3D-BIOFILM- 3D printing technology of bioreactor material
Operational Programme «Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship» (OPCE ΙΙ) and the new Operational Programme Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship & Innovation – EPAnEK

Start date: 01/01/2021, End: 30/06/2023.
NCSRD budget: 35000,00 €

The aim of the 3D-BIOFILM project is 3D printing of innovative biofilm carriers (biocarriers) from zeolite paste, sheet-like aluminosilicate and other materials, in geometric orders that maximize their specific surface and acquire encapsulation properties that improve the performance of biological processes (bioenhancement). In other words, it is going for the construction of complex designed 3D objects that provide the possibility of microbial growth (biofilm) on their surfaces when found in suitable environment. In that way, they can improve the anaerobic wastewater treatment process efficiency, increase methane production and therefore increase the energy generated by wastewater. Moreover, they can improve the aerobic wastewater treatment process efficiency and thus they can contribute in high quality treated effluent disposal to water bodies and in environmental upgrade. Finally, there may be
an additional environmental gain of exploitation and reuse of the 3D biocarriers as fertilizers instead of their mere disposal as wastes.