- The doctor andthey develop you their work in removing emerging contaminants from drinking water and wastewater at the company's facilities
Argentina, Romania, Ethiopia, Poland, and Nigeria. These are the countries of origin of the five students who will undertake a training placement at FACSA's drinking water and wastewater facilities as part of the AQUAlity project, the European Training Network that aims to develop innovative and more effective purification technologies capable of efficiently removing emerging contaminants.
With this initiative, FACSA provides a comprehensive training offer to future water treatment professionals, in order to raise the scientific competence of researchers and contribute to European competitiveness in the field of tertiary water treatment, especially when facing present and future challenges related to the protection of water resources against emerging contaminants (ECs).
The student researchers – from the Polytechnic University of Alcoy (UPV) in Spain, the Polytechnic School of Palaiseau (EP) in France, the University of Eastern Piedmont Alessandria (UNIPMN) in Italy, Aalborg University (AAU) in Denmark, and the University of Trabzon (KTU) in Turkey – will work on different lines of research to develop their doctoral theses in the following fields:
- Develop advanced analytical tools for the determination of emerging contaminants and assess their environmental fate.
- Develop Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) using solar radiation for the removal of emerging contaminants.
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Integrating new Advanced Oxidation Processes with nanofiltration (NF) systems into a unique innovative hybrid tool
By participating in this program, which includes collaboration in multiple seminars, training courses, workshops, etc., FACSA reinforces its commitment to research and training and reaffirms its commitment to remain at the forefront of the most innovative technologies related to membrane processes, hybrid nanofiltration and advanced oxidation systems, as well as solar photocatalysis processes.
The AQUAlity Network, made up of universities, companies and research centers, has a four-year implementation period (2017-2021) and has been financed with 3.8 million euros by the Innovative Training Networks MARIE SKLODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS call (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2016).
Learn more about the project here.
