Life+ SEDI PORT SIL
Progetto di recupero di SEDImenti derivanti dal dragaggioPORTuale e produzione di SILicio
LIFE ENV/IT/000158
The SEDI.PORT.SIL. project is intended to demonstrate the efficiency of consolidated treatment technologies coupled with innovative techniques aimed to the recycle and valorization of port dredged sediments, that can be considered an important resource rather than just a dangerous waste.
From a technical perspective, the project proposes an integrated cycle of actions to be applied to sediments (and associated water) right after the dredging, to reduce the environmental impact and maximize the percentage of material suitable for recycling.
Decontaminated sediments could be suitable as raw material in the infrastructure and environmental engineering sectors. The use of polluted sediments for the extraction of metallurgic silicon is also investigated.
A pilot study will be firstly undertaken for some sediment samples dredged from the port of Ravenna, Italy. Afterwards we will analyze the applicability of the process at regional level, and we will evaluate the process repeatability in a different European context (port of Midia, Romania). The final goal is to develop a guidelines for treated sediment and raw materials reuse, and to assess the feasibility and sustainability for the realization of a treatment plant at the Port of Ravenna.