Objetivo The CHEM-FREE project proposes development of a process control instrument to integrate and optimise three well known physical water treatment devices: fibre filter, ultrasound and UV-C. Both lab-scale and pilot-scale research and validation will be performed to combine, arrange and steer efficiency of physical and biological processes. The resulting integrated technology must combine the economic and ecological advantages of all the individual devices to achieve targeted application in specific water qualities without the use of chemicals. Lab-scale experiments regarding microbiological decontamination and removal of algae will result in better understanding of the principal removal mechanisms to decrease the microbiological contamination for the applications using the individual devices and their combinations to determine the optimal operational parameters. The applied experiments include different raw water qualities and requirements for the treated water. Four types of field-scale applications will be investigated within the project: closed-loop water systems, crop irrigation, fish farming and groundwater recharge. The legal regulations, technical standards, market and operational requirements of the potential users will be analysed for integration into the prototype development process.The main output of the CHEM-FREE Project will be a prototype and technical specification as basis for patent registration for a process control instrument allowing integration and optimisation of the three devices as an integral unit. The optimal integration and control of fibre filters, ultrasound devices, and UV-C sets will result in chemical-free water treatment enabling ecologically prevention of algae, prevention of biofilm growth on walls, in pipelines, on fittings and in containers and completely new solutions for sensitive water treatment systems where chemicals are an unsatisfying solution like drinking water production from surface waters, groundwater recharge, etc. Ámbito científico agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesfisheriesengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processesdrinking water treatment processesengineering and technologycivil engineeringwater engineeringirrigationnatural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologyphycologynatural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrology Programa(s) FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Tema(s) SME-1 - Co-operative Research (all areas of science and technology) Convocatoria de propuestas FP6-2004-SME-COOP Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación COOPERATIVE - Coordinador UNIVERSITÄT FÜR BODENKULTUR WIEN Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Gregor Mendel Strasse 33 VIENNA Austria Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos Participantes (7) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección University House, Winston Churchill Avenue PORTSMOUTH Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI CATANIA Italia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Piazza Università 2 CATANIA Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos TECHNISCHES BÜRO HAUER UMWELTWIRTSCHAFT GMBH Austria Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Brückenstrasse 6 KORNEUBURG Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos LG SOUND Países Bajos Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Joseph Ledelstraat 22 379 THE HAGUE Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos DREMA WATERBEHANDELING BV Países Bajos Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Daltonstraat 16 DORDRECHT Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos LIMNOS COMPANY FOR APPLIED ECOLOGY LTD. Eslovenia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Pozarnice 41 BREZOVICA PRI LJUBLJANI Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVER AUSTRIA GMBH Austria Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Prager Strasse 75 STOCKERAU Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos
