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ZERO LIQUID DISCHARGE WASTE WATER TREATMENT

Typically, we consider water quality and sewage sludge when thinking about the impacts of wastewater treatment. However, it impacts direct emissions of greenhouse gases(GHG) arising from the biological treatment of organic material in urban wastewater, principally methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) (which is associated with nitrogen removal). Improved treatment of urban wastewater since the 1990s has helped to prevent significant methane emissions, owing to the collection and treatment of wastewater in efficient, centralized facilities (EC,2020e), with emissions steadily declining to 17,351kt CO2 equivalent (CO2e) in2019 . The decline has largely been in methane emissions, which have more than halved since 1989, while those of nitrous oxides have changed little since the early 2000s, at about 6,100kt CO2e per year (EEA, 2021c) but not nearly enough to allay the growing populations, sprouting urbanization and subsequent environmental pollution to our rivers. A new innovative wastewater treatment technology where COD, PFA destruction with simultaneous power generation, hydrogen production and carbon capture is done.

Europe utilizes 32 000 GWhr of power annually (equivalent to 10% of UK energy production, 12% of Italy and Spanish Energy production or 5% of Germany total energy production, total energy consumption of Serbia), costing Euro 8,09 billion a year at current average electricity prices of 25.3 c/kwhr) on Wastewater Treatment Systems. Self sufficiency in electricity alone will not only save this much power but reverse back a significant amount of power to the grid and improve winter resilience as co-generated energy centers balanced in most populated areas across Europe if implemented strategically as green renewable energy (17,6-24 million tons C02 equivalent or 6.2 million cars driving per year, 10% of German emissions, 6.5% of France and 7.5% of UK emissions).) The Ecodab Innovation Project presents a revolutionary and highly sustainable approach that has the potential to transform the wastewater treatment industry. The ease of replicating this technology not only simplifies its implementation but enhances cost-effectiveness with large-scale deployment possibilities. By focusing on sustainability and energy efficiency, the Ecodab Innovation Project not only addresses critical environmental challenges but also offers a practical and scalable solution for advancing clean energy production, urban industrialization and wastewater management practices.
This sustainable and cost-effective solution has the potential to not only revolutionize the wastewater treatment industry but also contribute significantly to achieving environmental goals, new job opportunities, minority participation in the economy , new value chains, new industries, upgrading of dilapidating infrastructure with green tech, reducing carbon emissions, and promoting the adoption of innovative technologies in the growing hydrogen and green economies.

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