Funder: EUROPEAN COMMISSION
date_range Duration: from 01 September 2020 to 30 June 2024 (46 months) Finished
euro 200,517.00 EUR

Of European scope. It has been granted under a regime of Competitive.

In collaboration with other entities. Role: Member

The LIFE project LIFE-DESIROWS aims to test a self-sufficient energy technology that eliminates brine from water desalination processes by means of crystallisation of salts. The aim is to improve the quality of the reclaimed water for use by the agricultural sector at an affordable price, while eliminating discharges into the Mar Menor Coastal Lagoon protected area. The goal is to decrease the negative impact of the pollutants on the fauna and flora ecosystems in the area. It also aims to recycle brine salts for use as fertilisers and road de-icing. Furthermore, the project will promote the technology among the main target stakeholders and define its potential replicability and transferability. The Life-Desirows project is funded by the European Union, through the LIFE programme.

Call: LIFE 19 ENV/ES (EUROPEAN COMMISSION)

Researchers

Foto de Juan Tomás
Juan Tomás
García Bermejo
Leader
Foto de Ángel
Ángel
Molina García
Leader
Foto de José María
José María
Carrillo Sánchez
Foto de Rafael
Rafael
Domingo Miguel
Foto de María Socorro
María Socorro
García Cascales
Foto de Alejandro
Alejandro
López Belchí
Foto de Amanda
Amanda
Prado de Nicolás
Foto de Francisco
Francisco
Vera García
Foto de Antonio
Antonio
Vigueras Rodríguez

Former participants (6)

Publications related to the project

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2024

  1. Brine Valorisation Using Mechanical Vapor Compression Desalination: Approaches to Consider.

    CONECT. International Scientific Conference of Environmental and Climate Technologies

  2. Cooling tower modeling based on machine learning approaches: Application to Zero Liquid Discharge in desalination processes

    Applied Thermal Engineering

  3. Data-Monitoring Solution for Desalination Processes: Cooling Tower and Mechanical Vapor Compression Hybrid System

    Sensors

2023

  1. Desalination, minimal and zero liquid discharge powered by renewable energy sources: Current status and future perspectives

    Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

  2. Mechanical Vapor Compression and Renewable Energy Source Integration into Desalination Process: Life Desirows Case Example

    18th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES)

  3. Desalination based on mechanical vapor compression technology: history and latest-advances.

    XIII Congreso Internacional de Aedyr: Granada, del 13 al 15 de junio de 2023

  4. Performance evaluation and feasibility study of a cooling tower model for zero liquid discharge-desalination processes

    Energy Conversion and Management

2022

  1. Sustainable Zero Liquid Discharge for Desalination and Denitrification Processes: Desirows Life European Project

    2022 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2022 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe, EEEIC / I and CPS Europe 2022

  2. Brine concentration with cooling tower evaporation for a zero liquid discharge system. TRNSYS modeling and experimental results

    The 16th International Conference on heat transfer, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics (HEFAT) and editorial board of applied thermal engineering (ATE)

  3. MODELLING AND ANALYSIS OF A BRINE REMOVAL EVAPORATION SYSTEM BASED ON MECHANICAL VAPOUR COMPRESSION PROCESS

    Proceedings from the International Congress on Project Management and Engineering

  4. Reject brine management: Denitrification and zero liquid discharge (ZLD)—Current status, challenges and future prospects

    Journal of Cleaner Production

2021

  1. Brackish Desalination and Denitrification for Sustainable and Renewable Irrigation: Desirows Life European Project

    2021 IEEE 15th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering, CPE-POWERENG 2021