Joint PhD Laboratory for New Materials and Inventive Water Treatment Technologies. Harnessing resources effectively through innovation

Project Information

NOWELTIES

Grant agreement ID: 812880

DOI 10.3030/812880

Project closed

EC signature date 29 January 2019

Start date 1 February 2019

End date 31 January 2023

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Total cost € 3 422 141,64

EU contribution € 3 422 141,64

Coordinated by

FUNDACIO INSTITUT CATALA DE RECERCA DE L'AIGUA
Spain

Deliverables

Documents, reports (19)

Report on network wide training activity (ATC3)

Report on network wide training activity ATC1

Optimized water treatment technology for efficient removal of OMPs based on UV-LED AOPs

Optimized water treatment technology for efficient removal of OMPs based on UVLED AOPs

List of biological and chemical factors influencing OMP bioavailability and removal during wastewater treatment

List of biological and chemical factors influencing OMP bioavailability and removal during wastewater treatment

Preliminary evalution of tested hybrid processes
Report on the optimal configuration of a plasma source for efficient treatment of different OMPs
Recruitment report

Final report on the recruitment of 14 ESRs.

Technologies and analytical tools for a better understanding of factors influencing OMPs biotransformation
Report on network wide training activity (ATC2)

Report on network wide training activity (ATC1)

NOWELTIES promotional flyer
Degradation of targeted OMPs and first evaluation of their transformation products with photochemical processes
Preliminary evaluation of plasma parameters for atmospheric pressure plasma sources suitable for OMP removal
New concept of sequential biofiltration with in situ electron acceptor delivery for enhanced OMP removal
Final Conference - Executive summary

Final Conference Executive summary

Establishment of an evaluation concept to be used to compare advanced wastewater treatment processes for their efficiency of eliminating OMPs.
Roadmap to market uptake for novel technologies
Preliminary evaluation of properties of new nanomaterials.

Preliminary evaluation of properties of new nanomaterials

Development and selection of multi-objective treatment trains by combining novel biological and physico-chemical processes

Development and selection of multiobjective treatment trains by combining novel biological and physicochemical processes

Preliminary considerations for the design of sequential biofiltration systems with in situ electron acceptor delivery for enhanced OMP removal
Known relationships composition - structure vs properties of develop nanomaterials

Known relationships composition structure vs properties of develop nanomaterials

Other (1)

The awarding of doctoral degree

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (2)

NOWELTIES web site

Project web site

NOWELTIES semiannual e-newsletter

NOWELTIES newsletter distributed electronically and through web site.

Publications

Thesis and dissertations (1)

Design, Development and Characterization of Atmospheric Plasma System for Wastewater Treatment

Author(s): Amit Kumar
Published in: 2023
Publisher: Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade

Peer reviewed articles (17)

Cold atmospheric plasma technology for removal of organic micropollutants from wastewater—a review

Author(s): Amit Kumar, Nikola Škoro, Wolfgang Gernjak and Nevena Puač
Published in: The European Physical Journal D, 2021, ISSN 1434-6079
Publisher: EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica and Springer Berlin Heidelberg
DOI: 10.1140/epjd/s10053-021-00283-5

Use of Natural Clinoptilolite in the Preparation of an Efficient Adsorbent for Ciprofloxacin Removal from Aqueous Media

Author(s): Barbara Kalebić, Jelena Pavlović, Jelena Dikić, Sašo Gyergyek, Nikola Škoro, Nevenka Rajić
Published in: Minerals, 2021, Page(s) 518, ISSN 2075-163X
Publisher: mdpi
DOI: 10.3390/min11050518

Solar light activation of persulfate by TiO2 / Fe2O3 layered composite films for degradation of amoxicillin: Degradation mechanism, matrix effects, and toxicity assessments

Author(s): Francis M. dela Rosa, Josipa Papac, Sara Garcia Ballesteros, Marin Kovacic, Zvonimir Katancic, Hrvoje Kusic, Ana Loncaric Bozic
Published in: Advanced Sustainable Systems, Issue 5(11), 2021, Page(s) 2100119, ISSN 2366-7486
Publisher: Wiley-VCH GmbH
DOI: 10.1002/adsu.202100119

Pathways of organic micropollutants degradation in atmospheric pressureplasma processing. A reveiw

Author(s): Barbara Topolovec, Nikola Skoro, Nevena Puac, Mira Petrovic
Published in: Chemosphere, Issue 294, 2022, Page(s) 133606, ISSN 0045-6535
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133606

Removal of micropollutants using a membrane bioreactor coupled with powdered activated carbon — A statistical analysis approach

Author(s): Gutiérrez, Marina; Ghirardini, Andrea; Borghesi, Michela; Bonnini, Stefano; Pavlović, Dragana Mutavdžić; Verlicchi, Paola
Published in: SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 2022, ISSN 0048-9697
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156557

