Objectif The CHEM-FREE project proposes development of a process control instrument to integrate and optimise three well known physical water treatment devices: fibre filter, ultrasound and UV-C. Both lab-scale and pilot-scale research and validation will be performed to combine, arrange and steer efficiency of physical and biological processes. The resulting integrated technology must combine the economic and ecological advantages of all the individual devices to achieve targeted application in specific water qualities without the use of chemicals. Lab-scale experiments regarding microbiological decontamination and removal of algae will result in better understanding of the principal removal mechanisms to decrease the microbiological contamination for the applications using the individual devices and their combinations to determine the optimal operational parameters. The applied experiments include different raw water qualities and requirements for the treated water. Four types of field-scale applications will be investigated within the project: closed-loop water systems, crop irrigation, fish farming and groundwater recharge. The legal regulations, technical standards, market and operational requirements of the potential users will be analysed for integration into the prototype development process.The main output of the CHEM-FREE Project will be a prototype and technical specification as basis for patent registration for a process control instrument allowing integration and optimisation of the three devices as an integral unit. The optimal integration and control of fibre filters, ultrasound devices, and UV-C sets will result in chemical-free water treatment enabling ecologically prevention of algae, prevention of biofilm growth on walls, in pipelines, on fittings and in containers and completely new solutions for sensitive water treatment systems where chemicals are an unsatisfying solution like drinking water production from surface waters, groundwater recharge, etc. Champ scientifique agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesfisheriesengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processesdrinking water treatment processesengineering and technologycivil engineeringwater engineeringirrigationnatural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologyphycologynatural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrology Programme(s) FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Thème(s) SME-1 - Co-operative Research (all areas of science and technology) Appel à propositions FP6-2004-SME-COOP Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement COOPERATIVE - Coordinateur UNIVERSITÄT FÜR BODENKULTUR WIEN Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Gregor Mendel Strasse 33 VIENNA Autriche Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (7) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse University House, Winston Churchill Avenue PORTSMOUTH Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI CATANIA Italie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Piazza Università 2 CATANIA Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée TECHNISCHES BÜRO HAUER UMWELTWIRTSCHAFT GMBH Autriche Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Brückenstrasse 6 KORNEUBURG Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée LG SOUND Pays-Bas Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Joseph Ledelstraat 22 379 THE HAGUE Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée DREMA WATERBEHANDELING BV Pays-Bas Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Daltonstraat 16 DORDRECHT Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée LIMNOS COMPANY FOR APPLIED ECOLOGY LTD. Slovénie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Pozarnice 41 BREZOVICA PRI LJUBLJANI Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVER AUSTRIA GMBH Autriche Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Prager Strasse 75 STOCKERAU Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée