Project Coordinator: Pr. Mohamed EBN TOUHAMI
Period of the project:
2022-2024
Description of the project:
The aim of this applied research project, in partnership with ONEE, is to address the problem of scaling and the control and use of water with a high scaling potential by setting up a pilot treatment process and identifying and assisting in the implementation of preventive and curative measures to control the problem.
This project aims to tackle the problem of scaling in its various aspects:
. Preventive: adapting water supply systems and their operation and equipment to water quality, particularly those with a high potential for scaling;
. Curative: identification and assistance with the implementation of various intervention, cleaning, and regeneration techniques for clogged systems;
. Development and implementation of appropriate specific treatments, taking into account water quality and the national context.
Funding partner:
Office National de l’Electricité et de l’Eau Potable (ONEE – Morocco)
Scientific, environmental, and economic impact:
. Mastery of innovative drinking water treatment technologies and assessment of the qualitative, quantitative and energetic performance of these processes;
. Design of a pilot scaling treatment unit adapted to ONEE centers and to the Moroccan context;
. Ensuring the efficiency and performance of drinking water supply systems, and consequently ensuring water security: sufficient drinking water flow to meet the needs of the population;
. Producing water free of viruses and bacteria, and with mineral content in line with World Health Organization (WHO) and Moroccan drinking water standards.