Visible-light activation of persulfate or H2O2 by Fe2O3/TiO2 immobilized on glass support for photocatalytic removal of amoxicillin: Mechanism, transformation products and toxicity assessment

Author(s): Francis M. dela Rosa, Marin Popović, Josipa Papac Zjačić, Gabrijela Radić, Marijana Kraljić Roković, Marin Kovačić, Maria José Farré, Boštjan Genorio, Urška Lavrenčić Štangar, Hrvoje Kušić, Ana Lončarić Božić, Mira Petrović
Published in: Nanomaterials, Issue 12, 2022, Page(s) 4328, ISSN 2079-4991
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano12234328

Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of N/TiO2 Nanoparticles for Photocatalysis under Different Irradiation Spectra

Author(s): Camilo Sanchez Tobon, Davor Ljubas, Vilko Mandić, Ivana Panžić, Gordana Matijašić and Lidija Ćurković
Published in: Nanomaterials, Issue 12, 2022, Page(s) 16, ISSN 2079-4991
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano12091473

Benchmarking tertiary water treatments for the removal of micropollutants and pathogens based on operational and sustainability criteria

Author(s): Sabrina de Boer, Jorge González-Rodríguez, Julio J. Conde, Maria Teresa Moreira
Published in: Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2022, ISSN 2214-7144
Publisher: Elsevier Limited
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2022.102587

Study of the Influence of theWastewaterMatrix in the Adsorption of Three Pharmaceuticals by Powdered Activated Carbon

Author(s): Gutiérrez, M.; Verlicchi, P.; Mutavdži´c Pavlovi´c, D.
Published in: Molecules, Issue 28, 2023, ISSN 1420-3049
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/molecules28052098

Rapid biological reduction of graphene oxide: Impact on methane production and micropollutant transformation

Author(s): Ponzelli, M., Zahedi, S., Koch, K., Drewes, J., Radjenovic, J. 2022.
Published in: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Issue 22133437, 2022, Page(s) 108373, ISSN 2213-3437
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2022.108373

Rapid Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of N/TiO2/rGO Nanoparticles for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Pharmaceuticals

Author(s): Camilo Sanchez Tobon, Ivana Panžić, Arijeta Bafti, Gordana Matijašić, Davor Ljubas and Lidija Ćurković
Published in: Nanomaterials, Issue 20794991, 2022, Page(s) 24, ISSN 2079-4991
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano12223975

Regeneration of the ciprofloxacin-loaded clinoptilolite by non-thermal atmospheric plasma

Author(s): Kalebić, Barbara, Škoro, Nikola, Kovač, Janez, Rajić, Nevenka
Published in: Applied Surface Science, 2022, Page(s) 153379, ISSN 0169-4332
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.153379

Performance of TiO2/UV-LED-Based Processes for Degradation of Pharmaceuticals: Effect of Matrix Composition and Process Variables

Author(s): Danilo Bertagna Silva, Gianluigi Buttiglieri, Bruna Babić, Danijela Ašperger and Sandra Babić
Published in: Nanomaterials, Issue 12(2), 2022, Page(s) 295, ISSN 2079-4991
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano12020295

Direct and Indirect Treatment of Organic Dye (Acid Blue 25) Solutions by Using Cold Atmospheric Plasma Jet

Author(s): Amit Kumar, Nikola Škoro, Wolfgang Gernjak, Dragan Povrenović and Nevena Puač
Published in: Frontiers in Physics, 2022, ISSN 2296-424X
Publisher: Lausanne: Frontiers Media S.A
DOI: 10.3389/fphy.2022.835635

Impact of UV-LED photoreactor design on the degradation of contaminants of emerging concern

Author(s): Danilo Bertagna Silva, Gianluigi Buttiglieri, Tomislav Babić, Lidija Ćurković, Sandra Babić
Published in: Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Issue 153, 2021, Page(s) 94 - 106, ISSN 0957-5820
Publisher: Institution of Chemical Engineers
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2021.07.015

Enhanced methane production kinetics by graphene oxide in fed-batch tests

Author(s): Michele Ponzelli; Jelena Radjenovic; Jörg E. Drewes; Konrad Koch
Published in: Bioresources technology, Issue 18732976, 2022, Page(s) 127642, ISSN 1873-2976
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127642

Activated carbon coupled with advanced biological wastewater treatment: a review of the enhancement in micropollutant removal

Author(s): Gutiérrez-Pulpeiro, Marina; Grillini, Vittoria; Pavlović, Dragana Mutavdžić; Verlicchi, Paola
Published in: Science of the total environment, 2021, Page(s) 148050, ISSN 0048-9697
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148050