CHITOCLEAN

Enhanced chitin-based biosorbents for drinking water purification

Coordinatore	AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH    more  Organization address address: Donau-City-Strasse 1 city: WIEN postcode: 1220 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Alain Cognome: Straus Email: send email Telefono: 43505503362 Fax: 43505503452
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Austria [AT]
Totale costo	1˙639˙356 €
EC contributo	1˙198˙000 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2012
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME
Anno di inizio	2012
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2012-08-01   -   2014-07-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH  Organization address address: Donau-City-Strasse 1 city: WIEN postcode: 1220 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Alain Cognome: Straus Email: send email Telefono: 43505503362 Fax: 43505503452	AT (WIEN)	coordinator	79˙500.00
2	DENIZ SU VE ATIK SU ARITIM INSAAT TICARET VE SANAYI AS  Organization address address: SOKAK 4 AKCABURGAZ MAH 139 city: ISTANBUL postcode: 34510 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Huseyin Cognome: Kara Email: send email Telefono: 902129000000 Fax: 902129000000	TR (ISTANBUL)	participant	433˙513.00
3	LUDWIG GES.m.b.H  Organization address address: POSTSTRASSE 12 city: PASCHING postcode: 4061 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Markus Cognome: Miniberger Email: send email Telefono: 436641000000	AT (PASCHING)	participant	265˙706.00
4	BIOLOG BIOTECHNOLOGIE UND LOGISTIK GMBH  Organization address address: MAX PLANCK RING 45 city: LANDSBERG postcode: 6188 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Alexander Cognome: Heppe Email: send email Telefono: 493460000000	DE (LANDSBERG)	participant	210˙766.00
5	UAB INOVACINE FIRMA MKDS  Organization address address: PILIAKALNIO GATVE 68 city: NEMENCINE VILNIAUS RAJ postcode: 15175 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Kazimieras Cognome: Mikulskis Email: send email Telefono: +370 5 2726727	LT (NEMENCINE VILNIAUS RAJ)	participant	188˙791.00
6	KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN  Organization address address: Valhallavaegen 79 city: STOCKHOLM postcode: 10044 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Magnus Cognome: Havås Email: send email Telefono: +46 8 790 7379 Fax: +46 8 790 6857	SE (STOCKHOLM)	participant	5˙240.00
7	VALSTYBINIS MOKSLINIU TYRIMU INSTITUTAS FIZINIU IR TECHNOLOGIJOS MOKSLU CENTRAS  Organization address address: Savanoriu 231 city: VILNIUS postcode: 2300 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Ona Cognome: Gyliene Email: send email Telefono: 37052927127 Fax: +370 5 2649774	LT (VILNIUS)	participant	4˙960.00
8	SELCUK UNIVERSITESI  Organization address address: Ziraat Fakultesi - Alaaddin Keykubat Kampusu city: KONYA postcode: 42075 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Mustafa Cognome: Ersoz Email: send email Telefono: 903322000000 Fax: 903322000000	TR (KONYA)	participant	4˙800.00
9	Gamtos tyrim? centras  Organization address address: Akademijos g. 2 city: Vilnius postcode: LT-08412 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Danguol? Cognome: Bridžiuvien? Email: send email Telefono: 37052796640	LT (Vilnius)	participant	4˙724.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The project represents a technical and technological contribution to purification of polluted drinking waters by selective biodegradable sorbent derived from biowastes. ChitoClean will implement a holistic approach taking into account all necessary steps of a novel drinking water treatment process. This approach is centred on chitin-based biosorbents, which are already used in different applications and known for their excellent adsorption capacities. Natural materials made from carcasses of shrimps and crabs are to be physically and chemically enhanced to be suitable for the use in drinking water purification applications. The characteristics that the Enhanced Chitin-based Materials (ECM) will ideally present are improved stability, adaptability to different forms of filters and maximal adsorption rates and capacities. ECMs are to be implemented in prototypes of filtering units. Different kinds of prototypes will be generated in order for the new technology to be applicable for different use: household filters, on-site water treatment in wells, big-scale treatment and integration into central water supply systems of small towns. In parallel products and processes will be tested in order to regenerate charged filters and extend their lifetime of the latter. As – despite material regeneration - ECM will eventually lose its absorption capacity and be ‘spent’ needing replacement, the project also investigates on methods to recycle and/or dispose of the ‘old’ filter material. In addition, the health aspect will be taken into account by evaluating the effect of the treatment by ECM on the mineral content/balance of the purified water. First discussions towards validation of results by potential customers are supposed to take place within the External Advisory Board regrouping representatives of stakeholder groups e.g. industry and water suppliers. Exploitation of results and IPR management are substantial components of the project and will be streamlined through the project's Exploitation & Dissemination Strategy. In order to raise awareness for project results, a major stakeholder event is planned at the end of the project.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Demand for water treatment products is expected to grow significantly over the coming decades as the world's population increases. An EU initiative set out to meet this challenge by developing water purification filters based on biowaste from shellfish.