Projet AQUAlity (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2017)
Action : Doctoral Networks
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : CLOSED

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.

Mots clés : contaminants of emerging concern, nanofiltration, hybrid materials, sun driven processes, hr ms, iron, contaminants prioritization

Participants :
- Universitat Politècnica de València (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 495745.92 €
- Sociedad de fomento agricola castellonense, s.a. (Espagne) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Isalit s.r.l. (Italie) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Eurofins vbm laboratoriet a/s (Danemark) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- LiqTech (Denmark) (Danemark) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 290081.88 €
- University of Eastern Piedmont Amadeo Avogadro (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 258061.32 €
- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 495745.92 €
- Iris Vernici (Italy) (Italie) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- University of Ioannina (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 242386.92 €
- Norwegian Institute for Water Research (Norvège) — Partner, organization partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Institut national de l'environnement industriel et des risques (France) — Partner, organization partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Società metropolitana acque torino s.p.a. (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 258061.32 €
- Karadeniz Technical University (Turquie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 235557.36 €
- University of Turin (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 516122.64 €
- Materials Industrial Research and Technology Development Centre (Greece) (Grèce) — Partner, organization partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- École polytechnique (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 262875.6 €
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 262875.6 €
- Aalborg University (Danemark) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 580163.76 €