The aim of the project is to eliminate micropollutants (listed in Annex 1 of the draft Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on urban wastewater) from biologically treated wastewater. The basis of the research is the adaptation of a microbial growth culture for the biodegradation of the micropollutants of interest. The biological stage will be combined with physicochemical methods - coagulation, oxidation processes and sorption. The processes and their combinations will be compared with membrane filtration. The biological stage will use granular activated carbon (GAU) as a biomass carrier or a biofilter with an expanded bed with a mineral charge followed by water filtration through the GAU. To improve the biodegradability of the monitored micropollutants, it is planned to test the applicability of oxidation processes - application of chlorine dioxide.

The output of the project will be, in addition to the research report and publications, mainly a technological description of the tested technologies. Large wastewater treatment plants in the Czech Republic are interested in the project results.

In addition to ASO TECH, the project team consists of our other partners - the Faculty of Environmental Technology of the University of Chemical Technology in Prague and the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University in Brno.

This project is co-financed with state support from the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic within the program of the Ministry of the Environment to support applied research, experimental development, and innovations in the field of the environment – Environment for Life.

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