On this page you find an overview of the documentation that has been generated within the framework of the Run4Life project. This includes general information about the project and the concept of resource recovery from source-separated domestic wastewaters. For example, publicity materials such as brochures and posters, but also specific project results that have been presented and published can be found. Furthermore, the public deliverables are added here, most of these will become available at the end of the project.
- Conference abstracts and posters
- Scientific peer-reviewed publications
- Magazine articles and online publications
- General project information
- Demo site factsheets and brochures
- Technology factsheets
- Product factsheets
- Videos related to the project and its demo sites
- Deliverables
- Presentations of the EU Green Week partner event ‘2nd Innovation Workshop’, June 3rd 2021
- Presentations of the EU Green Week partner event ‘Open day Vigo and virtual demo-site tours’, May 31st 2021
- Presentations of the stakeholder event ‘Life Zero Waste Water’, March 3rd 2021
- Presentations of Legal and Regulatory Framework Workshop, December 2nd 2019, Ghent
- Presentations of Run4Life@IFAT – The Virtuous Circle of Nutrient Recovery
- General publications about EU project results
As Run4Life advances new items will be added on a regular basis, so make sure to visit this page again soon.
Conference abstracts and posters
Aliaguilla et al. (2019) Nitrogen recovery from blackwater using bioelectrochemical systems. Poster presented at the IWARR2019, Venice.
Aliaguilla et al. (2019) Nitrogen recovery from blackwater using bioelectrochemical systems. Abstract of poster presented at the IWARR2019, Venice.
Borràs et al. (2019) Nitrogen recovery from anaerobically digested blackwaters using bioelectrochemical systems. Abstract of oral presentation at the AD16, Delft.
Arias et al. (2019) Evaluación del tratamiento descentralizado en la eliminación de microcontaminantes presentes en el agua residual. Abstract of oral presentation at the 1st Novedar Symposium, Santiago de Compostela. (in Spanish).
Morales et al (2019) Repensando la estrategia de saneamiento para promover una economía circular: La aproximación holística de Aqualia. Abstract of oral presentation at Seminar by Novedar and Pioneer_STP project, Barcelona. (in Spanish).
Kjerstadius et al. (2018) Full scale resource recovery from domestic wastewater in Europe. Abstract of poster presentation at the IWA WWCE 2018, Tokyo.
Borràs et al. (2018) Anodic biofilm adaptation to high ammonium concentration: a critical step towards
nitrogen recovery from blackwater by means of bioelectrochemical systems. Abstract of oral presentation at the EU-ISMET 2018, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Arias et al. (2018) Water footprint of a decentralised wastewater treatment strategy based on membrane technology. Abstract of oral presentation at the EcoSTP18 conference. London, Canada.
Arias et al. (2018) Decentralized systems for wastewater treatment and resource recovery. Poster presented at the XIII Congreso Español de Tratamiento de Aguas. León.
Arias et al. (2018) When it comes to quantify environmental indicators of the water-energy nexus in wastewater and sludge treatment. Abstract of oral presentation at the VI Encontro Mocidade Investigadora, Santiago de Compostela.
Todt and Bisschops (2017) Benefits of reducing toilet flushing volume in terms of resource recovery from blackwater. Poster presented at the IWA S2SMALL, Nantes.
Scientific peer-reviewed publications
Gómez-Román et al. (2020) “Who Cares?”: The Acceptance of Decentralized Wastewater Systems in Regions without Water Problems. IJERPH 17 (23) 9060
Moerland (2020) Increased (Antibiotic-Resistant) Pathogen Indicator Organism Removal during (Hyper-)Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Concentrated Black Water for Safe Nutrient Recovery. Sustainability 12 (22) 9336.
Arias (2020) Environmental analysis of servicing centralised and decentralised wastewater treatment for population living in neighbourhoods. JWPE (37) 101469.
Kisser et al. (2020) A review of nature-based solutions for resource recovery in cities. Blue-Green Systems. 2 (1): 138–172.
Arias et al. (2020) What is the best scale for implementing anaerobic digestion according to environmental and economic indicators? JWPE 35, 101235.
Bisschops et al. (2019) Integrated nutrient recovery from source-separated domestic wastewaters for application as fertilisers. COSUST 40, 7-13.
Pre-print of: Bisschops et al. (2019) Integrated nutrient recovery from source-separated domestic wastewaters for application as fertilisers. Published (after peer review) in COSUST(40)7-13.
