WATECH
Advanced Treatments for Water Sustainability in Europe and China
| Coordinatore | UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA
Organization address
address: GRAN VIA DE LES CORTS CATALANES 585 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Spain [ES] |
| Totale costo | 147˙000 € |
| EC contributo | 147˙000 € |
| 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-2012-IRSES |
| Funding Scheme | MC-IRSES |
| Anno di inizio | 2012 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2012-11-01 - 2015-10-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA
Organization address
address: GRAN VIA DE LES CORTS CATALANES 585 contact info |
ES (BARCELONA) | coordinator | 94˙500.00 |
| 2 |
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE
Organization address
address: BATIMENT CE 3316 STATION 1 contact info |
CH (LAUSANNE) | participant | 52˙500.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'WATECH (Advanced Treatments for Water Sustainability in Europe and China) aims to connect the advanced water treatment research activities carried out by European and Chinese scientists. This Research Staff Exchange Action, with the main objective of creating and providing a solid basis for EU-China collaboration in environmental and water studies, is built on previous contacts between Chinese and European researchers.
WATECH will identify common needs for solving water pollution problems, analyze topics and initiatives of scientific cooperation, map competences and potentials of Chinese researching organizations and major infrastructures, investigate strategic development plans and initiate roadmaps for future collaborations. It will improve the visibility of research initiatives and strengths of Chinese institutions in European investigation centers. Project can lead into future actions with Chinese organizations.
According to this, the specific aims of the WATECH initiative are: • To share knowledge on advanced water treatment and sustainable management • To reinforce research cooperation between European and Chinese scientists within the water related sciences • To provide optimized training on site about water treatment technologies • To support the existing researching initiatives and programs through staff exchanges • To build links between research scientists working in advanced water treatment, environmental research and the end users of their science for future collaborations'
Introduzione (Teaser)
An EU-Chinese team is developing new methods for treating drinking water and waste water. Results include a series of exchange visits focused on oxidation technologies, plus new catalysts in combination with solar radiation.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Water scarcity and contamination are priority areas of global concern, particularly regarding access to clean and disease-free water. Chinese and European partners are collaboratively developing new technologies for the treatment of drinking water and waste water.
The EU-funded 'Advanced treatments for water sustainability in Europe and China' (WATECH) project aims to initiate a transnational exchange network. The network is intended to permit knowledge exchange between Chinese and European water treatment researchers.
Specifically, the project aims to investigate emerging water treatment technologies, enhance research quality and educate researchers. Running over three years to October 2015, the project has organised a programme of collaborative research and workshops involving the two Chinese and two European partners.
The group achieved numerous successful research exchange visits. Subjects included oxidation technologies for the control of micropollutants, including pharmaceuticals and flame retardants. Other work yielded new catalyst materials promoting use of solar radiation in decontamination. The results have been presented in publications and at conferences.
Consortium members organised a workshop on the fundamentals of advanced oxidation technologies, and their application to water reuse.
WATECH will achieve transfer of knowledge between Chinese and European researchers on water treatment technologies. The research outcomes will also help to formulate effective water pollution policies.