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Fourth generation photocatalysts: nano-engineered composites for water decontamination in low-cost paintable photoreactors
Start date:2013-01-01
End date:2015-12-31
Project Acronym:4G-PHOTOCAT
Project status:Execution
Coordinator
| Organization name:RUHR-UNIVERSITAET BOCHUM | |
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Name:Radim |
Universitaetstrasse 150 PF 102148 BOCHUM DEUTSCHLAND Region:NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN ARNSBERG Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt |
| Tel:+49-2343229431 | |
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| URL:http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de | Organization Type:Education |
Description
Objective:
The project 4G-PHOTOCAT allies the expertise of 7 academic and 3 industrial partners from 5 EU countries (Germany, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Poland, and Finland) and 2 ASEAN countries (Malaysia and Vietnam) for the development of a novel generation of low-cost nano-engineered photocatalysts for sunlight-driven water depollution. Through rational design of composites in which the solar light-absorbing semiconductors are coupled to nanostructured redox co-catalysts based on abundant elements, the recombination of photogenerated charges will be suppressed and the rate of photocatalytic reactions will be maximized. In order to achieve fabrication of optimal architectures, advanced chemical deposition techniques with a high degree of control over composition and morphology will be employed and further developed. Furthermore, novel protocols will be developed for the implementation of the photocatalysts into a liquid paint, allowing for the deposition of robust photoactive layers onto flat surfaces, without compromising the photoactivity of immobilized photocatalysts. Such paintable photoreactors are envisaged particularly as low-cost devices for detoxification of water from highly toxic persistent organic pollutants which represent a serious health issue in many remote rural areas of Vietnam and other countries. The 4G-PHOTOCAT project will provide novel scientific insights into the correlation between compositional/structural properties and photocatalytic reaction rates under sunlight irradiation, as well as improved fabrication methods and enhanced product portfolio for the industrial partners. Finally, 4G-PHOTOCAT will lead to intensified collaboration between scientists working at the cutting edge of synthetic chemistry, materials science, heterogeneous photocatalysis, theoretical modelling, and environmental analytics, as well as to unique reinforcement of cooperation between scientists and industry partners from EU and ASEAN countries.
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Project Details
Start date:2013-01-01
End date:2015-12-31
Duration:36 months
Project Reference:309636
Project cost:4884982 EURO
Project Funding:3727767 EURO
Programme Acronym:
FP7-NMP
Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme
Subprogramme Area:Photocatalytic materials for depollution
Contract type:Collaborative project for specific cooperation actions dedicated to international cooperation partner countries (SICA)
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Subject index:Scientific Research
Other participants
| Organization name:HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO | |
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Name:Satu |
YLIOPISTONKATU 4 HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO SUOMI/FINLAND Region: |
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| URL:http://www.helsinki.fi/university/ | Organization Type:Education |
| Organization name:UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON | |
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Name:Giles |
Gower Street 1 LONDON UNITED KINGDOM Region:SOUTH EAST (UK) GREATER LONDON |
| Tel:+44-2031083020 | |
| Fax:+44-2078132849 | |
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| URL:http://www.ucl.ac.uk | Organization Type:Education |
| Organization name:ADVANCED MATERIALS - JTJ SRO | |
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Name:Jan |
KAMENNE ZEHROVICE 23 KAMENNE ZEHROVICE CESKA REPUBLIKA Region:CESKA REPUBLIKA STREDNI CECHY Stredocesky |
| Tel:+420-266312323 | |
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| URL:http://www.advancedmaterials1.com | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:PICOSUN OY | |
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Name:Satu |
Tietotie 3 ESPOO SUOMI/FINLAND Region:MANNER-SUOMI UUSIMAA |
| Tel:+358-504364899 | |
| Fax:+358-207227012 | |
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| Organization name:USTAV FYZIKALNI CHEMIE J. HEYROVSKEHO AV CR, V. V. I. | |
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Name:Jaromir |
Dolejskova 2155/3 PRAHA 8 CESKA REPUBLIKA Region:CESKA REPUBLIKA PRAHA |
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| URL:http://www.jh-inst.cas.cz | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:Q&A HA NOI CONG TY TNHH | |
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Name:Hung |
QUYNH MAI STREET 119 / E7 HAI BA TRUNG DICT HANOI VIET NAM Region: |
| Tel:+84-436369580 | |
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| URL:http://www.manglockhi.com | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:UNIWERSYTET JAGIELLONSKI | |
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Name:Wojciech |
Ul. Golebia 24 KRAKOW POLSKA Region:DOLNOSLASKIE Jeleniogorsko-walbrzyski |
| Tel:+48-126632222 | |
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| URL:http://www.uj.edu.pl | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA | |
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Name:Leny |
SULTAN IBRAHIM CHANCELLERY BUILDING, OFFICE OF DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR (RESEARCH & INNOVATION) JOHOR BAHRU MALAYSIA Region: |
| Tel:+60-75536272 | |
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| URL:http://www.utm.my | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:DAI HOC NONG NGHIEP HA NOI | |
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Name:Son |
TRAU QUI GIA LAM HANOI VIET NAM Region: |
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