Project title: MEDOLICO – Mediterranean Cooperation in the Treatment and Valorisation of Olive Mill Wastewater (OMW)
Beneficiaries: NIREAS-International Water Research Center, University of Cyprus, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, MATIMOP, Unioncamere Liguria, Università degli Studi di Genova, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Laboratório National de Energia e Geologia.
Ticass supported the Liguria Region Local partner.
Project Budget: €1.964.499,25 Funding: 85%
Project Duration: 2011 11 16 – 2014 11 15 Extension: 2015 08 15
Project info: “MEDOLICO” project is a joint Mediterranean initiative bringing together countries from the East-end (Cyprus, Israel, Jordan), the West-end (Portugal) and from the North (Italy) of the Mediterranean. The project seeks to prevent and reduce the environmental risk presented by Olive Mill Wastewater (OMW) by collaborating on the evaluation of the performance of various promising OMW treatment technologies and developing uniform treatment procedures according to the sought
purpose (water for irrigation, recycling into the olive mill manufacturing process, etc.), which will then be pilot tested. There will be a further evaluation of the potential for valorization of the collected byproducts so that a solution can be provided that sustainably protect the environment heritage of the Mediterranean regions while remaining cost-efficient for the olive mills.
