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

Project Information

SOLWATER

Grant agreement ID: ICA4-CT-2002-10001

Project closed

Start date 1 November 2002

End date 31 October 2005

Funded under

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

Total cost € 1 818 577,00

EU contribution € 960 000,00

Coordinated by

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS, MEDIAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS
Spain

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

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: S/N,Carretera Senes S/N ; 04200 TABERNAS ; Spain
• Total cost: No data

Participants (8)

AOSOL - ENERGIAS RENOVAVEIS, LDA.

Portugal

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Parque Industrial Do Porto Alto, Lugar Da Sesmaria ; 2135 402 SAMORA CORREIA
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COMISION NACIONAL DE ENERGIA ATOMICA

Argentina

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Avda. General Paz 1499 ; 1650 SAN MARTIN
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ECOSYSTEM ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES SA

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 76,Travessia Turo d'en Llull, 12 ; 08392 LLAVANERES
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTO MEXICANO DE TECHNOLOGIA DEL AGUA

Mexico

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Paseo Cuauhnahac 8532 ; 62550 JIUTEPEC
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SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LAUSANNE

Switzerland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: EPFL - Ecublens ; 1015 LAUSANNE
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TINEP, S.A. DE C.V.

Mexico

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Goethe 16 - Piso 9, Anzures ; 11300 MEXICO D.F.
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UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Ciudad Universitaria s/n ; 28040 MADRID
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UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE INGENIERIA

Peru

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Av. Tupac Amaru, 210 ; LIMA 25
• Total cost: No data