bridging the gaps final event: novel nano structures for water treatment

Novel Nanostructures for Water Purification and

Escalator Fund

Novel Nanostructures for Water Purification and

Treatment

Dr Luiza Campos (CEGE) & Prof Arokia Nathan (LCN)

Presentation Outline

1. Bridging the Gaps Sandpit: Little Green Things –

Nanotechnology for Sustainability Challenges

2. Bridging the Gaps Escalator Fund I

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2. Bridging the Gaps Escalator Fund I

3. Bridging the Gaps Escalator Fund II

Bridging the Gaps Sandpit: Little Green Things –Nanotechnology for Sustainability Challenges

Award £5000 Jan 2009

Outcomes:

-Brought together a team with expertise on nano-structures and water treatment

- Literature review on nanotechnology and water

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- Literature review on nanotechnology and water

- Meeting with UK industry

- Humic substances and pesticides as contaminants of concern

- Zinc Oxide and Clay as potential nano-structures

Bridging the Gaps Escalator Fund I

Award £ 8000 Sep 2009

Project aim – to evaluate the use of Zinc Oxide and Clay for degradation of humic acids.

Outcomes:- MSc dissertation 2010

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- MSc dissertation 2010

- Presentation at the UK-China Forum on Nanostructure / Nanotechnologies for Water

- Proposal for post-doc fellowship

Bridging the Gaps Escalator Fund II

Award £ 10000 Sep 2010

Project aim – to evaluate the use of nano Zinc Oxide and nano Clay for degradation of pesticides (MSc project 2011).

Outcomes:- Poster at the Nanotechnology for Water 14/02/11 (KTN & UCL)

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- Design of a new photo-reactor

- Research proposal

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Novel Nanostructures for Water Purification and Treatment

Dr Judith Zhou

(CEGE)

Prof Arokia Nathan

(LCN)

Prof Neal Skipper

(Physics / LCN)

Dr Luiza Campos

(CEGE)

Dr Felicity Sartain

(Bio Nano Consulting)

Dr Junwang Tang

(Chemical Eng.)

Thank you very much!

Dr Luiza Campos

Dept Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering

Email: l.campos@ucl.ac.uk

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Prof Arokia Nathan

London Centre for Nanotechnology

Email: anathan@ee.ucl.ac.uk