BRINE-MINING, Demonstration of an advanced technique for eliminating coal mine wastewater (brines) combined with resource recovery
Project implemented under the program: LIFE
- Project: LIFE 18
- Project manager representing the Silesian University of Technology: dr eng. Krzysztof Mitko
- Implementation period: 01/09/2019 – 31/03/2024
- Project co-financed by: EU as part of the LIVE project (programme: Environment)
- Project website: brinemining.eu
LIFE BRINE-PRIMING Actions"
This project aims to facilitate the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Circular Economy package, by enabling the coal mining industry to improve its wastewater management performance in a way which yields cost-effective, resource efficient and legally compliant results. This will be achieved through the development and application of an economically viable, innovative system for the elimination and full recovery of resources included in the coal mining wastewater, at source. The system will be able to treat and directly recover end-products (minerals/salts and water) of high quality and purity. In the course of the project, the consumers of the materials recovered will be involved in order to ensure that the end-products will satisfy market specifications and that the recovered materials are exploited. The project will be implemented in Poland.
Specific objectives are to:
- Objective 1 – Decrease the discharge of coal mine brine effluent that would otherwise be released into surface water, thus contributing to the objectives of Water Framework Directive and other water environmental policy
- Objective 2 – Successfully establish of a value chain for wastewater based minerals
- Objective 3 – Demonstrate a new, economically sound and industrially relevant solution for materials recovery from coal mine brines
- Objective 4 – Minimise solid by-product and subsequent needs of landfilling
- Objective 5 – Sign 1 commercial agreement/Memorandum of Understanding for industrial-scale implementation
- Objective 6 – Replicate and transfer of project results in two industrial sectors
- Objective 7 – Establish a spin-off company for the commercial uptake of the project results
- Objective 8 – Raise awareness and disseminate the project results through organized site visits
- Objective 9 – Scale-up and deliver the disruptive innovative technology that was developed in SOL-BRINE project (LIFE09 ENV/GR/000299) to the market
- Objective 10 – Water Reuse
- Objective 11 – Recovery of the resources included in saline wastewaters
- Objective 12 – Production of final dry salts and clean water for further market use
- Objective 13 – Introduction of a novel technique for sustainable wastewater management in the coal mining industry
- Objective 14 – Development of a circular economy plan for the coal mining sector
Partners
The LIFE BRINE-MINING consortium is comprised of 10 partners from universities, research institutes, SMEs and construction companies from 3 EU countries Greece (GR), Netherlands (NL) and Poland (PL).
The National Technical University of Athens, sometimes known as Athens Polytechnic, is among the oldest higher education institutions of Greece and the most prestigious among engineering schools.
National Technical University of Athens
Zografou Campus
9, Iroon Polytechniou str
15780 Zografou
Greece
www.uest.gr
SEALEAU B.V. is a Dutch for-profit company of Greek origin that exploits the results of two successfully completed European projects with a total budget of €1.3M. With this budget, SEALEAU team designed, developed and demonstrated a technology for efficient salty wastewater management and recovery of resources.
Rotterdamseweg 183 C
2629 HD, Delft
Netherlands
E-mail: info@sealeau.com
www.sealeau.com
Lenntech is a vibrant and international company, situated nearby the Technical University of Delft, in The Netherlands. Lenntech team is set by an experienced group of chemical, environmental, mechanical and electrical engineers, which can offer a wide range of solutions for industries that require certain water qualities. On the basis of its experience in the integration of state-of-the-art technologies and extended know-how in water treatment, Lenntech offers cost-efficient solutions, while meeting stringent water quality requirements.
Distributieweg 3
2645 EG Delfgauw
Tel: +31 152 610 900
E-mail: info@lenntech.com
www.lenntech.com
Glowny Instytut Gornictwa is a Polish scientific and development organization, subordinated to the Minister of Energy working not only for the benefit of the mining industry, but also for enterprises representing different branches. Currently the four basic areas of activities constitute: mining engineering, environmental engineering, problems relating to quality, education and training.
Plac Gwarkow 1
40-166, Katowice
Poland
Tel: +32-259-2000
http://www.gig.eu
Silesian University of Technology (SUT), founded in 1945, is one of the largest and top-ranked technical universities in Poland. Located in Upper Silesia, the most industrialized part of Poland, it is an important hub of industrial research.
Akademicka 2A
44-100 Gliwice
Poland
Tel: +48 32 237 10 00
www.polsl.pl
THERMOSSOL is a dynamic SME (founded in 1977) with international presence and a large portfolio of – applications in different industrial sectors. The company has a team of 25 engineers with strong design and manufacturing capabilities, supported by a well-equipped workshop owned by the company, where all equipment is manufactured in-house according to ISO 2001:2008 and CE certification. Further from its manufacturing activities the company also undertakes the transport and installation of equipment at operation site, the design, study and construction of piping for steam, water, thermic oil.
Tatoiou Avenue 94
13677, Acharnes/Athens
Greece
Tel: +30 210 6200630/6206634/800036
www.thermossol.gr
Titan Salt (established 2017) is the combination of two leading global engineering and manufacturing companies: Titan Projects in Sneek, Netherlands (established 2002) and Titan US in Chicago (established 2012). Our founders and engineers have decades of experience in optimizing salt plants with energy efficient equipment designs. Titan Project focuses on project management, engineering and equipment fabrication.
15 Zeilmakersstraat
8601 WT, Sneek
Netherlands
http://titansalt.com/
Tel: +31 515 548 200
NEVIS SA is a consulting company providing services and solutions on a wide range of technical and environmental issues. NEVIS staff has significant experience and a strong background in the implementation of research programs and projects related to environmental protection and sustainable management through novel environmental solutions. NEVIS is also active in the development and implementation of communication and dissemination actions.
10 Fragkogianni STR
156 69, Papagos-Xolargos
Greece
Tel: +30 210 6529162
http://www.nevis.gr
Polska Grupa Gornicza S.A (PGG) is Europe’s largest coal company which employs about 42000 people. The mining area is located in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin. PGG extracts coal, which is primarily used for energy production and is sold to energy companies, industrial users and individual consumers. The company produces about 30 million tonnes of coal annually, which accounts for 39% of the production of this raw mineral in Poland. With its resources PGG’s guarantees the long-term supply of this fossil fuel.
Polska Grupa Gornicza S.A
POWSTANCOW 30
KATOWICE
Poland
www.pgg.pl
TITAN PROJECTS B.V. is a leader of the process industry in the field of equipment and system construction for the chemical, petrochemical, and food sector. The company specializes in optimizing and designing both existing and new factories. Their technologies aim at recovering valuable raw materials from various processes, and promoting zero emissions. A multidisciplinary team of professionals with many years of experience in planning, manufacturing and installing the most wide-ranging projects, work towards finding solutions at the highest achievable level in the areas of new construction, development, maintenance and conversion of existing installations.
Titan Projects B.V.
De Marne 53
8701 PV Bolsward, Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0) 515 54 82 00
E-mail: info@titanprojects.nl
