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TREATMENT AND RE-USE OF WASTE
WATER

Aqualia is currently positioned as one of the leading in valuing discharges and the treatment of organic
companies in the development of innovative solu- waste water to obtain water for re-use and bio
tions –with a large number of active projects- for methane for the transport sector, among other
the re-use of waste water and its conversion into projects.
new products through new anaerobic technologies

FP7 All-gas

Location: El Torno WWTP, Cádiz The All-gas project for the production bio energy from the treat-
Duration: 01/05/11 – 09/07/2018 ment of waste water contributes to the transformation of treatment
Total budget: €11,820,564.14 plants into future energy factories with zero discharges.
Aqualia: €8,098,099.82 The project’s objective is to convert micro algae into clean energy
Participants: Aqualia (leader), BDI by re-using the nutrients in waste water. The biomass generated in
Bio Energy International, Hygear the process will be converted in anaerobic processes to produce
B.V., University of Southampton, biogas which will be subjected to a purification process with an
Fraunhofer – Gesellschaft.
innovative patent called ABAD® (absorption/adsorption).
In this patent, developed within the All-gas framework, the ABAD®
process provides a quality bio methane for use in combustion
engines and for injection into the mains. The great advantages
of ABAD® compared to traditional systems are the reduced
investment cost (almost 80% less) and the lower operating costs
since it dispenses with chemical reagents and pressure.
In 2016, the European Commission approved its extension for 24
months which was key to the success of undertaking the project,
immersed in the demonstration phase.
It should also be noted that since last summer, a car has already
been functioning with the bio methane produced from a prototype
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with a smaller capacity (1,000 m ).

Volkswagen-up that will test the biogas from the All-gas project.

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