Project description DEENESFRITPL Measuring pollutants inside aircraft cabins Pollutants like ozone and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) within aircraft cabins pose a threat to human health, causing acute respiratory issues, worsening asthma, and increasing cardiopulmonary diseases. Even brief exposure can result in breathing discomfort, irritations, and headaches. However, there is currently a lack of real-time instruments tailored to aircraft settings. In this context, the EU-funded MACAO project aims to develop two analytical instruments employing microfluidic devices. These instruments will enable the measurement of VOCs and ozone concentrations while taking into consideration the specific limitations of aircraft environments. The project will draw upon the expertise of consortium partners specialising in real-time monitoring, microfluidics, and electronics and software development. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The origins of pollutants inside the aircraft cabin are various. Ozone comes from outside, particularly when the aircraft is flying at high altitudes near the stratospheric ozone layer. In addition to the materials emissions, carbonyl species can be also produced in the cabin by reaction of ozone with unsaturated VOCs.Ozone and VOCs can cause acute respiratory problems, aggravate asthma and increase cardiopulmonary illnesses, with breathing discomfort, irritations and headaches after even short-term exposure.None real-time instruments have been currently developed and specifically designed to meet the constraints in a aircraft, i.e. compactness, security, automatic pressure correction, the autonomy towards a large pure gas cylinder necessary for both its operating and its analytical procedure (blank).The MACAO project aims at developing two analytical instruments to measure VOCs and ozone concentrations and based on microfluidic devices in order to address all the contraints mentioned above.This project will be built on the experience gained in analytical development based on real-time monitoring (CNRS Strasbourg, IN’AIR SOLUTIONS), microfluidics (INSA Toulouse, CNRS Strasbourg) or in electronics and software development (TRONICO) by the partners. For instance, the micro-analyser of BTEX recently developed in Strasbourg will be updated to measure other VOCs such as ethanol or acetone.The MACAO Project will be organised in 5 work Packages as follows :WP1 : Project ManagementWP2 : Specifications/state of the art/technological choicesWP3 : Development and validation of laboratory prototypesWP4 : Development and validation of integrated demonstratorsWP5 : Communication & DisseminationIn addition, the start-up IN'AIR SOLUTIONS (Partner 4) being responsible for marketing the developed instruments may take advantage of technological advances in this project, for all indoor environments (aircrafts, housing, workplaces, industrial sites, public buildings, …). Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraftengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringautomotive engineeringengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringair pollution engineeringengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemshome automation Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.4. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport Main Programme H2020-EU.3.4.5.6. - ITD Systems Topic(s) JTI-CS2-2014-CFP01-SYS-02-08 - Embedded sensors technology for air quality measurement Call for proposal H2020-CS2-CFP01-2014-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CS2-IA - Innovation action Coordinator CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS Net EU contribution € 169 211,01 Address Rue michel ange 3 75794 Paris France See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 6 231,49 Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES APPLIQUEES DE TOULOUSE France Net EU contribution € 68 694,03 Address Avenue de rangueil 135 31077 Toulouse cedex 4 See on map Region Occitanie Midi-Pyrénées Haute-Garonne Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 2 805,97 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. UNIVERSITE PAUL SABATIER TOULOUSE III France Net EU contribution € 7 500,00 Address Route de narbonne 118 31062 Toulouse cedex 9 See on map Region Occitanie Midi-Pyrénées Haute-Garonne Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 ELECTRONIQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE L'OUEST - TRONICO SAS France Net EU contribution € 108 398,30 Address Rue du bocage 26 85660 Saint philbert de bouaine See on map Region Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire Vendée Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 52 159,20 IN'AIR SOLUTIONS Participation ended France Net EU contribution € 14 346,66 Address 1 rue blessig 67000 Strasbourg See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Grand Est Alsace Bas-Rhin Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 6 903,34