Arias et al. (2019) Water Footprint of a Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Strategy Based on Membrane Technology. In: Muthu S. (eds) Env. Water Footprints. 85-119.
Arias et al. (2018) Bottom-up approach in the assessment of environmental impacts and costs of an innovative anammox-based process for nitrogen removal. JEnvMan (225) 112-119
Post-print of: Arias et al. (2018) Bottom-up approach in the assessment of environmental impacts and costs of an innovative anammox-based process for nitrogen removal. Published in JEnvMan (225) 112-119
Magazine articles and online publications
Susanova Magazine (2020) "Gent bewijst dat het kan: een circulaire woonwijk waar alles hergebruikt wordt". Article about demo site Nieuwe Dokken, Ghent. (in Dutch)
Sabucedo and Gómez-Román (2019) Article about Run4Life in CERNA magazine (in Galician)
GSciencia (2019) "Run4Life: como converter as augas domésticas en fertilizantes". Article on online Galician Science portal. (in Galician)
Zeeman (2018) "Nieuwe Sanitatie". NEMO Kennislink article about resource recovery and decentralised sanitation. (in Dutch)
Zeeman (2018) "Nieuwe Sanitatie". Article in Cahier Afvalwater about resource recovery and decentralised sanitation. (in Dutch)
elEconomista (2018) "Minimizar el impacto, maximizar los retornos". Article about resource recovery from wastewater. (in Spanish)
Road trip Project (2018) "The bright side of dark waters". Article about the visit of the Road trip Project to the Vigo demo site. (in English)
Inside Industry magazine (2018) "Let there be water". Article about Aqualia and their projects. (in English)
RECYCLING Magazin (2017) "Neue Horizonte". Article about H2020 projects on circularity. (in German)
General project information
Run4Life 2018 - General project brochure (English)
General project brochure (Spanish)
General project brochure (Swedish)
Run4Life 2018 - General project poster (English)
Run4Life 2018 - Ficha general (Español)
Run4Life 2018 - General factsheet (English)
Public presentation, 1st project review meeting. Brussels, February 2019.
Run4Life on CORDIS
Run4Life A6 Info card
Run4Life Bookmark
Trifold-brochure with general project information (in Spanish)
Demo site factsheets and brochures
Factsheet describing the main characteristics of the Run4Life demonstration site in Vigo, Spain.
Factsheet describing the main characteristics of the Run4Life demonstration site in Sneek, the Netherlands.
Factsheet describing the main characteristics of the Run4Life demonstration site in Helsingborg, Sweden.
Factsheet describing the main characteristics of the Run4Life demonstration site in Ghent, Belgium.
Brochure about the RecoLab treatment plant and test bed facility that is integrated in the Oceanhamnen project in Helsingborg (in English).
Brochure about the RecoLab treatment plant and test bed facility that is integrated in the Oceanhamnen project in Helsingborg (in Swedish).
Welcome brochure for new residents of Oceanhamnen, with information on the vacuum toilets, food waste disposers and the resource recovery system.
Information for Nieuwe Dokken residents on how to sort and dispose of their different wastes.
