ATWARM
Advanced Technologies for Water Resource Management
| Coordinatore | QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST
Organization address
address: University Road contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | United Kingdom [UK] |
| Totale costo | 3˙497˙503 € |
| EC contributo | 3˙497˙503 € |
| Programma | FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) |
| Code Call | FP7-PEOPLE-ITN-2008 |
| Funding Scheme | MC-ITN |
| Anno di inizio | 2009 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2009-12-01 - 2013-11-30 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST
Organization address
address: University Road contact info |
UK (BELFAST) | coordinator | 775˙185.50 |
| 2 |
DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: Glasnevin contact info |
IE (DUBLIN) | participant | 1˙099˙442.40 |
| 3 |
CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: College Road contact info |
UK (CRANFIELD - BEDFORDSHIRE) | participant | 421˙405.00 |
| 4 |
UNIVERSITAET DUISBURG-ESSEN
Organization address
address: UNIVERSITAETSSTRASSE 2 contact info |
DE (ESSEN) | participant | 405˙969.12 |
| 5 |
IWW RHEINISCH WESTFALISCHES INSTITUT FUR WASSERFORSCHUNG GEMEINNUTZIGE GMBH
Organization address
address: MORITZSTRASSE 26 contact info |
DE (MULHEIM AN DER RUHR) | participant | 399˙914.78 |
| 6 |
T.E. LABORATORIES LIMITED
Organization address
address: TULLOW INDUSTRIAL ESTATE contact info |
IE (TULLOW) | participant | 200˙617.20 |
| 7 |
NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LTD
Organization address
address: Donegall 70-74 contact info |
UK (BELFAST) | participant | 194˙969.80 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Technology gaps exist within the EU that prohibit compliance with the Water Framework Directive in providing an integrated water resource management strategy that will secure both water quality and quantity. The fundamental objective of the ATWARM ITN is to enhance the career prospects of 16 young researchers by providing them with greatly enhanced multidisciplinary skills and business aptitudes that will enable them to address these technology gaps. The two scientific objectives of the ATWARM proposal are: (i) To develop advanced technologies for enhancing the performance and/or sustainability of water and wastewater treatment plants, and (ii) To develop advanced technologies for enhancing water quality, including advanced technologies for analysis and monitoring. 14 ESR and 2 ER will participate in an integrated research programme. Each will be located within specific host organisations and will be seconded to other sites to improve their multidisciplinary skills and their knowledge of ATWARM as a whole. They will receive specific in-lab training plus general S&T training at 3 Summer Schools and other relevant training events. Complementary training (involving external participants) structured to accommodate the personal career needs of each Fellow will also be provided. The ATWARM network will involve seven host organisations located in UK, Ireland and Germany. These organisations (four academic, one research and two industrial partners) have distinct but complementary research foci and, due to their involvement in an existing network, are already collaborating effectively. Participation in ATWARM will foster relationships between the partners and ensure the long term sustainability of the network. ATWARM will be coordinated by Queen’s University Belfast (which is experienced in the management and administration of large FP research projects) and will be managed by a Supervisory Board to ensure that all Fellows receive the same high standard of training.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Young EU researchers have developed several technologies to improve the efficiency and sustainability of wastewater treatment.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Integrated water resource management will be key in securing both water quality and quantity in Europe, hence the Water Framework Directive (WFD). There are however a number of technology gaps that hinder compliance with this Directive.
While attempting to fill some of these gaps, the EU-funded 'Advanced technologies for water resource management' (http://www.atwarm.com/ (ATWARM)) project up-skilled 16 young researchers. Each fellow participated in summer schools and an international conference, and benefited from secondments to academic, research and industrial partners.
Their work contributed to a number of new technologies, including a chemical-free water treatment process that relies on an underwater electrical discharge. Sustainable water purification using sunlight and a titanium oxide nanomaterial was achieved as well.
Researchers also investigated the use of algae to purify water while producing energy, and explored cheap methods to produce chemicals that remove arsenic from groundwater. In addition, they produced a faecal matter sensor to rapidly detect contamination in recreational marine water and freshwater.
These and other advancements of the 16 related research projects will benefit the environment, as well as the water industry and other related sectors. Many of the products and services developed also offer opportunities for companies to partner with the researchers in bringing them to market.