01Environmental Technologies & Circular Bioeconomy
CT BETA has extensive knowledge in technologies for the treatment and recovery of solid, liquid and gaseous waste, whether of industrial or urban origin, with a special focus on the agri-food sector.
This unit works on the design, development and optimisation of biological and physicochemical processes for the treatment and recovery of solid, liquid and gaseous waste, with a special focus on the agri-food sector, including both the primary sector and the processing industry. However, the unit also works on urban waste, such as the organic fraction of municipal solid waste or WWTP sludge.
The Environmental Technologies and Circular Bioeconomy Unit works with established technologies, such as anaerobic digestion, composting, membrane processes, adsorption processes, among others, as well as with more innovative technologies that improve industrial recovery processes, such as cryoconcentration, biosecration or solid-state fermentation.
It always applies a circular bioeconomy model and the biorefinery concept, combining technologies in cascade to maximise recovered products and move towards zero waste treatment and recovery solutions. The main products recovered include nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and carbon), reclaimed water and energy in the form of biogas or biomass.
