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EU funding (€3,897,678): Interdisciplinar cross-sectoral approach to effectively address the removal of contaminants of emerging concern from water Hor28 Aug 2017 EU Research and Innovation programme "Horizon"
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Interdisciplinar cross-sectoral approach to effectively address the removal of contaminants of emerging concern from water
AQUAlity is a multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral European Training Network, that consist in eighteen participants (7 universities, 3 research institutes and 8 companies) and aims to generate and promote highly skilled scientists with the potential to face the present and future challenges concerning the protection of water resources from contaminants of emerging concern (CECs). AQUAlity will enroll fifteen early-stage researchers (ESRs) to conduct cutting-edge research on multidisciplinary aspects of novel hybrid technologies for the removal of CECs from aqueous systems. Moreover, ESRs will be trained to develop their creativity, critical and autonomous thinking, and entrepreneurial skills, thus boosting their scientific skills and innovation capacity in the field of water treatment technologies. This goal will be attained via a structured training-through-research programme, consisting of original individual research projects (performed both at the beneficiary organization and through intersectoral secondments) and education on technical and transferable skills (performed both at local level and with network-wide events). The overall research goal of AQUAlity is to develop highly innovative hybrid green technologies for CECs removal from aqueous systems by unconventional solar advanced oxidation processes (AOP) in combination with high flux ceramic nanofiltration membranes. Hence, ESRs will conduct frontier research in the field of AOP (organic photocatalysis, sensitized photocatalysts, photo-Fenton), materials development, nanofiltration technology, and will develop innovative hybrid photochemical/membranes systems to be tested on different waters to prove their potential for the production of high-quality water. Advanced analytical tools for the determination of CECs, their degradation products and water safeness will be developed. Thanks to the presence of industrial participants, AQUAlity aims for the commercial exploitation of part of the research results.
Funded Companies:
| Company name | Funding amount |
| Anonymi Etaireia Viomichanikis Ereunas, Technologikis Anaptyxis Kai Ergastiriakon Dokimon, Pistopoiisis Kai Poiotitas | ? |
| Aalborg Universitet | €580,164 |
| Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS | €262,876 |
| Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas Medioambientales y Tecnologicas | €495,746 |
| Ecole Polytechnique | €262,876 |
| Karadeniz Teknik Universitesi | €235,557 |
| Liqtech International A/S | €290,082 |
| Panepistimio Ioanninon | €242,387 |
| Società Metropolitana Acque Torino S.p.A. | €258,061 |
| Universita Degli Studi Del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro | €258,061 |
| Universita Degli Studi Di Torino | €516,123 |
| Universitat Politecnica de Valencia | €495,746 |
Source: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/765860
The filing refers to a past date, and does not necessarily reflect the current state. The current state is available on the following page: Mirtec SA, Volos, Greece.
