Main goal

The project will deliver an energy efficient new integrated prototype system for water purification, composed of:

• the first-to-be realised ultra-stable silicon carbide (SiC) UltraFiltration/ NanoFiltration (UF/NF) membrane for pre-concentration of the CECs contaminated water,
• an innovative nano-enabled thermocatalytic energy efficient packed-bed reactor (TPBR) for the generation of OH radicals able to abate CECs and residues of AMR bacteria via an Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP)
• a nano-enabled antimicrobial MicroFiltration (MF) membrane.

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Outcomes

NanoTheC-Aba proposes a solution that combines pre-concentration, antifouling, high filtration efficiency, CECs abatement, operation safety, simplicity, robustness with respect to the Reverse Osmosis system complexity, cost effectiveness and no consumption or waste of natural resources.

Project partners

• UNITO - Torino University, Chemistry Department (Italy, coordinator)
• CNR-ISMN - National Research Council - Institute for the Study of Nanostructured Materials (Italy)
• AAU - Aalborg University (Denmark)
• B4C - Ceramics (Denmark)
• CeNTI - Centre for Nanotechnology and Smart Materials (Portugal)

Subcontractor

• Bar Ilan University (Israel)

Associated Partners

• MICAMO srl (Italy)
• Fonte Nuova srl (Italy)
• Società Agricola San Biagio (Italy)
• Aquanex (Spain)

Consultant for project management

• Project-HUB (Italy)