The aim of the project is to eliminate micropollutants from biologically treated wastewater, specifically those listed in Annex 1 of the proposed Directive of the European Parliament and Council on urban wastewater. The research will focus on adapting microbial biofilm cultures for the biological degradation of selected micropollutants. The biological treatment stage will be combined with physicochemical methods—including coagulation, oxidation processes, and sorption. These processes and their combinations will be compared with membrane filtration.
In the biological stage, granular activated carbon (GAC) or a biofilter with an expanded bed filled with mineral media, followed by water filtration through GAC, will be used as biomass carriers. To improve the biodegradability of the targeted micropollutants, the project will also test the applicability of oxidation processes, specifically the use of chlorine dioxide.
The project “Innovative Technologies for Quaternary Treatment of Municipal Wastewater” is co-financed with state support from the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic and the Ministry of the Environment under the “Environment for Life” programme. This project was funded through the National Recovery Plan from the European Recovery and Resilience Facility.
