Descripción del proyecto
La lucha eficaz contra la contaminación del agua
La escasez de agua es un problema mundial acuciante y se prevé que el 47 % de la población mundial se enfrentará a este reto antes de 2030. ¿El culpable? Las aguas residuales industriales contaminadas, repletas de microcontaminantes, como iones metálicos, plaguicidas y productos farmacéuticos. Aunque los métodos actuales de tratamiento del agua eliminan eficazmente el 99,96 % de los contaminantes, el 0,04 % restante representa una amenaza extraordinaria. En este contexto, el equipo del proyecto CGM, financiado fondos europeos, introducirá medios nanocelulósicos de última generación que pueden adaptarse para detectar y reciclar microcontaminantes específicos. A diferencia de sus predecesores, el sistema del proyecto CGM está diseñado con una precisión inigualable para capturar y eliminar eficazmente ese 0,04 % de contaminantes que actualmente escapan al tratamiento. Gracias a su bajo consumo energético y a sus mínimos requisitos de mantenimiento, los clientes pueden acceder a una solución sencilla frente a la contaminación del agua.
Objetivo
Customem Ltd is a company founded with the long term vision to harness nature’s capacity to make biomaterials to promote human health in alignment with sustainable development goals. A next generation nanomedia that can be tailored to capture and recycle specific micropollutants in contaminated industrial wastewater. Lack of access to clean water is predicted to affect 47% of the world’s population by 2030. Contamination of water supplies by micropollutants such as metal ions, pesticides and pharmaceuticals is a major contributor to this water stress. These pollutants are released by industrial processes in the textile and manufacturing industries. Existing water treatment removes 99.96% of contaminants, but does not remove the 0.04% of micropollutants. Although the remaining contaminants seem small, they are a major problem as they are exceptionally difficult to capture but also highly toxic to humans and animals. CustoMem have developed a customisable selective nanocellulose media called CustoMem Granular Media (CGM) that is bioengineered to capture and remove all micropollutants including the 0.04% that cannot currently be removed. Customers benefit from a simple, low cost, low energy solution that is low maintenance. It allows removal of all micropollutants resulting in clean water supplies. The company is headquartered in the Imperial College Incubator UK and currently has 6 employees. The company is currently in talks with companies in the EU who have shown an active interest in the project. The Phase 2 project will allow CustoMem to finalise CGM development and accelerate its market introduction.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processeswastewater treatment processes
- medical and health sciencesbasic medicinepharmacology and pharmacypharmaceutical drugs
- natural sciencesphysical sciencescondensed matter physicssoft matter physics
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringtextiles
- engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterials
Programa(s)
- H2020-EU.2.1.2. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Nanotechnologies Main Programme
- H2020-EU.2.1.5. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Advanced manufacturing and processing
- H2020-EU.2.1.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Advanced materials
- H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument
Convocatoria de propuestas
Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoriaConvocatoria de subcontratación
H2020-SMEINST-2-2016-2017
Régimen de financiación
SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2Coordinador
SW7 2AZ LONDON
Reino Unido
Organización definida por ella misma como pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme) en el momento de la firma del acuerdo de subvención.