Synergy between wastewater phytodepuration and the development of sustainable construction materials

Anthropic activities generate impacts on the environment, including the generation of sewage that require adequate treatment. In some rural areas where the conventional treatment system does not arrive, the sewage discharge becomes a problem and focus of contamination. The project seeks to study phytodepuration systems, wastewater purification through the use of plant species, as an economic option applicable in different scenarios. The most appropriate species for these treatments are studied, as well as the biomass generation capacity that can be used for the generation of sustainable materials applicable in the field of construction. Due to the various axes that are articulated in this project, collaboration between chemical, engineering and architecture disciplines has been necessary, as well as collaboration with GADS and public institutions. The methodology raises the analysis of the waters to be treated, the construction of experimental wetlands, the plantation and monitoring of different phytodepuradors, the evaluation of the biomass generated by the system, the production of prototypes of construction materials based on the generated biomass and the test of the physical-mechanical properties of the same. This project proposes a synergy between water treatment and the development of applicable materials in the construction industry, based on local renewable resources with a favorable life cycle balance from the point of view of sustainability.

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