Sustainable integrated approach to achieve CECs and PTEs removal from contaminated waters. The aquaculture as case study

Project Information

SusWater

Grant agreement ID: 101007578

DOI

10.3030/101007578

Project closed

EC signature date 19 October 2020

Start date 1 April 2021

End date 31 March 2026

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Total cost

€ 722 200,00

EU contribution

€ 611 800,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO
Italy

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (3)

Project booklet

Project booklet with all papers and communications presented during Action

List of training events

List of training events delivered during the Action

Governing bodies

List of Members of Governing bodies

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (2)

Final workshop

Final workshop on the project results organized by AAU

Project website and social media

Launch of the project website and of social media

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (39)

Photoinduced transformation pathways of the sulfonamide antibiotic sulfamethoxazole, relevant to sunlit surface waters

Author(s): Manuel A. Andino-Enríquez, Debora Fabbri, Davide Vione, Paola Calza
Published in: Environmental Pollution, Issue 384, 2025, Page(s) 126947, ISSN 0269-7491
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126947

Development of an HPLC–HRMS Method for the Identification and Semi‐Quantitation in River Water Samples of the Transformation Products Originated From Heterogeneous Photocatalysis of Antipsychotic Drugs

Author(s): Elena De Rosa, Serena Arpaia, Sandra Vietti Michelina, Francesco Oliva, Claudio Medana, Paola Calza, Federica Dal Bello
Published in: Journal of Separation Science, Issue 48, 2025, ISSN 1615-9306
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
DOI: 10.1002/jssc.70299

Exploitation of Sb P-doped C₃N₄ and peroxidase immobilized on epoxidized linseed oil films for pollutant removal

Author(s): E. Gaggero, M. Paturel, F. Cristaudo, R. Sesia, M. Sangermano, P. Calza, T. Ohno
Published in: Catalysis Science & Technology, Issue 14, 2024, Page(s) 5086-5095, ISSN 2044-4753
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d4cy00474d

UV-Cured Chitosan and Gelatin Hydrogels for the Removal of As(V) and Pb(II) from Water

Author(s): "Noè , Camilla; Zanon, Michael; Arencibia, Amaya; Ló pez-Muñ oz, Marí a-José Ferná ndez de Paz, Nieves; Calza, Paola; Sangermano, Marco"
Published in: Polymers;, Issue 1, 2022, Page(s) 1268, ISSN 2073-4360
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym14061268

Influence of the TiO2 crystalline phase on the performance of UVA/brookite/persulfate and UVA/anatase/persulfate systems for the degradation of isothiazolinones in aqueous matrices

Author(s): P. Gómez-Rodríguez, R. van Grieken, M.J. López-Muñoz
Published in: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Issue 12, 2024, Page(s) 113110, ISSN 2213-3437
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2024.113110

Mercury and Organic Pollutants Removal from Aqueous Solutions by Heterogeneous Photocatalysis with ZnO-Based Materials

Author(s): Elisa Gaggero; María José López-Muñoz; Maria Cristina Paganini; Amaya Arencibia; Stefano Bertinetti; Nieves Fernández de Paz; Paola Calza
Published in: Molecules, 2023, ISSN 1420-3049
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/molecules28062650

Study of the Photoinduced Fate of Selected Contaminants in Surface Waters by HPLC‐HRMS

Author(s): Rossella Sesia, Federica Dal Bello, Claudio Medana, Rita Binetti, Dimitra Papagiannaki, Paola Calza
Published in: Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, Issue 39, 2025, ISSN 0951-4198
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/rcm.10075

Visible-Light Responsive Z-Scheme Ti3c2 Mxene/In2s3/Ceo2 Heterojunction for Enhanced Photocatalytic Water Purification

Author(s): JINGBO NI, Vittorio Boffa, Klaus Westphal, Deyong Wang, Peter Kjær Kristensen, Paola Calza
Published in: Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 2024, ISSN 1873-4081
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5065317

