Project title
MicrobEatBilge
Funding Program
Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation’s
MSCA 0916
Award URL
https://katerinamazioti.wixsite.com/microbeatbilge
Funding code
OPPORTUNITY/0916/MSCA/0006
Start date
January 1, 2019
Expected Completion
2021-04-30
Description
Bilge water is the main pollutant of shipboard wastewater, while discharge of oil residue to marine environments is prohibited according to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations (MARPOL 73/78) and the European directive 2000/59/EC. Bilge waters can be briefly defined as saline and greasy wastewater with a high COD (> 3-15 g COD L-1) that includes lubricating oil, cleaning diesel oil, oily sludge, spills from the engine room, water leaks from internal pipes, and seawater filtrations.

MicrobEatBilge project will develop an innovative low-cost technology consisting of hybrid bioreactors, Submerged Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (SAnMBR) and aerobic Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) for the treatment of real bilge water.