NANOPUR

Development of functionalized nanostructured polymeric membranes and related manufacturing processes for water purification

 Coordinatore VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V. 

 Organization address address: Boeretang 200
city: MOL
postcode: 2400

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Sabine
Cognome: Paulussen
Email: send email
Telefono: +32 14 335738

 Nazionalità Coordinatore Belgium [BE]
 Totale costo 4˙966˙062 €
 EC contributo 3˙357˙905 €
 Programma FP7-NMP
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies
 Code Call FP7-NMP-2011-SMALL-5
 Funding Scheme CP-FP
 Anno di inizio 2012
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2012-05-01   -   2015-04-30

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.

 Organization address address: Boeretang 200
city: MOL
postcode: 2400

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Sabine
Cognome: Paulussen
Email: send email
Telefono: +32 14 335738

BE (MOL) coordinator 608˙724.00
2    CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY

 Organization address address: College Road
city: CRANFIELD - BEDFORDSHIRE
postcode: MK43 0AL

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Ibtisam E.
Cognome: Tothill
Email: send email
Telefono: +44 7500766487

UK (CRANFIELD - BEDFORDSHIRE) participant 514˙863.00
3    GVS S.P.A.

 Organization address address: Via Roma 50
city: ZOLA PREDOSA (BO)
postcode: 40069

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Soccorso
Cognome: Gaeta
Email: send email
Telefono: 390516000000
Fax: 390516000000

IT (ZOLA PREDOSA (BO)) participant 463˙910.00
4    SOLVAY SA

 Organization address address: RUE DE RANSBEEK 310
city: BRUXELLES
postcode: 1120

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: François
Cognome: Voiseux
Email: send email
Telefono: +32 2 2642487

BE (BRUXELLES) participant 408˙348.00
5    UNIVERSITAET DUISBURG-ESSEN

 Organization address address: UNIVERSITAETSSTRASSE 2
city: ESSEN
postcode: 45141

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Kirsten
Cognome: Gercek
Email: send email
Telefono: +49 201 1832104
Fax: +49 201 1833265

DE (ESSEN) participant 378˙354.00
6    FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V

 Organization address address: Hansastrasse 27C
city: MUENCHEN
postcode: 80686

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Andrea
Cognome: Zeumann
Email: send email
Telefono: +49 89 1205 2723
Fax: +49 89 1205 7534

DE (MUENCHEN) participant 369˙917.00
7    Department of Health

 Organization address address: Quarry House, Quarry Hill
city: Leeds
postcode: LS2 7UE

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Allan
Cognome: Bennett
Email: send email
Telefono: +44 1980619925

UK (Leeds) participant 140˙275.45
8    KWR WATER B.V.

 Organization address address: GRONINGENHAVEN 7
city: NIEUWEGEIN
postcode: 3433 PE

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Erwin
Cognome: Beerendonk
Email: send email
Telefono: +31 30 60 69 669

NL (NIEUWEGEIN) participant 112˙500.00
9    CONSORZIO VENEZIA RICERCHE

 Organization address address: Via della Liberta 12
city: VENEZIA
postcode: 30175

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Marina
Cognome: Zago
Email: send email
Telefono: +39 041 5093019
Fax: +39 041 5093074

IT (VENEZIA) participant 111˙242.04
10    C.P. CONTROL OF POLLUTION IBERICA SL

 Organization address address: CALLE PERU PLANTA 1 PUERTA 2 EDIFICIO CORONA CENTER 49
city: BORMUJOS
postcode: 41930

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Emilio Jose
Cognome: Burson Rosado
Email: send email
Telefono: +34 618513442
Fax: +34 54788255

ES (BORMUJOS) participant 97˙600.00
11    HEALTH PROTECTION AGENCY HPA

 Organization address address: Central Office - 7th Floor, Holborn Gate - High Holborn 330
city: LONDON
postcode: WC1V 7PP

