Objective An innovative technology, based on UV radiation, will be developed to strongly reduce the microbial activity of the air inside the store rooms of public and private museums, archives and libraries where the cultural heritage's collections are conserved. The direct irradiation of objects and the formation of ozone by the UV light will be respectively prevented through the development of proper shielding and catalysts of manganese oxides supported by honeycomb graphite structures. The adoption of the proposed equipment will strongly reduce the biologic activity of the particles suspended in the air and minimise the spread of fungal infections that are responsible for irreversible deterioration of priceless objects and dangerous for the health of people working in the institutes.The successful completion of the project will put at disposal to thousands of European museums, archives and libraries a new kind of equipment that will minimise the need of the traditional fumigation with toxic gases, such as Ethylene Oxide, that are currently carried out to disinfect the store rooms. The proposed research accomplishes the CAFE initiative (Clean Air for Europe) of the Commission, a daughter directive of Air Quality for Europe Directive that explicitly mentions the need of decreasing any activity related to cultural heritage that would lead to air pollution. The project is also coherent to the Community interventions through the "Culture 2000" framework programme and Structural Funds. Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrytransition metalsmedical and health scienceshealth sciencesinfectious diseasesengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringair pollution engineeringnatural scienceschemical sciencescatalysisnatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryaliphatic compounds 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. Topic(s) SME-1 - Co-operative Research (all areas of science and technology) Call for proposal FP6-2004-SME-COOP See other projects for this call Funding Scheme COOPERATIVE - Coordinator UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA "LA SAPIENZA" Address Piazzale aldo moro 5 Roma Italy See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all R.G.I. RESOURCE GROUP INTEGRATOR Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via a. cecchi 4/4 Genova See on map Links Website Opens in new window Other funding No data MYCOTEAM AS Norway EU contribution € 0,00 Address Forskningsveien 3b 5 Blindern Blindern See on map Links Website Opens in new window Other funding No data ISTITUTO PER LA PROMOZIONE DELL'INNOVAZIONE TECNOLOGICA, ISNOVA Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via flaminia 441 Roma See on map Other funding No data NORSK INSTITUTT FOR LUFTFORSKNING Norway EU contribution € 0,00 Address Instuttveien 18 100 Kjeller See on map Links Website Opens in new window Other funding No data MUZEUM NARODOWE W KRAKOWIE Poland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Aleja 3 maja 1 Kracow See on map Links Website Opens in new window Other funding No data ADVANCED MECHANICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS SA (AMOS) Belgium EU contribution € 0,00 Address Liege science park, rue chasseurs ardennais, 1 Liege See on map Links Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
