Demo case in Karmiel and Shafdan, Isreal (CS6), operational , version 2

1. D1.2Operational demo cases
CS6 Shafdan & Karmiel
GSR, GtG, MEK, AGROBICS

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Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869318
CS6: Karmiel and Shafdan
Lead partner:
Other partners:

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OMW +
municipal WW
Karmiel WWTP
municipal WW
Shafdan WWTP
- Activated sludge
- Tertiary treatment via SAT
- Pre-treatment
- Physical settling
- Activated sludge
- Sand filtration
AAT
Existing demo scale
CS6: Situation before Ultimate

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Karmiel Shafdan
CS6: Objectives of the Ultimate solutions

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CS6: Subtask 1.3.3 Status/progress - Karmiel
Subtask: 1.3.3 Biogas production from anaerobic pre-treatment of municipal and/or industrial wastewater in Karmiel
Baseline technology: Existing AAT demonstration plant
Ultimate solution to foster circular economy: Advanced Anaerobic Technology (AAT) for biogas production
Capacity: 120 m³/d
Quantifiable targets: 8-15 m³ biogas/d; 20-25% reduction of energy demand; 25% energy recovery
Status/progress:
• detailed design completed
• constructed and operational
TRL: 5  8
municipal WW: 98.4 – 99.6%;
olive mill WW: 0.4 – 1.6%

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CS6: Current operational procedures and methodologies -
Karmiel
OMW… Olive mill wastewater
WWTP... Wastewater treatment plant
AAT ... Advanced anaerobic treatment
Subtask: 1.3.3 Biogas production from anaerobic pre-treatment of municipal and/or industrial wastewater in Karmiel

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Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869318
CS6: Picture of the high rate anaerobic reactor (AAT)
Subtask: 1.3.3 Biogas production from anaerobic pre-treatment of municipal and/or industrial wastewater in Karmiel

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Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869318
CS6: Task 1.3.3 is in time - Karmiel
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Subtask: 1.3.3 Biogas production from anaerobic pre-treatment of municipal and/or industrial wastewater in Karmiel
 Immobilised anaerobic high rate reactor (AAT) is operational

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Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869318
CS6: Subtask 1.3.4 Status/progress - Shafdan
Subtask: 1.3.4 Combining anaerobic biofilm treatment with membrane filtration and activated carbon in Shafdan
Baseline technology: Biogas production via existing anaerobic digestion (AD)
Ultimate solution to foster circular economy: AAT with AC to prevent biomass inhibition
TRL: 5  7
Capacity: 12-24 m³/d
Quantifiable targets:
• 3-5 m³ biogas/d;
• 20-25% reduction of energy demand;
• 25% energy recovery
Status/progress:
• detailed design completed
• Constructed and operational
OMW… …….. Olive mill wastewater
WWTP............ Wastewater treatment plant
AnBTMBR ... Anaerobic biofilm treatment membrane bioreactor

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Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869318
CS6: Results of the laboratory experiments
Subtask: 1.3.4 Combining anaerobic biofilm treatment with membrane filtration and activated carbon in Shafdan
The lab-scale: The start-up of the system has been. Below you can see
the picture of the lab-scale system with the first preliminary results of
rate of biogas production.

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Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869318
CS6: Pictures of the anaerobic biofilm treatment
membrane bioreactor system
Subtask: 1.3.4 Combining anaerobic biofilm treatment with membrane filtration and activated carbon in Shafdan

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The project leading to this application has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869318
CS6: Pictures of the anaerobic biofilm treatment
membrane bioreactor system
Subtask: 1.3.4 Combining anaerobic biofilm treatment with membrane filtration and activated carbon in Shafdan

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The project leading to this application has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869318
CS6: Pictures of the anaerobic biofilm treatment
membrane bioreactor system
Subtask: 1.3.4 Combining anaerobic biofilm treatment with membrane filtration and activated carbon in Shafdan

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The project leading to this application has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869318
Subtask: 1.3.4 Combining anaerobic biofilm treatment with membrane filtration and activated carbon in Shafdan
CS6: Pictures of the anaerobic biofilm treatment
membrane bioreactor system

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Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869318
CS6 Video: construction of the anaerobic biofilm treatment
membrane bioreactor system
Subtask: 1.3.4 Combining anaerobic biofilm treatment with membrane filtration and activated carbon in Shafdan
This video is accessible via
the indicated link below this
presentation on the
ULTIMATE webpage.

