SUBMERSIBLE SAMPLER FOR NANOPLASTICS AND MICROPLASTICS IN NAUTILOS PROJECT

TECHNOLOGY cross-sectoral microplastic pollution reduction Monitoring and Control Solution Scope: Monitoring & Tracking Technologies (Water quality monitoring) Target Contaminant: Microplastics Solution Provider or Contact Point: SubCtech Project: NAUTILOS – New Approach to Underwater Technologies for Innovative, Low-cost Ocean obServation  ITS Description: This ITS responds to a R&I focus area of activity in monitoring & control of plastics pollution, namely by …

RECYCLING MARINE LITTER INTO COMPLIANT MARINE FUELS VIA LOW TEMPERATURE PYROLYSIS PROTOTYPE

TECHNOLOGY fisheries plastic pollution reduction and others Elimination AND Remediation Solution Scope: Recycling systems for litter and/or waste Target Contaminant: Plastics and Other Litter Solution Provider or Contact Point: SINTOL SRL   Project: MarGnet – Mapping and recycling of marine litter and ghost nets on the seafloor ITS Description: This innovative recycling technology addresses the issue of marine litter by …

VESSEL FOR CLEANING-UP ACTIVITIES COUPLED WITH PLASMA TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment plastic pollution reduction and others MINIMISATION Solution Scope: Recycling systems for litter and/or waste (Vessel + Pyrolysis) Target Contaminant: Plastics & Other Litter Solution Provider or Contact Point: IRIS S.R.L Project: SEA LITTER CRITTERS – A compact, unmanned, renewables-powered and self-sufficient vessel able to pick up marine litter and to treat it on …

VESSEL FOR CLEANING-UP ACTIVITIES IN MARINE AND FLUVIAL ENVIRONMENTS

TECHNOLOGY Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment plastic pollution reduction and others Elimination and Remediation Solution Scope: Litter collection systems from the sea / rivers (Vessel) Target Contaminant: Plastics & Others  (Multiple) Solution Provider or Contact Point: Ocean Cleaner Technology   Project: OC-Tech – Innovative Vessel for Cleaning-Up Activities in Marine and Fluvial Environments ITS Description: The OC-Tech vessel is a cutting-edge …

DEVELOPMENT OF BIO-BASED ROPE PROTOTYPES FOR USE IN MUSSEL AND SEAWEED CULTURE IN AN INTEGRATED MULTI-THROPHIC AQUACULTURE APPROACH

TECHNOLOGY Aquaculture Plastic pollution reduction PREVENTION Solution Scope:Development of bio-based and/or biodegradable material Target Contaminant: Plastics Solution Provider or Contact Point: ITSASKORDA & AZTI  Project: BIOGEARS – Biobased gears as solutions for the creation of an eco-friendly offshore aquaculture sector, in a multitrophic approach, and new biobased value chains ITS Description: The solution providers have developed …

MICROFLUIDIC FILTRATION TECH FOR MICROPLASTICS

TECHNOLOGY Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment microplastic pollution reduction MINIMISATION Solution Scope: Water Treatment Plants Systems  Target Contaminant: Microplastics Solution Provider or Contact Point: Eden-Tech Project: UPSTREAM – Circular and Bio-Based Solutions for the Ultimate Prevention of Plastics in Rivers Integrated with Elimination and Monitoring Technologies ITS Description: ASCANDRA is an innovative microfluidic technology that uses the …

CIRCULAR APPROACH IN FISHING GEAR MAKING AND DISCARDED NET MANAGEMENT IN PORTS

The ITS seeks to provide an integrated solution for reducing the amount of marine litter and microplastic from the most relevant European fishery contributors (i.e. demersal trawlers, demersal seiners, tropical tuna purse seiners). It includes the development of 3 different technological prototypes for ropes and fishing nets, as well as a port-based solution model for recovery and recycling of equipment.

WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR MICROPLASTICS REMOVAL

Wasser 3.0 PE-X® REMOVE is an innovative technology that effectively and sustainably removes microplastics from water. This approach utilizes a combination of physical agglomeration and water-induced chemical fixation, known as the Clump & Skim principle.