Projektbeschreibung
Solarbetriebene Wasserdesinfektion
Weltweit verwenden mindestens zwei Milliarden Menschen Trinkwasserquellen, die mit Fäkalien verunreinigt sind. Sogar in der entwickelten Welt können krankheitserregende und oftmals antibiotikaresistente Mikroorganismen ihren Weg in die Trinkwasserversorgung finden. Nachhaltige, erschwingliche Wasserdesinfektionsmethoden sind dringend erforderlich. Solare Desinfektionstechnologien gibt es bereits seit geraumer Zeit. Diese erhalten durch die Hightech-Unterstützung mit nanostrukturierten Kohlenstoffmaterialien dank des EU-finanzierten SED-Projekts erheblichen Auftrieb. Natürliches Wasser und Sauerstoff werden anstelle von chemischen Oxidantien verwendet und der gesamte Prozess ist solarbetrieben, um eine saubere, nachhaltige und umweltfreundliche Lösung zu erhalten.
Ziel
Water is one crucial natural resource since life on our planet depends on it. The transmission of serious diseases through pathogenic microorganisms in water is extremely common in the developing world and the antimicrobial resistance has increased globally. The understanding of new processes that guarantee effectively the elimination of resistant microorganisms and access to safe drinking water, is therefore of utmost importance, thus a priority in H2020 programme. The scientific aim of Porous carbon materials for Solar photoElectrolytic Disinfection (SED) project is the development of a new sustainable methodology for water treatment. It will be the first time that Ordered Mesoporous Carbons and graphene foam are used in a solar photoelectrolytic disinfection system. The societal aims are to contribute to the reduction of the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. SED project proposes an advanced oxidation process combined with specific carbon materials, which can operate under ambient temperature and pressure, developing a new low-cost technology to water treatment. Oxygen and water will be used as oxidant without the addition of consumable chemicals and without generation of potential mutagenic disinfection byproducts. If one uses solar energy to drive the photoelectrolytic process, then it becomes a truly clean technology. The Associate Laboratory LSRE-LCM (Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, FEUP) has excellent resources and facilities to carry on this research, because it is one of the most advanced academic laboratories for carbon materials production and characterisation in the EU. The participation of the Adventech company as the partner organisation for the secondment is an excellent opportunity to develop a new research method in which the transference of knowledge is one of the principal aims. These are excellent conditions for the development of SED project by Dr Velo.
Wissenschaftliches Gebiet
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energysolar energy
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processesdrinking water treatment processes
- engineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materialstwo-dimensional nanostructuresgraphene
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiology
- medical and health sciencesbasic medicinepharmacology and pharmacydrug resistanceantibiotic resistance
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