Life 2 acid, a research project looking for partners

Life2acid is a project that works towards a substainable use of metallic resources in the galvanic industry. The aim is to demonstrate a new technology that allows the selective recovery of metal zinc and iron chloride from Spent Pickling Acids (SPA’s) generated in galvanizing processes.

LIFE-2-ACID project aims at contributing to the implementation, updating and development of EU environmental policy and legislation. The present technology could drastically improve the management of SPAs in a strong sector, and hence it could be positioned as Best Available Technique (BAT) for the surface treatment and ferrous metal processing industries.

To give a clearer view on the impact of this project on the industry, these are a few expected results. For example; develop a prototype pilot plant based on integrates selective membranes and electrowinning to treat 200 L/day of SPAs, show the replicability and transferability of the innovative technology to most of the 300,000 m³ of SPAs that the European galvanizing sector produces every year, extension of the proposed technology in Europe: recovery of 40,000 tons/year of metallic zinc, reduction of environmental impacts: soil and water: 90% reduction of waste sludge (around 380,000 tons/year): air: reduction of CO₂ emissions associated to conventional processes and so on…

The project, coordinated by APRIA Systems S.L., started 01/07/2017 and is estimated to end 31/12/2020. For partnerships, please contact [email protected]. More info can be found on their website.