Environment - Ref. 4.3-354/2005/3-D, 557/2006/3-2.2 y A530/2007/1-04.3
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/05 - 12/07
TITLE: Reduction of sludge production in aerobic and anaerobic treatments by means of phisical/chemical and biologicas processes
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Fernando Fdz-Polanco
BUDGET: 140.031 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: MEC (CIT-310200-200-23)
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/05 - 12/07
TITLE: Thermal Processes for WWTP sludge management (PROTEGELO)
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Fernando Fdez-Polanco
BUDGET: 320.033 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Ministry of Environment - (Ref. 4.3-375/2005/3-D y 558/2006/2-4.3)
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/05 - 12/06
TITLE: Photocatalytic degradation of gaseous emissions in a fluidized bed media
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Rubén Irusta Mata
BUDGET: 46.000 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Ministry Science and technology (Ref: FIT-020400-2005-302)
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/05 - 12/05
TITLE: Development of control strategies in order to maintain the biological activity over long periods of operation in the biodegradation of VOCs.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Santiago Villaverde
BUDGET: 12.570 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: Regional Government of Castilla y León - Ref. VA039-04
PROJECT PERIOD: 02/04 - 02/07
TITLE: New strategies for the control of VOCs degradation processes directed to maintain high degradation rates over long periods of operation.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Santiago Villaverde
BUDGET: 114.000 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: CICYT PPQ2003-09044
PROJECT PERIOD: 12/03 - 12/06
TITLE: Biological Treatment using aeration cycles and membranes for recycling wastewater with moderate contents of COD and nitrogen
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Pedro García Encina
BUDGET: 136.000 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: CICYT PPQ2003-09688-C02-01
PROJECT PERIOD: 01/03 - 01/06
TITLE: New anaerobic bioprocess involving simultaneous sulfate reduction and ammonia oxidation (SURAMOX).
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Santiago Villaverde
BUDGET: 239.616 €
FUNDING AGENCY AND PROJECT REFERENCE: European Union Program IHP (Improving Human Potential) - Ref. MCFH-2001-00415 - Contract HPMD-CT-2001-00106
PROJECT PERIOD: 09/02 - 09/05

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