BIOTECH CONTROL: Better management of process water systems by biotechnological identification, monitoring and treatment of detrimental microorganisms and metabolite

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 99.0594

Key words (English)

Agriculture; Economic Aspects; Environmental Protection; Life Sciences; Resources of the Sea; Fisheries; Bioflm; slime; paper mill; dispersants; enzymes; hybridisation; monitoring

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: QLK5-1999-01389

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.1.4 Environment and health

Short description (English)

See abstract

Partners and International Organizations (English)

Coordinator: Papiertechnische Stiftung (PTS), München (D)

Abstract (English)

Paper production is one of the most water intensive industrial processes and its effluents have a significant impact on aquatic ecosystems (1.4 billion m effluent/a). There is growing insight that a reduction of freshwater consumption and increasing waste paper recycling rates do in fact contribute to better company results. In response to the economic and environmental pressure, mill managers in many regions of Europe have achieved a drastic reduction in effluent discharges. However highly closed water loops, increased waste paper recycling rates and the resulting problems of increased slime formation have given rise to a host of problems. Against this background, the project concept Biotech Control has been elaborated with the ultimate objective of minimising quality and productivity losses in paper mills despite of increasing paper recycling rates, whilst simultaneously minimising freshwater consumption.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
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Swiss Project-Number: 99.0594