Assessing ATC technologies: Effectiveness in Removing Microplastics and Persistent Substances. UKWIR CIP4 Microplastics & ATC Project: PRESENTATION ONLY
Riches, S., Lancaster, R., Wilson, R. and Luqmani, B., AtkinsRéalis, UK
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PROJECT INTRODUCTION
• The Microplastics & Advanced Thermal Conversion Project is part of the Chemical Investigations Programme (CIP). Funded by the water and sewage companies
• CIP is administered by UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) responsible for facilitating and shaping the research agenda, developing the programme, management of research and dissemination of findings
• The project is part of CIP4, building upon research from previous investigations, specifically the observation that 99% of microplastics within wastewater effluents partition into the sewage sludge
• The project has a budget of £5m and will run until June 2027. Delivered in two phases, initial phase completing in March 2025 with phase 2 commencing in April 2025