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The project leading to this application has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869318
Subtask: 1.3.4 Combining anaerobic biofilm treatment with membrane filtration and activated carbon in Shafdan
CS6: Pictures of the anaerobic biofilm treatment
membrane bioreactor system

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CS6: Operational procedures and methodologies Shafdan
Subtask: 1.3.4 Combining anaerobic biofilm treatment with membrane filtration and activated carbon in Shafdan
Agro-industrial
WW
(winery/dairy/OMW)
Storage tank AAT AC/AnMBR
Biogas recovery:
(3-5) m3/d
Municipal /
Agro-industrial
WW
12-24 m3/d
Mixing
tank
Shafdan
WWTP
Different rates:
0.2-2 m3/d

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The project leading to this application has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869318
CS6: Task 1.3.4 - Timeline - Shafdan
 AnTBMBR is operational since August 2022
 Still enough time to complete the experiments
Subtask: 1.3.4 Combining anaerobic biofilm treatment with membrane filtration and activated carbon in Shafdan
T1.3.4 - Combining anaerobic biofilm treatment with membrane
filtration and activated carbon in Shafdan
Baseline conditions assessed MS05 D1.1
Design of pilot system MS09
Laboratory scale experiments MS15
Pilot system operational MS15 +9M D1.2 + 3M
Start-up & results MS19 D1.9
Best practices for energy recovery D1.4

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Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869318
CS6: Subtask 1.4.5 status/progress
Subtask: 1.4.5 Recovery of high-value products from olive mill wastewater in Karmiel
Baseline technology: No material recovery so far
Ultimate solution to foster circular economy:
Adsorption column with packed resin bed
and extraction with pressurized hot water
TRL: 5 7
Capacity: 0.2-2 m³/d
Quantifiable targets: > 40% Polyphenols recovery
Status/progress:
• Detailed design completed
• Lab scale experiments almost completed
0.2-2 m3/d

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The project leading to this application has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869318
Subtask: 1.4.5 Recovery of high-value products from olive mill wastewater in Karmiel
CS6: Pictures of the new technologies
Static adsorption
Lab scale – Dynamic adsorption

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The project leading to this application has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869318
Subtask: 1.4.5 Recovery of high-value products from olive mill wastewater in Karmiel
CS6: Operational procedures and
methodologies

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The project leading to this application has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869318
CS6: Results of the laboratory experiments
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3.5
7.
10.5
14.
0 15 30 45 60 75
adsorption
capacity
Q
(mg/g)
t (min)
0.1g
0.2g
0.5g
1.0g
y = -0,0195x + 2,9041
R² = 0,9964
y = -0,0208x + 2,6424
R² = 0,9802
y = -0,0197x + 2,3111
R² = 0,9701
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0.75
1.5
2.25
3.
3.75
0 15 30 45 60 75
lnQe
t (min)
0.1 g
0.2 g
0.5 g
Maximum adsorptive
capacity (Q): 23 g of
polyphenols per kg of
resin for the FPX 66 resin
Static
Adsorption
Dynamic
Adsorption
0
35
70
105
140
0. 125. 250. 375. 500.
C
phenols
(mg/L)
Bed Volums (BV)
2.5 ml/min
5ml/min
The breakthrough curves
showed that 1.7 m3 of
wastewater can be treated
per kg of resin per 10 cycles
Subtask: 1.4.5 Recovery of high-value products from olive mill wastewater in Karmiel

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The project leading to this application has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869318
CS6: Laboratory results
Subtask: 1.4.5 Recovery of high-value products from olive mill wastewater in Karmiel
•Static extraction experiments were
performed employing hot water and
organic solvents
•Water-methanol mixture (50:50 b.v.)
yielded 69% polyphenols recovery
•Currently working on dynamic extraction
experiments,
•Aiming to optimise:
• experimental conditions and
• solvent recovery and reuse strategy

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The project leading to this application has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869318
CS6: Task 1.4.5 – Timeline- Karmiel
Subtask: 1.4.5 Recovery of high-value products from olive mill wastewater in Karmiel
 Pilot system expected to be operational in November 2022
 Extension of lab-scale experiments to accelerate pilot start-up
and optimisation phases
 Still enough time to complete the pilot experiments

25. The project leading to this application has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 869318
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