Bridging the Gaps Final Event: Novel Nano Structures for Water Treatment
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Presentation from Luiza Campos and Arokia Nathan covering their work in developing novel nanostructures that can be employed to treat water
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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: [email protected]
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Prof Arokia Nathan
London Centre for Nanotechnology
Email: [email protected]
