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The Role of the QUESTOR Centre Applied Technology Unit Ciarán Prunty

The Role of the QUESTOR Centre Applied Technology Unit Ciarán Prunty. The Applied Technology Unit. Interface between industry and academia Conduit for industrial ideas, knowledge and experience into QUESTOR

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The Role of the QUESTOR Centre Applied Technology Unit Ciarán Prunty

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  1. The Role of the QUESTOR Centre Applied Technology UnitCiarán Prunty

  2. The Applied Technology Unit Interface between industry and academia Conduit for industrial ideas, knowledge and experience into QUESTOR Route for demonstration and application of QUESTOR research to industry or member companies

  3. The Applied Technology Unit • Industry • Problems • Ideas • Drivers • Experiences • Products/processes • QUESTOR • Research programme • Academic expertise • Industrial Membership • ATU • Projects • Demonstration • Knowledge transfer • Consultancy

  4. The Applied Technology Unit • Self financing unit • 12 full-time staff, multi-disciplined • Client base of over 200 companies

  5. Range of Environmental Products Based on Novel Technologies Revenue from Royalties and QUESTOR Membership Assist members and academics in steering researchtoward useable products and technologies Product Development Product Support QUESTOR Technologies Ltd (Holding Company) Monitoring Consultancy Product and Process Development QUESTOR Research Programme Revenue From Research Funding and Sub-Contract Work The QUESTOR Model

  6. Core activities

  7. Collaborative projects EU projects National Cross border

  8. European Project: SESCOWA Interior detail of bioreactor Membrane for cell separation

  9. SESCOWA– microbial extraction of valuable compounds from fish waste • Design and construction of bioreactors and downstream processing equipment (small pilot scale - 10 litres) • Laboratory tests and trials at a fish processing plant in the West of Ireland

  10. SOPHIED project: Sustainable bioprocesses for EU colour industry Wastewater decolourisation process demonstration Collaboration with 27 members across EU

  11. Current Renewable Energy Collaborative Projects • REWISE • Funded by Intelligent Energy Europe (€835K) • Led by d’Applonia (Italy) with 5 partners including QUESTOR • Use of food waste disposers for improved energy recovery from food waste and reduced solid waste disposal costs • GreenGrass • Funded by Irish Dept of Agriculture and Food(€1.2M) • Led by TEAGASC (Irish Agriculture & Food Development Authority) with UCC plus QUESTOR • Developing grass for sustainable renewable energy generation • BioMara • Funded by EU Interreg Programme (€5M) • Led by Scottish Assoc. For Marine Science with 5 partners including QUESTOR • Developing Marine Algae as a source of renewable energy

  12. Analysis and monitoring • Routine and non-routine • Bespoke analysis Additional information to support R+D funding application

  13. Consultancy services • Wastewater treatment • Troubleshooting • Waste and effluent minimisation • Problem-solving

  14. Resource efficient production for shellfish company

  15. Information/Knowledge transfer • KTP and Fusion projects • Training courses • Wastewater treatment • Waste minimisation • Environmental auditing • Anaerobic digestion • Desk/scoping studies

  16. Technology transfer Progress QUESTOR research projects to demonstration and commercialisation In-house design/construction of pilot plant On-site operation, monitoring and analysis

  17. Pilot plants

  18. Biosettler Improved final clarifier performance with reduced BOD discharge

  19. Biosettler Inclined plates settling plus bubbleless aeration

  20. Sludge reduction Acid stimulated reduced biomass generation

  21. Sludge reduction On-site demonstration at NI Water site Assessing performance with real wastewater

  22. The QUESTOR Centre David Keir BuildingStranmillis RoadBelfast, BT9 5AG Tel: +44(0)28 9097 5577 Fax: +44(0)28 9066 1462 Thank you

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