Toxic ionic species removal from drinking and industrial water: new filtration systems using functionalised textiles (HIGHTEX-IONTEX)

Objective

Toxic ionic compounds presenting health hazards are currently found in European drinking water. For surface treatment SMEs, current wastewater treatment do not allow to zero waste. In nuclear power-plant, purification of contaminated water from storage combustible pools is not totally solved by ion exchange resins (lifetime, efficiency, residue). The main objective is to develop functionnalised textiles, implemented in water filtration systems, able to remove toxic ionic species (nitrates, heavy-metals and radio-elements): cellulosic ion-exchange fibres made via a clean technology (grafting by Electron Beam Curing); new antibacterial functionnalised fibres made by chemical treatment during fibre production stage ; specific water filtration systems (electrodialys, regenerative cartridge) implementing grafted non-wovens with special structure (bonding, thickness). With this new textiles generation, new markets for textile and wastewater treatment are expected at very short term.

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-1. - Key Action Innovative Products, Processes and Organisation

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU TEXTILE ET DE L'HABILLEMENT

Address

Avenue Guy De Collongue
69134 Ecully
France

Participants (5)

EUROFILTEC

France

Address

18 Rue De L'esterel, Silic 175
94563 Rungis

LENZING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Austria

Address

4860 Lenzing

ORSA SRL

Italy

Address

Via A. Colombo, 60
21055 Gorla Minore

PROTECTION DES MÉTAUX S.A.

France

Address

57-59,Rue De Saint Mandé 57
93511 Montreuil

VATTENFALL AB

Sweden

Address

Laemtlandsgatan 99
162 87 Stockholm