Cost effective solar photocatalytic technology to water decontamination and disinfection in rural areas of developing contries (SOLWATER)

Objective

Proposal addressed to the development and on site assessment of a fully autonomous solar reactor system to drinking water purification in remote locations without any chemical addition. Scientific and technological required developments will be base on photocatalytic generation, by using sunlight, of hydroxyl radicals and singlet oxygen species to, respectively, detoxify and disinfect contaminated (at trace level) drinking water. Detoxification system will use Toil supported catalyst and disinfections system will be generated by polymer supported sensitises photo activated by solar light. Final development system is expected to have remarkable technical features as well as social, development and environmental implications in developing countries.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › water treatment processes › drinking water treatment processes
• engineering and technology › chemical engineering › separation technologies › desalination › reverse osmosis
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › polymer sciences
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › catalysis

Programme(s)

• FP5-INCO 2 - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Confirming the international role of Community research,1998-2002"

Topic(s)

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Call for proposal

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Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS, MEDIAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS

Address

S/n,carretera Senes S/n
04200 Tabernas
Spain

Participants (8)

AOSOL - ENERGIAS RENOVAVEIS, LDA.

Portugal

Address

Parque Industrial Do Porto Alto, Lugar Da Sesmaria
2135 402 Samora Correia

COMISION NACIONAL DE ENERGIA ATOMICA

Argentina

Address

Avda. General Paz 1499
1650 San Martin

ECOSYSTEM ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES SA

Spain

Address

76,travessia Turo D'en Llull, 12
08392 Llavaneres

Links

INSTITUTO MEXICANO DE TECHNOLOGIA DEL AGUA

Mexico

Address

Paseo Cuauhnahac 8532
62550 Jiutepec

SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LAUSANNE

Switzerland

Address

Epfl - Ecublens
1015 Lausanne

TINEP, S.A. DE C.V.

Mexico

Address

Goethe 16 - Piso 9, Anzures
11300 Mexico D.f.

UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID

Spain

Address

Ciudad Universitaria S/n
28040 Madrid

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE INGENIERIA

Peru

Address

Av. Tupac Amaru, 210
Lima 25