ELECTRA (DTA.AD005.226)
Thematic area
Earth system science and environmental technologies
Project area
Tecnologie e processi per l'ambiente (DTA.AD005)Structure responsible for the research project
Water research institute (IRSA)
Project manager
FEDERICO AULENTA
Phone number: 06 90672751
Email: aulenta@irsa.cnr.it
Abstract
The ELECTRA project is a EU-China RTD joint initiative that will deliver 2 innovative sets of novel electromicrobiology based environmental biotechnologies, facilitating/improving electron transfer during microbial degradation processes. Our approach will accelerate the elimination of several classes of pollutants and mixtures thereof in contaminated wastewater, groundwater, sediment and soil. The first set of biotechnologies employs bioelectrochemical systems requiring low energy input and no chemical addition. The second set comprises biotechnologies, which necessitate no energy input and minimal chemical amendment using electromicrobial concepts. ELECTRA biotechnologies will build on recent groundbreaking advances in biotechnology to develop them for environmental bioremediation applications and test the 4 most advanced technologies during field trials under various environmentally relevant conditions in both Europe (4 sites with contaminated wastewater, groundwater, soil, and sediment) and China (4 sites: mirroring tests concept) to prove their efficiency and robustness.
Start date of activity
01/01/2019
Keywords
Accelerated bioremediation, environmental biotechnologies, Chemical input
Last update: 08/08/2025