The European Union represented by European Commission

Provider

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

Programme

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Call for proposals

FP7-KBBE-2010-4

Main participants

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Contest type

RP - Co-financing of EC programme

Contract ID

13595/2011 ? 321

Project name in Czech

The European Union represented by European Commission

Annotation in Czech

MINOTAURUS will deliver innovative bio-processes (bioaugmentation, enzyme technology, rhizoremediation with halophytes,and bioelectrochemical remediation), which are all based on the concept of IMMOBILIZATION OF BIOCATALYSTS (microorganisms and enzymes),to eliminate emerging and classic organic pollutants. The immobilization-based technologies will be applied to engineered (ex-situ) and natural systems (in situ) for the bioremediation of groundwater, wastewater, and soil. The selection and adaptation of modern physico-chemical, biological, and ecotoxicological monitoring tools combined to a rational understanding of engineering and enzymology/microbial physiology aspects is a pertinent approach to open the black-box of the our technologies. The reliable process-monitoring will constitute a solid basis to develop and refine our biodegradation kinetics models, which will be the mean to improve the predictability of performances to be achieved with our technologies. A key strength of MINOTAURUS is the possibility of direct implementation of our technologies at five EU reference sites that are confronted with pollutants (two technologies will be tested on-site during the first year). We will deliver not only a set of tools, techniques and processes which will enhance the ability of our communities to respond to the challenges of organic pollutants but also frameworks for structuring and making evidence-based decisions for the most sustainable and appropriate bioremediation measures. MINOTAURUS consortium consists of fifteen partners from eight European and Europe-associated countries. Eight research & education institutions, five SMEs covering the whole chain of our bioremediation approaches (production/monitoring of biocatalysts, bioremediation, andengineering), one large end-user installing wastewater treatment plants, and one environmental agency will work together with the support of an advisory board mainly consisting of environmental decision-makers

R&D category

ZV - Basic research

CEP classification - main branch

DK - Contamination and decontamination of soil including pesticides

CEP - secondary branch

EE - Microbiology, virology

CEP - another secondary branch

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OECD FORD - equivalent branches <br>(according to the <a href="http://www.vyzkum.cz/storage/att/E6EF7938F0E854BAE520AC119FB22E8D/Prevodnik_oboru_Frascati.pdf">converter</a>)

10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)<br>10606 - Microbiology<br>10607 - Virology

Provider evaluation

U - Uspěl podle zadání (s publikovanými či patentovanými výsledky atd.)

Project results evaluation

Following the condition that the candidate of financial contribution was evaluated and afterwards selected by international provider in accordance with the rules of the program the Ministry of Education, Youth ans Sports does not realize the evaluation of project results. The project is evaluated only after its approval by an international provider.

Realization period - beginning

Jan 1, 2011

Realization period - end

Dec 31, 2013

Project status

U - Finished project

Latest support payment

Mar 27, 2013

Confidentiality

C - Předmět řešení projektu podléhá obchodnímu tajemství (§ 504 Občanského zákoníku), ale název projektu, cíle projektu a u ukončeného nebo zastaveného projektu zhodnocení výsledku řešení projektu (údaje P03, P04, P15, P19, P29, PN8) dodané do CEP, jsou upraveny tak, aby byly zveřejnitelné.

Data delivery code

CEP14-MSM-7E-U/01:1

Data delivery date

Jun 30, 2014

Total approved costs

1,101 thou. CZK

Public financial support

1,101 thou. CZK

Other public sources

0 thou. CZK

Non public and foreign sources

0 thou. CZK