From polysaccharides to UV-curable biorenewable organo/hydrogels for methylene blue removal

Author(s): Camilla Noè, Andrea Cosola, Annalisa Chiappone, Minna Hakkarainen, Hansjorg ̈ Grützmacher, Marco Sangermano
Published in: Polymer, Issue 1, 2021, Page(s) 124257, ISSN 2073-4360
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.124257

Chitosan, Gelatine, and Cellulose Based Hydrogels for the Removal of Potentially Toxic Elements from Aquaculture Water: A Comparative Study

Author(s): Monica Rigoletto, Rossella Sesia, Silvia Berto, Paola Calza, Marco Sangermano, Enzo Laurenti, Mery Malandrino
Published in: Advanced Sustainable Systems, Issue 9, 2025, ISSN 2366-7486
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/adsu.202400933

Use of graphitic carbon nitrides as solar-light-driven photocatalysts for the reduction of p-nitrobenzoic acid

Author(s): R. López Timoner, A. Arques, A.M. Amat, Plaza, A. Arencibia, M.J. López-Muñoz
Published in: Catalysis Today, 2024, Page(s) 114674, ISSN 0920-5861
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114674

Metal organic framework-intercalated graphene oxide nanofiltration membranes for enhanced treatment of wastewater effluents

Author(s): Xinxin Chen, Vittorio Boffa, Elisa Gaggero, Fanpeng Meng, Riccardo Navone Daming Sun, Paola Calza, Murat Nulati Yesibolati,Yuanzheng Yue
Published in: Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, ISSN 1385-8947
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.150207

Optimised Synthesis of Rhombic dodecahedral Cu₂O Nanoparticles: A Pathway to Superior Morphological Control

Author(s): Lorenzo Sarasino, Teruhisa Ohno, Maria Cristina Paganini
Published in: Chemistry–Methods, Issue 5, 2025, ISSN 2628-9725
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/cmtd.202400050

UV‐Cured PDMS for Oil Removal from Wastewater

Author(s): Marco Sangermano, Antonio Grieco, Camilla Noè, Giancarlo Rizza
Published in: Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, Issue 224, 2023, ISSN 1022-1352
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
DOI: 10.1002/macp.202200345

Hybrid materials for the removal of emerging pollutants in water: classification, synthesis, and properties

Author(s): Monica Rigoletto, Paola Calza, Elisa Gaggero, Enzo Laurenti
Published in: Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, Issue 1, 2022, Page(s) 100252, ISSN 2666-8211
Publisher: Elsevier

Adsorption of Mercury in Aqueous Solutions by Functionalized Cellulose Extracted from Soybean Hulls

Author(s): Monica Rigoletto, María Rapp, Amaya Arencibia, María‐José López‐Muñoz, Maria Laura Tummino, Nieves Fernández de Paz, Enzo Laurenti
Published in: ChemPlusChem, Issue 90, 2025, ISSN 2192-6506
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag
DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202400707

Enhanced radical formation and water purification via lanthanide-nitrogen co-doped strontium titanate

Author(s): L. Sarasino, V.M. Calavita, V. Lagostina, P. Calza, M.C. Paganini
Published in: Next Materials, Issue 9, 2026, Page(s) 101041, ISSN 2949-8228
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101041

Defect-engineered Ga-K-PCN/Ti3C2 MXene@TiO2-X ternary heterojunction via spontaneous MXene oxidation for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Author(s): Jingbo Ni, Yue Wang, Lorenzo Sarasino, Maria Cristina Paganini, Paola Calza, Teruhisa Ohno, Vittorio Boffa
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 219, 2026, Page(s) 153902, ISSN 0360-3199
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2026.153902

Enhanced hydrogen peroxide production and organic substrates degradation using atomically dispersed antimony P-doped carbon nitride photocatalysts

