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"WETWALL" - an innovative design concept for the treatment of wastewater at an urban scale

dc.contributor.authorCastellar da Cunha, Joana Amèrica
dc.contributor.authorArias Isaza, Carlos Alberto
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, Pedro Neves de
dc.contributor.authorRysulova, Martina
dc.contributor.authorMontserrat Canals, Joan
dc.contributor.authorPérez Luque, Gabriel
dc.contributor.authorBosch González, Montserrat
dc.contributor.authorMorató Farreras, Jordi
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-28T11:45:58Z
dc.date.available2019-10-28T11:45:58Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationCastellar da Cunha, J. A., Arias Isaza, C. A., Carvalho, P. N., Rysulova, M., Montserrat Canals, J., Pérez Luque, G., ...Morató Farreras, J. (2018). "WETWALL" - an innovative design concept for the treatment of wastewater at an urban scale. Desalination and Water Treatment, 109, 205-220.es
dc.identifier.issn1944-3994
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12251/1188
dc.description.abstractRising temperatures, increasing food demand and scarcity of water and land resources highlight the importance of promoting the sustainable expansion of agriculture to our urban environment, while preserving water resources. Treating urban wastewaters, such as greywater and hydroponic wastewater, may represent a strategic point for the implementation of urban farming, ensuring food security, reducing pressures on water resources and promoting climate change mitigation. The WETWALL design concept proposes a unique ecotechnology for secondary wastewater treatment at an urban scale, which brings the novelty of a modular living wall hybrid flow. This concept is based on the integration of two established nature-based solutions/ecomimetic designs: constructed wetlands and a modular living walls. First presented is an overview about the state of the art in the scope of living walls treating wastewater, in order to identify the main design aspects related to the performance of such systems, which mainly concerns the removal of nitrates and phosphates. Second, the WETWALL design concept is presented. A scheme regarding the selection of the main components, such as plants and substrate, is proposed, and potential structure developments and operation strategies are discussed. In addition, considering the scope of integrating the circular economy with the design process, potential interactions between this technology and the urban environment are discussed. The main goal of this article is to substantiate the potential of the WETWALL design concept as an innovative wastewater treatment at an urban scale.en
dc.language.isoenges
dc.publisherDesalination Publicationses
dc.title"WETWALL" - an innovative design concept for the treatment of wastewater at an urban scaleen
dc.typearticlees
dc.journal.titleDesalination and Water Treatmentes
dc.page.initial205es
dc.page.final220es
dc.subject.keywordEconomía circulares
dc.subject.keywordAgriculturaes
dc.subject.keywordMedio ambientees
dc.subject.keywordAguas residualeses
dc.subject.keywordRecursos naturaleses
dc.subject.keywordBioconstrucciónes
dc.subject.keywordReciclaje - Construcciónes
dc.subject.keywordWETALL. Diseñoes
dc.subject.keywordDiseño arquitectónicoes
dc.subject.keywordMuro verdees
dc.subject.keywordCircular economyen
dc.subject.keywordConstructed wetlanden
dc.subject.keywordLiving wallen
dc.subject.keywordNature-based solutionsen
dc.subject.keywordWastewateren
dc.subject.unesco3303.13 Tecnología de la Conservaciónes
dc.subject.unesco3305.14 Viviendases
dc.subject.unesco3305.01 Diseño Arquitectónicoes
dc.subject.unesco3308.04 Ingeniería de la Contaminaciónes
dc.subject.unesco3308.10 Tecnología de Aguas Residualeses
dc.subject.unesco3308.06 Regeneración del Aguaes
dc.subject.unesco3308.11 Control de la Contaminación del Aguaes
dc.volume.number109es


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