LIFE BRINE-MINING Project

Coordinated by National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), LIFE BRINE-MINING project –«Demonstration of an advanced technique for eliminating coal mine wastewater (brines) combined with resource recovery», promotes the swift from a linear to a circular business model solution. The projects aims to enable the improvement of the saline wastewater management performance of coal mining activities by recovering useful and marketable materials as water and salts. This way, the environmental impact of coal mine activities associated with brine discharge is minimized, while closing the loop of brine effluent.

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Mine Wastewater Effect on the Aquatic Diversity and the Ecological Status of the Watercourses in Southern Poland https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/9/1292?fbclid=IwY2xjawLTLvNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE1TjY0T1RVWW9qOTh3YWlWAR5Ww2KuxFX4nwkSy-ZYFdvr3sNYVkuSrp7R4HMqDB1daTiunAZoUgwQ419uqg_aem_U-2YQJ-FbL6Ua6ukmv5HZg This research was partially supported by Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education “PMW” programme 2019-2024, agreement 5050/LIFE/2019/2 Coal mining activity contributes to energy security and employment occupation, but is associated with ...

Scientific Paper Release

Innovative solution for the recovery of clean water and high-purity minerals from the coal mine sector https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0011916425005971?via%3Dihub Coal mining activities generate massive volumes of highly saline wastewater that cause significant ecological damage once they end up in the environment. Saline discharges contribute to the salinization of soil, the disruption of ...

The concept of circular water value and its role in the design and implementation of circular desalination projects. The case of coal mines in Poland

The concept of circular water value and its role in the design and implementation of circular desalination projects. The case of coal mines in Poland https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0011916424002121?via%3Dihub This paper focuses on the ”circular water value” concept in the context of coal mining by comparing the circular value of two different cases. ...

The project is co-funded by LIFE, the EU’s financial instrument supporting environmental, nature conservation and climate action projects throughout the EU.

Οur Project is also part of the LIFE projects that are co-Funded by the Green Fund. The project team would like to thank the Green Fund for co-funding the NTUA activities. More specifically, according to the Decision Number 181.1/2020 of the Management Board of the Green Fund, the amount of 18,000 Euro was approved for the year 2020.

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