The MALLA ALPES research project uses nanotechnology to develop a mesh made from a polymer, such as polypropylene, and zero-valent iron nanoparticles encapsulated in a carbon matrix (also known as OPS), obtained from a residue from olive oil production (vegetable water), for use in the industrial treatment of contaminated water, cleaning and purification, and its subsequent regeneration.
The project’s research team is comprised of staff from SMALLOPS, AITEX, the University of Extremadura, and the Almería Solar Platform (CIEMAT-PSA).
Funding Entity/Program: Regional Government of Extremadura, co-financed with ERDF Funds. Grants are intended to finance industrial research and experimental development projects for companies in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura.
Call: Order of October 23, 2020. (Official Gazette of the State of Extremadura No. 211 of October 30)
Period: 2022–2023
To achieve the project objective, a field trial was planned throughout the 2024 campaign at the CTAEX experimental farm, located in polygon 182, plot 197, and enclosure 1 in Badajoz, SIGPAC reference 6:900:0:0:182:197:1. Ten cultivars were compared with three different doses of the prototype developed by SMALLOPS and different application methods, compared with a control that was not treated with the product under study.
Cultivation: In the trial plot, agricultural soil preparation tasks were carried out, followed by mechanized transplanting of the processing tomatoes using a Ferrari FMax transplanter on April 30, 2024, with a planting density of 28,000 plants/ha.
On September 21st, part of the team was at the Green Gas Mobility fair in Madrid, where we had the opportunity to show our first prototype of the ALPS MESHES to all attendees.
Cultivation: In the test plot, agricultural work was carried out to prepare the soil, followed by mechanized transplanting of the processing tomatoes with a Ferrari FMax transplanter on April 30th, 2024, with a planting density of 28,000 plants/ha.
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