Development of advanced technology for the removal of pharmaceuticals and other micropollutants from wastewater produced by medical facilities

The goal is to develop an effective hybrid wastewater treatment technology (physical-chemical; biological separation) that will remove drugs, their metabolites, and other micropollutants causing environmental contamination from concentrated wastewater produced by medical facilities. For this purpose, heterogeneous catalysis and subsequent purification of decomposed products in the biofilm system will be primarily tested. Attention will also be focused on the sorption system, which should mainly serve as an insurance element of the comprehensive technology. The goal is to create a hybrid solution that, with its construction and concept, becomes easily accessible and applicable to a wide range of operators of sewage treatment infrastructure without representing an extreme economic burden.

Tento projekt je financován se státní podporou Technologické agentury ČR a Ministerstva životního prostředí v rámci Programu Prostředí pro život.

This project was funded under the National Recovery Plan from the European Recovery and Resilience Facility.