Author(s): Elisa Gaggero; Wenan Cai; Paola Calza; Teruhisa Ohno
Published in: Surface & Interfaces, 2024, ISSN 2468-0230
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2024.104143

How to guide photocatalytic applications of titanium dioxide co-doped with nitrogen and carbon by modulating the production of reactive oxygen species

Author(s): Alessia Zollo, Stefano Livraghi, Elio Giamello, Andrea Cioni, Valentina Dami, Giada Lorenzi, Giovanni Baldi, Stefano Agnoli, Mateusz Adam Baluk, Anna Gołąbiewska, Adriana Zaleska-Medynska
Published in: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Issue 11, 2024, Page(s) 111523, ISSN 2213-3437
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2023.111523

Zeolite Imidazolate Frameworks-8@SiO₂–ZrO₂ Crystal–Amorphous Hybrid Core–Shell Structure as a Building Block for Water Purification Membranes

Author(s): Xinxin Chen, Vittorio Boffa, Xianzheng Ma, Giuliana Magnacca, Paola Calza, Deyong Wang, Fanpeng Meng, Asbjørn Haaning Nielsen, Francesca Deganello, Kang Li, Yuanzheng Yue
Published in: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Issue 16, 2025, Page(s) 11835-11848, ISSN 1944-8244
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c19559

Insight into photocatalyzed transformations of multiclass organic contaminants in water

Author(s): Aleksander Kravos, Federico Cristaudo, Federica Dal Bello, Claudio Medana, Helena Prosen, Paola Calza
Published in: Journal of Chromatography A, Issue 1752, 2025, Page(s) 465971, ISSN 0021-9673
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2025.465971

Development of a portable method for monitoring and speciation of arsenic in aquatic systems by anodic stripping voltammetry: Applications to real samples

Author(s): Paolo Inaudi, Christian Esposito, Mery Malandrino, Laura Favilli, Agnese Giacomino, Ornella Abollino
Published in: Talanta, Issue 291, 2026, Page(s) 127880, ISSN 0039-9140
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2025.127880

Optimization of thermal exfoliation of graphitic carbon nitride for methylparaben photocatalytic degradation under simulated solar radiation

Author(s): Jorge Plaza, Amaya Arencibia, María-José López-Muñoz*
Published in: Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Issue Vol. 11, 2023, Page(s) 9922–9930, ISSN 2050-7488
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d3ta01109g

Photocatalytic degradation of methylisothiazolinone in water by TiO2 and TiO2/persulfate systems with simulated solar radiation

Author(s): Pilar Gómez-Rodríguez; Paola Calza; Debora Fabbri; Claudio Medana; Rafael van-Grieken; María-José López-Muñoz
Published in: Catalysis Today, 2022, ISSN 0920-5861
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2022.11.003

Case study: Targeted HPLC-MS/MS analysis of TFA and other USC-PFAS in beverages and waters from Italy and Asia

Author(s): Alex Affricano, Alberto Asteggiano, Alice Di Bernardo, Orapan Apirakkan, Angkhana Khachonwongwattana, Savarin Sinaviwat, Claudio Medana
Published in: Food Control, Issue 181, 2025, Page(s) 111779, ISSN 0956-7135
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2025.111779

Nitrogen-Doped Zinc Oxide for Photo-Driven Molecular Hydrogen Production

Author(s): Cerrato, Erik; Privitera, Alberto; Chiesa, Mario; Salvadori, Enrico; Paganini, Maria Cristina
Published in: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022, ISSN 1422-0067
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/ijms23095222

Photocatalytic Degradation of Emerging Contaminants with N-Doped TiO2 Using Simulated Sunlight in Real Water Matrices

Author(s): Elisa Gaggero, Arianna Giovagnoni, Alessia Zollo, Paola Calza and Maria Cristina Paganini
Published in: Inorganics, 2023, ISSN 2304-6740
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/inorganics11110439

Potential of nanofiltration technology in recirculating aquaculture systems in a context of circular economy

