SolarSpring receives a second EU grant award for testing and implementation of surface modified membrane materials in industrial wastewater treatment
The project consortium of SuperClean has been awarded a total grant amount of € 2.97 m for their proposal on the implementation and upscaling of surface treatment techniques for creating superhydrophobic membranes. The consortium consists of 5 partners from 4 countries - Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands and Greece. SolarSpring will receive a grant amount of € 364,125 to test the modified membrane materials and implement them in full scale membrane distillation modules for pilot trials with different wastewaters.
The open topic call HORIZON-EIC-2022-TRANSITION aims at maturing technology and business ideas and thus increasing market readiness. Within that call, the 3-year project on Superhydrophobic membranes for clean water production, in short SuperClean, has been awarded the full proposed grant amount of € 2.97 m with a funding rate of 100%. The project addresses the urgent need for a greener industry with reduced water consumption and zero pollution, alleviating water scarcity problems. Membrane Distillation (MD) is a highly suitable method for extracting clean water from industrial waste streams in the steel, textile, food and other industries, and/or recovering valuable resources. However, in such challenging environmental applications, membrane wetting, scaling, and fouling can limit the lifetime of the membrane materials, reducing the time until replacement and increasing operational costs. By using co-called superhydrophobic membranes, these challenges can be mitigated significantly, reducing the environmental impact through the creation of waste cause by membrane replacement and continuous costs for customers.
Thus, the SuperClean consortium will tackle the production of superhydrophobic membranes by upscaling and increasing the technology readiness of their surface treatment technologies. The technologies are based on plasma activation or plasma nanotexturing followed by wet nanofilament growth or plasma deposition for hydrophobization. As an expert on membrane distillation, SolarSpring will have the role of testing the modified membrane materials from bench scale trials to full scale module implementation at the company’s premises in Freiburg. Various wastewaters will be used to attain a comprehensive evaluation of the superhydrophobic membranes` performance, longevity, and anti-fouling properties.
The project is expected to start in early 2023 and will take 3 years to complete. Of the total project funding volume amounting to approximately 2.97 m€, SolarSpring will receive 364,125 € with a funding rate of 100%.
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Industrial Solar GmbH is an international leading technology and solution provider, which develops projects mainly based on its innovative Fresnel collector technology suitable for fulfilling an expected growing market of solar process heat. As a one-stop-shop Industrial Solar offers turnkey solutions for customers in several industries.
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Founded in 2009 as a spin-off of the Fraunhofer ISE, SolarSpring GmbH - membrane solutions, has evolved into an international pioneer in the field of membrane distillation offering innovative waste- and drinking water treatment technology.
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