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Reduction of Nitrates in Waste Water through the Valorization of Rice Straw: LIFE LIBERNITRATE Project

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  • Cristina Moliner

    (Dipartimento di Ing. Civile, Chimica e Ambientale (DICCA), Università degli Studi Genova, 16145 Genoa, Italy)

  • Roberto Teruel-Juanes

    (Instituto de Tecnología de Materiales (ITM), Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain)

  • Carmem T. Primaz

    (Instituto de Tecnología de Materiales (ITM), Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain)

  • Jose David Badia

    (Departament de Química Analítica, Facultat de Química, Universitat de València, 46010 Valencia, Spain)

  • Barbara Bosio

    (Dipartimento di Ing. Civile, Chimica e Ambientale (DICCA), Università degli Studi Genova, 16145 Genoa, Italy)

  • Pilar Campíns-Falcó

    (Departament de Química Analítica, Facultat de Química, Universitat de València, 46010 Valencia, Spain)

  • Carmen Molíns-Legua

    (Departament de Química Analítica, Facultat de Química, Universitat de València, 46010 Valencia, Spain)

  • Francesc Hernandez

    (Departament de Química Analítica, Facultat de Química, Universitat de València, 46010 Valencia, Spain)

  • Lorenzo Sanjuan-Navarro

    (Departament de Química Analítica, Facultat de Química, Universitat de València, 46010 Valencia, Spain)

  • Plàcid Madramany

    (Consorci de la Ribera, 46600 Alzira, Spain)

  • José Morán

    (La Unió de Llauradors i Ramaders del País Valencià, 46003 Valencia, Spain)

  • José Castro

    (La Unió de Llauradors i Ramaders del País Valencià, 46003 Valencia, Spain)

  • Francisco Javier Sanchis

    (Aguas de Valencia, S.A, 46005 Valencia, Spain)

  • José Domingo Martínez

    (Diputació de València, 46003 Valencia, Spain)

  • Frank Hiddink

    (Stichting Incubator, 8911KS Leeuwarden, The Netherlands)

  • Amparo Ribes-Greus

    (Instituto de Tecnología de Materiales (ITM), Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain)

  • Elisabetta Arato

    (Dipartimento di Ing. Civile, Chimica e Ambientale (DICCA), Università degli Studi Genova, 16145 Genoa, Italy)

Abstract

An improved and more sustainable waste management system is required for successful development of technologies based on renewable sources. Rice straw is submitted to controlled combustion reactions and the produced ashes are chemically treated to produce silica. After a chemical activation step, the activated silica shows potential as an adsorbent agent and will be used to remove the excess of nitrates in groundwater and wells in the area of Alginet (Valencia, Spain), selected as a vulnerable zone within the Nitrates Directive. The demonstration activity aims to have a local impact on municipalities of 200 inhabitants or fewer, decreasing from current nitrate concentrations close to 50 mg/L, to a target of 25 mg/L. In a successive step, the methodology will be transferred to other municipalities with similar nitrate problems (Piemonte, Italy) and replicated to remove different pollutants such as manure (the Netherlands) and waste waters from the textile industry (Italy).

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  • Cristina Moliner & Roberto Teruel-Juanes & Carmem T. Primaz & Jose David Badia & Barbara Bosio & Pilar Campíns-Falcó & Carmen Molíns-Legua & Francesc Hernandez & Lorenzo Sanjuan-Navarro & Plàcid Madra, 2018. "Reduction of Nitrates in Waste Water through the Valorization of Rice Straw: LIFE LIBERNITRATE Project," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-12, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:10:y:2018:i:9:p:3007-:d:165614
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    1. Escribano Francés, Gonzalo & Quevauviller, Philippe & San Martín González, Enrique & Vargas Amelin, Elisa, 2017. "Climate change policy and water resources in the EU and Spain. A closer look into the Water Framework Directive," Environmental Science & Policy, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 1-12.
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    1. Cristina Moliner & Filippo Marchelli & Elisabetta Arato, 2020. "Current Status of Energy Production from Solid Biomass in North-West Italy," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(17), pages 1-29, August.
    2. Cristina Moliner & Alberto Lagazzo & Barbara Bosio & Rodolfo Botter & Elisabetta Arato, 2020. "Production, Characterization, and Evaluation of Pellets from Rice Harvest Residues," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-12, January.
    3. Michela Mazzoccoli & Elisabetta Arato & Cristina Moliner, 2022. "Environmental Valorization of Rice Waste as Adsorbent Material for the Removal of Nitrates from Water," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-12, April.
    4. Cristina Moliner & Dario Bove & Elisabetta Arato, 2020. "Co-Incineration of Rice Straw-Wood Pellets: A Sustainable Strategy for the Valorisation of Rice Waste," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(21), pages 1-14, November.

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