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LIFE REWATCH Project was present on the Innovative Water Week
From 22 to 26 June 2020, LIFE REWATCH project was present on the Innovative Water Week, organized by Water Europe. LIFE REWATCH had a virtual booth, where information of the project was showed (https://wie-2020.b2match.io/page-2591). Carlos Ramos, researcher from...
1st OPEN DAY REWATCH
On June 16th the LIFE REWATCH project team hosted a virtual open day. The virtual seminar gathered three partners of the LIFE REWATCH project: Miquel Rovira (from Eurecat, coordinator of the project), Elisenda Taberna (from VWS, technology supplier of AnoxKaldnesTM...
LIFE REWATCH prototype is fully operational and treats petrochemical wastewaters
Currently, LIFE REWATCH project is running the prototype with the whole treatment train, including the following technologies: AnoxKaldnesTM moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR), which is devoted to decrease the organic matter content of the petrochemical wastewater. Two...
Start-up of the pilot plant
Petrochemical industry is a great water consumer sector, producing wastewater with complex composition and at high volumes (around 1,750 millions of m3 per year). In order to introduce the circular economy concept into the petrochemical sector, LIFE-REWATCH project...
REWATCH LCA presented at the 9th International Conference on LCM
Last September 2019, REWATCH results from Life Cycle Analysis of the project prototype were presented at the 9th International Conference on Life Cycle Management LCM 2019 held in Poznan. Joan Berzosa, researcher from Eurecat Manresa, was in charge of presenting the...
The REWATCH consortium meets with the NEEMO monitoring expert
Last 25th of June 2019 took place the sixth review meeting at DOW North Petrochemical Complex in La Pobla de Mafumet, Tarragona Province, Spain. Representatives of all beneficiaries attended the meeting along with María José de la Torre, the NEEMO expert responsible...
REWATCH project presented at IWA Water Reuse
Last 16-20 June, REWATCH Project was presented in 12th IWA International Conference on Water Reclamation and Reuse. Verónica Gómez, from Tarragona Global Water Technology Center and R&D Leader in DuPont Water Solutions, presented a poster and an oral presentation...
REWATCH project meeting
Last 11th of March took place a technical meeting at DOW Chemical Ibérica facilities. Technical aspects of the prototype operation were discussed and currently great efforts are being done to start its operation in a very short time.
REWATCH consortium meets in DOW for its fifth followup meeting
Last 4th of December 2018 took place the fifth review meeting at DOW facilities in Tarragona. The project consortium reviewed the current status of the project, action by action and visited the REWATCH plant. Just finished the site adaptation and implementation of the...
THE REWATCH PILOT PLANT ALREADY INSTALLED IN ITS FINAL LOCATION
Beginning June 2018, the four containers with all water treatment technologies were moved to their final location within the DOW petrochemical complex. During this month, mechanical works and containers interconnections, the piping from and to the feed water inputs...