Month: March 2022

Integrating environmental technology solutions for developing a circular economy for olive mill waste system

Monica Chudasama

Grant awarded: £79,964.00

PI: Abhishek Tiwary

Funder: RA Eng

Adopting a systems approach, this UK-Jordan capacity-building project aims to develop a scalable environmental technology solution for sustainable management of olive mill waste in Jordan. This is a collaboration between DMU and three Jordanian universities –  Al Balqa Applied University, University of Jordan and Jordan University of Science & Technology. The project has three parallel strands –

Strand1: Environmental technology integration and scaling-up

Strand2: Technology optimization and resource/Energy recovery

Strand3: Techno-economic feasibility and knowledge transfer.

Funder: Royal Academy of Engineering, International Science Partnerships Fund (2023-24)

Key researchers: Abhishek Tiwary (School of Engineering and Sustainable Development), Katherine Huddersman (School of Pharmacy)

Improved olive mill waste and wastewater management integrating circular economy for arid regions – Dr Abhishek Tiwary

Monica Chudasama

This was a multi-stakeholder project collaboration, motivated by adoption of a “circular economy-driven systems approach” to delivering a sustainable solution to olive mill waste/wastewater (OMW) management with lower environmental burdens and energy demand, suiting arid regions in Jordan. It involved academics from the School of Engineering and Sustainable Development and School of Pharmacy, DMU and Engineering Department at Al-Balqa Applied University, and industrial researchers, business investors and institutional training providers. The project also saw the inauguration of a 15kW renewable off-grid capacity by the UK deputy ambassador to Jordan, Ms Helen Fazey to fully operate a wastewater treatment plant in Fuheis City near Amman. These activities were supported by the UK Royal Academy of Engineering under the Transforming Systems through Partnership (TSP1306) project.

Funder: Royal Academy of Engineering, Transforming Systems through Partnership fund (2020-22)

Abhishek Tiwary, Rafaella Villa (School of Engineering and Sustainable Development), Katherine Huddersman (School of Pharmacy)