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Allan
Cognome: Bennett
Email: send email
Telefono: +44 1980619925
Fax: +44 1980610848

UK (LONDON) participant 72˙619.55
12    DE MARTINI SPA

 Organization address address: VIA OROPA 118
city: BIELLA BI
postcode: 13900

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Gianfranco
Cognome: De Martini
Email: send email
Telefono: +39 015 2528600

IT (BIELLA BI) participant 52˙072.00
13    ENDUSTRIYEL ATIK DONUSUM SISTEMLERI TAAHHUT SAYANI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI

 Organization address address: 1439 SOKAK 11/B
city: ALSANCAK IZMIR
postcode: 35200

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Niyazi
Cognome: Seyman
Email: send email
Telefono: +90 232 463 10 76

TR (ALSANCAK IZMIR) participant 27˙480.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The NANOPUR-project aims at leveraging on promising bottom-up technologies to develop intensified water treatment concepts based on nano-structured and nano-functionalized membranes as well as nanofilm deposition for micropollutants and virus removal. Major research needs targeted include the preparation of membranes with selective properties at the nanoscale able to maintain high permeability with relatively low driving force. The ultimate “challenge” exists in the creation of artificial membranes able to perform separations with the selectivity of biological membranes while having mechanical strength and productivity of state-of-the-art artificial membranes. The project will advance the knowledge in this area by developing scalable approaches to prepare nano-structured membranes characterized by a selectivity towards pathogens of up to 99.99999 % and towards micropollutants up to 99 %, while retaining a permeability higher than current ultrafiltration membranes in addition to functional stability equal to existing commercial membranes. The envisaged research activities will involve the preparation of polymeric nano-structured membranes characterized by well-controlled architectures and functions for supramolecular recognition for removal of viruses, hormone disruptors, endotoxins and antibiotics from water. For the generation of affinity and catalytic sites on membranes, molecular imprinted polymers and atmospheric pressure plasma treatment will be explored. The technological developments will be carried out along two different technology paths each targeting at a different aspect of the water treatment process. A first research path will focus on the reduction of membrane fouling thereby enhancing the flux while the second research path targets the removal of micro-pollutants and detoxification. Both paths will converge in order to combine the two critical aspects of water purification that are investigated in the proposed work in one single membrane process'

Introduzione (Teaser)

In recent decades, the water industry has become increasingly concerned about the presence of micropollutants such as endocrine disrupting compounds (EDRs) and antibiotics. An EU-funded initiative is addressing this problem, using nanotechnology to create advanced membranes for water purification.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

Current membrane technology can remove pollutants and even viruses from water. However, high pressure is needed to force the water through the membrane, which needs to be frequently cleaned, and this requires a lot of energy. The http://nanopur.vito.be (NANOPUR) project will employ nanotechnology to create membranes that use around 500 times less energy than conventional membranes and are capable of processing high flow rates while allowing high retention of pollutants.

The consortium's greatest challenge has been to create a membrane that is as selective as a biological one, but that has the strength and productivity of an artificial one. NANOPUR therefore developed nano-structured membranes that possess a higher permeability than current ultrafiltration (UF) membranes. They will be used to remove viruses, EDRs, antibiotics and bacteria toxins from water.

Project partners tackled the problem in two different ways. The first approach created UF membranes that increased the flow of water by using novel additives and atmospheric plasma treatment to make the membranes less susceptible to fouling and easier to clean. In a second research track Molecular Imprinted Polymers were developed and used as ligands to capture pollutants and pathogens.

The two technologies were combined to provide two critical aspects of water purification in one single membrane process. In addition to the experimental work, modelling of the membrane surface was carried out to simulate its functions at both the nano level and the micro level.

NANOPUR will enable a more efficient removal of micropollutants at pressures much lower than those applied in current filtration techniques. Furthermore, the development of innovative UF membranes with low fouling propensity will enable significant energy savings to be made during the membranes' operation.

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