{"id":25285,"date":"2023-06-21T11:55:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T09:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ita.es\/caso-de-exito\/life-multi-ad\/"},"modified":"2024-11-04T14:38:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T13:38:20","slug":"life-multi-ad","status":"publish","type":"caso_de_exito","link":"https:\/\/www.ita.es\/en\/case-studies\/life-multi-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"LIFE MULTI-AD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-columns-margen-estrecho is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:64%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-paragrafo-destacado-sin-borde\">LIFE MULTI-AD has developed and demonstrated at industrial scale a high-performance multiphase anaerobic reactor for wastewater treatment and biogas generation in the agri-food industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:36%\">\r\n    <!-- block: caso-exito-informacion -->\r\n    <section class=\"block-caso-exito-informacion \">\r\n        <div class=\"stell-rht\">\r\n            <div class=\"mov-but\">\r\n                                    <a class=\"lim-btn-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ita.es\/en\/scopes\/clean-energy\/\">\r\n                        Clean energy                    <\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdataLayer.push({\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t'tag':  \"Clean energy\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t});\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.dataLayer.push({event: 'etiqueta'});\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/script> \r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"st-logo\">\r\n                <h3>LIFE MULTI-AD<\/h3>\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ita.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/life-multi-ad_logo-300x100.jpg\" alt=\"LIFE MULTI-AD\">\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n                            <div class=\"direc-txt\">\r\n                    <h6>Contact details<\/h6>\r\n                    <ul>\r\n                                                                            <li>\r\n                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/lifemultiad.eu\/\">\r\n                                        lifemultiad.eu\/                                    <\/a>\r\n                                                            <\/li>\r\n                                            <\/ul>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n    <!-- end block: caso-exito-informacion -->\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-columns-margen-estrecho is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-problem\">Problem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wastewater produced in the agri-food industry is characterized by high concentrations of organic matter.\nAerobic treatments, commonly used in this sector, have a high operating cost mainly due to energy consumption.\nIn contrast, anaerobic technology reduces the operational cost, but these systems are usually optimized for the treatment of higher flows and involve significant investments.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ita.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Planta-PilotoTecnologia-Multi-AD-300x279.webp\" alt=\"Anaerobic digestion pilot for wastewater treatment and biogas generation, which was the starting point of the LIFE Multi-AD project.\" class=\"wp-image-34039\" style=\"width:454px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ita.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Planta-PilotoTecnologia-Multi-AD-300x279.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ita.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Planta-PilotoTecnologia-Multi-AD-150x140.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ita.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Planta-PilotoTecnologia-Multi-AD.webp 743w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The objective of the project has been to demonstrate a system based on anaerobic technology adapted to the needs of the agri-food industry.\nThe starting point is a patented solution validated at laboratory scale by <a href=\"\">AEMA | Bondalti Water<\/a>.\nThe challenge of the project is to <strong>develop a valid design at industrial scale and to demonstrate its operation<\/strong> at the <a href=\"\">Bodegas AGE &#8211; Pernod Ricard Winemakers<\/a> plant (Fuenmayor, Spain).  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-columns-margen-estrecho is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-results\">Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The scaled reactor reproduces the processes that take place in the laboratory pilot, but with a design that meets the requirements of manufacturability and operability at commercial size.\nAt ITA we have developed a <strong>methodology to accelerate the redesign and scale-up of process equipment<\/strong>.\nIt is based on numerical modeling and simulation techniques, such as digital twin technology.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ita.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Metodologia-Escalado-Equipos-Proceso-300x225.webp\" alt=\"Diagram of the methodology, developed within the framework of the LIFE Multi-AD project, which allows to accelerate the process of scaling and design of process equipment through simulation tools.\" class=\"wp-image-34040\" style=\"width:526px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ita.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Metodologia-Escalado-Equipos-Proceso-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ita.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Metodologia-Escalado-Equipos-Proceso-150x112.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ita.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Metodologia-Escalado-Equipos-Proceso-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ita.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Metodologia-Escalado-Equipos-Proceso.webp 883w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The complexity of simulating the behavior of anaerobic reactors lies in the fact that they combine fluid dynamic phenomena involving particles, liquid and gas, with a system formed by multiple biochemical reactions.\nThe methodology developed by ITA allows simplifying the models in the initial screening phases while maintaining sufficient accuracy and speeding up the process.\nThe more rigorous and computationally expensive models are used in the final stages where increased accuracy is necessary.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"263\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ita.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Disen\u0303o-Simulacio\u0301n-Digestor-Anaerobio-Taman\u0303o-Industrial.png\" alt=\"Representation of the Digital Twin of the anaerobic digester for biogas generation from wastewater developed within the framework of the LIFE Multi-AD project.\" class=\"wp-image-34041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ita.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Disen\u0303o-Simulacio\u0301n-Digestor-Anaerobio-Taman\u0303o-Industrial.png 263w, https:\/\/www.ita.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Disen\u0303o-Simulacio\u0301n-Digestor-Anaerobio-Taman\u0303o-Industrial-182x300.png 182w, https:\/\/www.ita.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Disen\u0303o-Simulacio\u0301n-Digestor-Anaerobio-Taman\u0303o-Industrial-91x150.png 91w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The design developed and demonstrated on an industrial scale has a maximum daily organic loading capacity of 2,000 kg\/d and is capable of treating up to 200 m<sup>3<\/sup>\/d of wastewater with a 95% reduction in COD. In addition, high quality biogas is produced with a methane content of more than 80%. As a result, exploration costs are reduced by more than 30% and energy consumption by approximately 60%.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ita.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Planta-Demostradora-Taman\u0303o-Industrial-Tecnologi\u0301a-Multi-AD.webp\" alt=\"Photograph of the industrial-size demonstrator of the Multi-AD technology for biogas generation from winery wastewater.\" class=\"wp-image-34042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ita.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Planta-Demostradora-Taman\u0303o-Industrial-Tecnologi\u0301a-Multi-AD.webp 850w, https:\/\/www.ita.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Planta-Demostradora-Taman\u0303o-Industrial-Tecnologi\u0301a-Multi-AD-300x166.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ita.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Planta-Demostradora-Taman\u0303o-Industrial-Tecnologi\u0301a-Multi-AD-150x83.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ita.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Planta-Demostradora-Taman\u0303o-Industrial-Tecnologi\u0301a-Multi-AD-768x426.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-paragrafo-pequeno\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LIFE MULTI-AD has developed and demonstrated at industrial scale a high-performance multiphase anaerobic reactor for wastewater treatment and biogas generation in the agri-food industry. 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