USE OF NANOMATERIALS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS

Project Information

NANO-ENAG

Grant agreement ID: 230796

Project closed

Start date 1 September 2009

End date 31 August 2011

Funded under

• Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Total cost € 46 800,00

EU contribution € 46 800,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II
Italy

Objective

The aim of the joint research programme is to study nanomaterials for environmental and agricultural applications. The global objectives of this project will be: 1. to synthesize and characterize low cost nanomaterials such as layered double hydroxides (LDHs) or fine grained poorly crystalline Fe-Al or Fe-Mn oxides. These nanomaterials will be used in native form and complexed with an organic matrix, named polymerin, recovered from olive mill wastewaters (OMW); 2. to study the behavior of nanomaterials for retention of pesticides and biophenols and to develop slow-release formulations of these chemicals, with particular emphasis on assessing their bioavailability; 3. to totally detoxify OMW through fractionation on nanomaterials.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › water treatment processes › wastewater treatment processes
• engineering and technology › nanotechnology › nano-materials

Keywords

• LDH
• biophenols
• nanomaterials
• olive mill wastewaters
• pesticides

Programme(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Topic(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE-IRSES-2008 - Marie Curie Action "International Research Staff Exchange Scheme"

Call for proposal

FP7-PEOPLE-IRSES-2008
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Funding Scheme

MC-IRSES - International research staff exchange scheme (IRSES)

Coordinator

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II

• EU contribution: € 46 800,00
• Address: CORSO UMBERTO I, 40 ; 80138 Napoli ; Italy
• Region: Sud › Campania › Napoli
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Antonio De Martino (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data