Technology factsheets
Factsheet describing the main characteristics of the novel ultra-low flush vacuum toilet developed within Run4Life
Factsheet describing the main characteristics of the UASB Reactor technology in general
Factsheet describing the main characteristics of the Struvite Precipitation technology used within Run4Life
Factsheet describing the main characteristics of the BES technology used within Run4Life
Factsheet describing the main characteristics of the Anaerobic Membrane BioReactor technology used within Run4Life
Factsheet describing the main characteristics of the Aerobic Membrane BioReactor technology used within Run4Life
Factsheet describing the main characteristics of the Ammonium Stripping technology used within Run4Life
Product factsheets
Factsheet describing the main characteristics of the product Struvite that is produced within Run4Life
Factsheet describing the main characteristics of the product Phosphoric Acid that is considered within Run4Life
Factsheet describing the main characteristics of the product NPK Pellet that is produced within Run4Life
Factsheet describing the main characteristics of the product Ammonium Sulphate that is produced within Run4Life
Factsheet describing the main characteristics of the product Ammonium Nitrate that is produced within Run4Life
Videos related to the project and its demo sites
Video: The Run4Life concept in a nutshell
Video: "Innovative sewerage system in Oceanhamnen requires new thinking"
(in Swedish with English subtitles)
Video: "#Recolab – Future test bench of Helsingborg"
(presentation in English)
Video: "Three pipes out in Helsingborg"
(in Swedish with English subtitles)
Video: "Food waste grinders in Oceanhamnen"
(Video without spoken text)
Video: "Vacuum toilets in Oceanhamnen"
(Video without spoken text)
Video: "Road Trip project / Week 2 / Atlantic Route / Vigo"
(in English)
Video: "Virtual tour of De Nieuwe Dokken"
(in English)
Video: "Virtual tour of De Nieuwe Dokken"
(in Dutch)
Video: "Biogas in duurzame stadsontwikkelingsprojecten - De Nieuwe Dokken te Gent" (in Dutch)
Video: "De Nieuwe Dokken: ground-breaking circular development"
(in English)
Video: "Maak groene verwarming betaalbaar door slim te bouwen / Nieuwe Dokken"
(in Dutch)
Video: "Interview met Lieven Demolder - De Nieuwe Dokken"
(in Dutch)
Video: "Closing Loops Water, Energy and Nutrients at 'Nieuwe Dokken', Ghent"
(in Dutch with English subtitles)
Video: "DuCoop en De Nieuwe Dokken genomineerd voor BBAE AWARDS 2020"
(in Dutch)
Video: "Algemene introductie DuCoop"
(Presentation in Dutch)
Video: "Source separation based sanitation for recovery of safe resources/sludge" (presentation in English).
Video: "Vaart zetten achter Energie- en Grondstoffenfabriek en Nieuwe Sanitatie"
(Presentation in Dutch)
Video: 'Innovating Social Network Analysis to generate better understanding in water reuse and nutrient recovery'
Video: 'H22 Smart right? Oceanhamnen & the Three Pipe System'
Deliverables
Deliverable 6.1 - The initial mapping of stakeholder and expectations for each demosite.
Summery of the main outputs of Run4Life Deliverable 6.1: the work done on the mapping of demo-site stakeholders and their expectations.
Deliverable 5.1 - The risk and sustainability assessment of the different technologies and approaches used within Run4Life.
Summery of the main outputs of Run4Life Deliverable 5.1: Risk and sustainability assessment.
Summery of the main outputs of Run4Life Deliverable 2.1: Development of a novel ultra-low flush vacuum toilet.
Summery of the main outputs of Run4Life Deliverable 2.2: HTAD and Pathogen Removal.
Presentations of the EU Green Week partner event ‘2nd Innovation Workshop’, June 3rd 2021
As part of the EU Green Week, project partner Isle organised the 2nd Innovation Workshop of the Run4Life project. The aim of the workshop was to connect Run4Life technology developers and fertiliser producers directly with end-users. More information about the event can be found here, including a selection of the presentations.
Presentations of the EU Green Week partner event ‘Open Day Vigo’, May 31st 2021
As part of the EU Green Week, the demonstration sites of Run4Life opened their doors. In Porto do Molle Vigo participants were offered an on-site visit to the resource recovery installations, whereas demonstration sites Sneek, Ghent and Helsingborg held online virtual tours. More information about the event can be found here, including a selection of the presentations.
Presentations of the stakeholder event ‘Life Zero Waste Water’, March 3rd 2021
On 3 March 2021, an online stakeholder event was held about ‘Life Zero Waste Water‘. More information about the event can be found here, including a selection of the presentations.
Presentations of Legal and Regulatory Framework Workshop, December 2nd 2019, Ghent
On 2 December 2019, a workshop was held in Ghent about the legal and regulatory aspects of resource recovery from wastewater. More information about the event can be found here, including a selection of the presentations.
Presentations of Run4Life@IFAT – The Virtuous Circle of Nutrient Recovery
On 17 May 2018, a stakeholder engagement workshop was held as a side event at the IFAT trade fair in Munich, Germany. More information about the event can be found here, including most of the presentations.
General publications about EU project results
CORDIS: The Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS) is the European Commission’s primary source of results from the projects funded by the EU’s framework programmes for research and innovation (FP1 to Horizon 2020).
Horizon Magazine: Horizon brings you the latest news and features about thought-provoking science and innovative research projects funded by the EU.
The Horizon 2020 programme: Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union, a Europe 2020 flagship initiative aimed at securing Europe’s global competitiveness.