Objetivo Nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO) membranes are widely and increasingly used for water treatment process.The efficiency of NF and RO processes is however adversely affected by biofouling. Environmental stimuli can trigger selfcleaningmechanisms of natural surfaces. Consequently there is an increasing interest in developing smart or stimuliresponsive polymers as coatings to prevent biofouling. However, external chemical/physical stimuli must be selectivelyapplied to the smart polymers to induce the cleaning mechanism; this procedure limits their applicability at industrial scale.The unique idea of this Proof of Concepts is to develop smart polymeric surfaces that, triggered by chemical (enzymatic)stimuli induced by biofouling, will exploit the self-cleaning mechanism. This concept is expected to dramatically reduce theoperating costs of NF and reverse osmosis RO processes. Bio-stimulated smart polymers surfaces will be incorporated intoNF/RO feed spacers which are integral to the spiral wound configuration used in full scale membrane treatment plants. Thecommercialisation route of the product will be through the patent protection and the licensing of the technology with a view torapid commercialisation. Ámbito científico engineering and technologychemical engineeringseparation technologiesdesalinationreverse osmosisnatural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciencesengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesmolecular and chemical physics Programa(s) H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme Tema(s) ERC-PoC-2014 - ERC Proof of Concept Grant Convocatoria de propuestas ERC-2014-PoC Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación ERC-POC - Proof of Concept Grant Institución de acogida UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN Aportación neta de la UEn € 149 909,68 Dirección BELFIELD 4 Dublin Irlanda Ver en el mapa Región Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Participación en los programas de I+D de la UE Opens in new window Red de colaboración de HORIZON Opens in new window Coste total € 149 909,68 Beneficiarios (1) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación neta de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN Irlanda Aportación neta de la UEn € 149 909,68 Dirección BELFIELD 4 Dublin Ver en el mapa Región Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Participación en los programas de I+D de la UE Opens in new window Red de colaboración de HORIZON Opens in new window Coste total € 149 909,68