Author(s): Vittorio Boffa, Debora Fabbri, Paola Calza, Delia Revelli, Peter Vittrup Christensen
Published in: Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, Issue 1, 2022, Page(s) 100269, ISSN 2666-8211
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceja.2022.100269

Efficient treatment of high-salinity aquaculture effluents through synergistic membrane distillation and VUV/UVC photolysis

Author(s): Xianzheng Ma, Lana Flanjak, XinXin Chen, Carmelo Morgante, Bastian Stiem Kirkebæk, Vittorio Boffa, Cejna Anna Quist-Jensen, Aamer Ali, Valter Maurino, Peter Roslev
Published in: Journal of Water Process Engineering, Issue 66, 2024, Page(s) 106042, ISSN 2214-7144
Publisher: Elsevier Limited
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.106042

Self-Assembly Synthesis of Gallium-Doped Polymeric Carbon Nitride/Ti3c2 Mxene Schottky Junction for Efficient Photosynthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide

Author(s): JINGBO NI, Vittorio Boffa, Xiaoyu Sun, Teruhisa Ohno, Lorenzo Sarasino, Maria Cristina Paganini, Paola Calza
Published in: Applied Surface Science, 2025, ISSN 1873-5584
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5170078

Changes in Structural, Morphological and Optical Features of Differently Synthetized C3N4-ZnO Heterostructures: An Experimental Approach

Author(s): Actis A.; Sacchi F.; Takidis C.; Paganini M. C.; Cerrato E.
Published in: Inorganics, 2022, ISSN 2304-6740
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/inorganics10080119

UV-Cured Chitosan-Based Hydrogels Strengthened by TannicAcid for the Removal of Copper Ions from Water

Author(s): Rossella Sesia, Sara Ferraris, Marco Sangermano, Silvia Spriano
Published in: Polymers, 2022, Page(s) 4645., ISSN 2073-4360
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym14214645

Soybean peroxidase immobilised on cellulose-alginate hydrogels for removal of recalcitrant organic pollutants in water

Author(s): Monica Rigoletto; Paola Calza; Alexandre Santuchi da Cunha; Valentina Sederino; Debora Fabbri; Maria Laura Tummino; Enzo Laurenti
Published in: Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2023, ISSN 2058-9883
Publisher: Royal Society Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d3re00009e

The role of Cerium, Europium and Erbium doped TiO2 photocatalysts in water treatment: A mini-review

Author(s): Erik Cerrato, Elisa Gaggero, Paola Calza, Maria Cristina Paganini
Published in: Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, Issue 1, 2022, Page(s) 100268, ISSN 2666-8211
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceja.2022.100268

Removal of clozapine from polluted waters via C₃N₄ based materials

Author(s): Vasilios Sakkas, Claudio Medana, Federica Dal Bello, Lucia Ingaramo, Christoforos Chrimatopoulos, Maria Cristina Paganini, Paola Calza
Published in: Catalysis Today, 2024, ISSN 0920-5861
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114582

Visible-light-driven photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production in water via furan–pyrrole polymers: Influence of metal incorporation

Author(s): Jorge Plaza, María-José López-Muñoz, Teruhisa Ohno
Published in: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Issue 14, 2026, Page(s) 121369, ISSN 2213-3437
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2026.121369

Removal of clozapine from polluted waters via C3N4 based materials

Author(s): Sakkas, V; Medana, C; Dal Bello, F ; Ingaramo, L ; Chrimatopoulos; Paganini, MC ; Calza, P
Published in: Catalysis Today, 2024, ISSN 0920-5861
Publisher: Elsevier BV

Cerium-, Europium- and Erbium-Modified ZnO and ZrO2 forPhotocatalytic Water Treatment Applications: A Review

Author(s): Elisa Gaggero, Paola Calza, Erik Cerrato, Maria Cristina Paganini
Published in: Catalysts, 2021, Page(s) 1-56, ISSN 2073-4344
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/catal11121520