Transcript Diapositive 1 - Industrial Technologies 2012

► Already a crisis point for water shortages in many regions across the
globe
► ….and Europe becoming increasingly susceptible
A key problem for coming years =>
A more sustainable water management !
Facing correctly the effects of climate changes, providing on the demand water
for agriculture and industrial purposes, guaranteeing drinking water to citizen...
► Already a strong concern for the EU (in synergy with regional and national
institutions) through various actions and mechanisms :
DGs’, WssTP , ACQUEAU , Water Join Programming Initiative (JPI) ,
Future European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on Water …..
► A strong need for new improved water treatment technologies !
► A major conclusion of the Delft Skyline Debates (December 2009)
“Process industry can significantly contribute to master challenges
with which our societies will be faced during the next decades; but it
needs to make a structural change, with Process Intensification (PI)”
► “Efficient membrane technologies for a global clean water
supply” : the first milestone of the DSD report !
► Also the opinion of a lot of other experts around the world:
Dr. Masaru Kurihara (Funding Program for World Leading Innovation R&D on Science
& Technology, JAPAN - Fellow of Toray Ind.) => “What one world would you use to
describe the desalination industry?” => “Membrane”
► A model and a vision : biological membranes, the ultimate
achievement for sustainable development and preservation of
life !
“Life in all its diversity became possible after nature had found the trick with the
membrane. It enabled the separation of living entities from the lifeless and hostile
environment under preservation of selective material exchange between the two
worlds. … The reduction to two dimensions increased the efficiency drastically …”
E. Sackmann in Handbook of biological physics
“Biological membranes . Architecture and function” - Elsevier 1995
► Low energy consuming system, with high performance
► Biological and artificial membranes : the same architecture…but
today a strong gap between biological and artificial systems in
terms of performance : yet a lot to understand and to replicate!
► Biological membranes : the model for our future !
Thanks to :
•Bio catalysis
•Nanotechnology
•Muti functional devices
=>towards new sustainable processes
operating
at
low
temperatures and mimicking
life mechanisms
And the need as soon as now for :
•Transverse and holistic approaches
•Covering all the various application fields … including WATER
=> membrane = the chip of the XXI century !
► A non-profit association, aimed at enhancing lobbying, communication and
dissemination around “membrane technology” to promote theses ideas !
► Background:
2008
► Particularly a lot of involvement with water and process industries through
different projects and participations (WssTP, SUSCHEM…)
► Position in the ERA…
Horizon 2020 - 2014-2020
FP8 + EIIT + CIP + EIB …EIPs
80 Billions euros
Water involved EU projects
EM3E , EUDIME
In FP 7 2007-2013
New JPI, PPP … the ERC
50 Billions euros
FP6 - 2002-2006
NoEs and ETPs
< 20 Billions euros
MEMBRIDGE
CHEMWATER
2008
Cluster
ACQUEAU
Membrane Task Force
Report 2012
Ed. WssTP & EMH
ENMIX, ERIC, TNO, VEOLIA,
DECHEMA, CEFIC, SUEZ …
Others TFs : Brines,
Energy, Reuse…
EUREAU, JPI,
PPP…
R&D projects :
Aquafit4use, E4water,
Nano4water ….
► Pursuing the SBRA initially published by NanoMemPro (December 2007) and
set-up two years later with different institutions
►
1. Introduction
2. Overview of global market for water applications
3. Drinking water and desalination working group
4. Industry working group
5. Waste water treatment working group
6. Blue sky ideas working groups
7. Request for proposal
► Market and societal incentives
•The global market of membranes for water applications : > $ 11 billion /year & a
steady annual growth greater than 10% over the last decade
= >Real technical and commercial opportunity for the coming years.
•Increasing European perspectives and market share with the vision of European
“membrane champions” : not to compete against established technologies
=> Seek for technological breakthroughs that will lead to the next
generation of membrane technologies for water applications
•RTD outcomes and their impact :
• Short term : supporting 2nd cycle of Water Framework Directive –WFDor other pending directives …
• High potential / significant expected impact : environmental , energy,
employment and society…
► Thematic 1 - Advanced combination of biology and membrane :
increasing synergy between biology and membrane system
− A basis for the novel generation and significant improvement of
membrane processes for water and wastewater treatment
− The aims : decreased energy requirements and chemical
consumption ; improved removal capacity for various pollutants
(micro pollutants) ; more robust processes (ceramics?)
− Among combinations : anaerobic, algal or enzymatic membrane
bioreactors ; membrane processes involving biofilms which either
provide dedicated treatment with enhanced functionalities (e.g.
degradation activity) or play an active role in fouling control
− Better insights to the interaction of membranes and biological
process components through the development/use of new molecular
biological sensing and control methods
− New approaches to rationally integrate engineered
microorganisms into membrane processes on different scales
ranging from the membrane material itself (nanotechnology) to
the process level (module and reactor design).
► Thematic 2 - Next process generation for low energy seawater
desalination: processes with technological breakthrough
− A booming market with the need of developing cost effective
solutions for the next generation of desalination processes
− As potential alternative to spiral wounded pressure RO :
capillary low pressure RO, membrane distillation, forward osmosis
(including draw solutions and optimized process conditions),
electro-chemical membrane processes, advanced energy recovery
systems (hydraulic and/or osmotic pressure), selective ion
conducting material, ...
− Integrated solutions or combination of technologies showing
better performance and allowing a lower energy demand to produce
fresh water
− Demonstrate industrial potential for commercialization by
2015-2020 and competitive advantage of proposed innovation
(benchmark: current RO process)
► Additional recommendation - Environmentally friendly designs
in membrane processes
− Novel designs are required to reduce environmental footprint on
different levels and phases of membrane applications in water and
wastewater treatment, desalination and water reuse
− Impacts range from the discharge of concentrates and waste
streams to the usage of chemicals and the disposal of the used
membranes and modules => “Green membrane” approaches
−
Among the possible innovative designs : innovative operating
conditions (high feed water recovery, low chemical use); membrane
production as well as recovery and disposal with low footprint;
biodegradable or recyclable membrane materials; membranes from
bioplastic; low energy treatment and handling of membrane waste
streams (concentrates, brines etc) towards reuse of valuable
constituents…
− Improvements should be justified by standardized and proven
methods such as life cycle analysis according ISO method.
► Blue sky ideas group : some reminders
 Process intensification
New concepts such as membrane fouling for biological treatment ,
or ceramic membranes for specific adsorption/reaction sites….
 Biomimicking
Aquaporin model, self-healing/self-cleaning membranes, in-situ
generation of thin layers…
 Membrane for information
On membrane itself (integrity, porosity…), local process conditions
(T, P…) or water quality parameters.
 New concepts for new objectives
Valorization of waste streams
Bio-based materials for membranes
LCA perspective on membrane production
− In Europe no world leader of membrane systems for water
applications (Norit / 4th and Inge /11th; a relatively low market share).
− As the technologies currently implemented (MF, UF, NF, RO or even
MBR) have been developed and optimized over several decades, the
chance of a technological breakthrough on these fields is very low.
- The vision is therefore to support today the establishment of
European leaders with tomorrow’s technologies (forward osmosis,
membrane distillation, hybrid systems, bio mimicking membranes etc)
- By making the best of our scientific excellence in the field of
membrane technologies and our structures , and by making a reality
of our vision and blue sky ideas…
- Education : really a bottleneck for developing properly
the new “menbrain” !