SILCO

Innovative electrodes to control trace metal ionization used to treat Legionella and other pathogens in water distribution systems

Coordinatore	EIJKELKAMP AGRISEARCH EQUIPMENT BV    more  Organization address address: NIJVERHEIDSSTRAAT 30 city: GIESBEEK postcode: 6987 EM contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Jos Cognome: Van Zuilen Email: send email Telefono: 31313880200 Fax: 31313880200
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Netherlands [NL]
Sito del progetto	http://silcosensor.eu/
Totale costo	1˙414˙109 €
EC contributo	953˙667 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2008-1
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME
Anno di inizio	2009
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2009-11-01   -   2011-10-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	EIJKELKAMP AGRISEARCH EQUIPMENT BV  Organization address address: NIJVERHEIDSSTRAAT 30 city: GIESBEEK postcode: 6987 EM contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Jos Cognome: Van Zuilen Email: send email Telefono: 31313880200 Fax: 31313880200	NL (GIESBEEK)	coordinator	279˙298.00
2	ECOBIOSERVICES AND RESEARCHES SRL  Organization address address: Via della Sala 141 city: FIRENZE postcode: 50145 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Francesco Cognome: Tona Email: send email Telefono: +39 3355272030 Fax: +39 0699705324	IT (FIRENZE)	participant	210˙000.00
3	HOLLAND WATERTECHNOLOGY BV  Organization address address: Burgemeester Roozeveld van der Venlaan 13 city: Geldermalsen postcode: 4191 PL contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Leonardus Cognome: De Zeeuw Email: send email Telefono: 31345483733 Fax: 31345473730	NL (Geldermalsen)	participant	175˙000.00
4	"RNDr. Kamil Vrana, CSc.-HYDEKO-KV"  Organization address address: Planckova 4 city: BRATISLAVA postcode: 851 01 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Kamil Cognome: Vrana Email: send email Telefono: -253972 Fax: -62246326	SK (BRATISLAVA)	participant	155˙000.00
5	TERRAMENTOR EVROPAIKOS OMILOS OIKONOMIKOU SKOPOU*TERRAMENTOR EEIG  Organization address address: Stratigou Tompra 9 city: ALIMOS postcode: 15342 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Pavlos Cognome: Sotiropoulos Email: send email Telefono: 302106000000 Fax: 302106000000	EL (ALIMOS)	participant	128˙000.00
6	SELOR EEIG  Organization address address: SAFFIERSTRAAT 101 C city: AMSTERDAM postcode: 1074 GP contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: James Cognome: Baker Email: send email Telefono: -52071752 Fax: -6711033	NL (AMSTERDAM)	participant	2˙740.00
7	UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE  Organization address address: Piazza San Marco 4 city: Florence postcode: 50121 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Antonio Cognome: Bianchi Email: send email Telefono: 390555000000 Fax: 390555000000	IT (Florence)	participant	2˙250.00
8	TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE KOLN  Organization address address: GUSTAV-HEINEMANN-UFER 54 city: KOLN postcode: 50968 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Frauke Cognome: Schmidt Email: send email Telefono: +49 (0)221-8275-3137 Fax: +49 (0)221-8275-3394	DE (KOLN)	participant	1˙379.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'One of the most effective methods for the abatement and prevention of Legionella and other hazardous pathogens in water is copper-silver ionization. This method is based on channelling water through a device that applies low potential electricity to copper and silver electrodes, releasing Cu and Ag ions which kill the bacteria. Currently there is no device available for monitoring the trace metal content at ppb level in water, essential to gain approval from health authorities. This project develops a new monitoring tool based on Hg-free micro-electrodes capable of monitoring at low concentrations in water. Innovative boron doped diamond electrodes for longer term monitoring, and screen printed electrodes for shorter term monitoring will be incorporated into the analytical device. The device will be linked to a self-adaptive intelligent controller to control the dosing of copper and silver. Further the system will be provided with a wireless communication interface which will allow remote control over the internet as well as operation of a central data recording server. After laboratory calibration and operator training, 5 prototypes will be tested at sites provided by the SME partners in NL, SK, GR, and CY. Development of this tool will strengthen the market position of the SMEs in a field where no comparable device is currently present. Based on the number of copper-silver ionisation systems already sold in Europe, estimates indicate a market value of more than 100m euro over five years for the SILCO device. In addition, promising spin-offs are foreseen since the system will also be capable of measuring range of other trace metals in aqueous environments.'