Nanotechnology-enabled water purification
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Maggie
Momba
Professor, Department of Environmental, Water, and Earth Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology |
This targeted workshop aims to increase awareness and promote dialogue, coordinated policy initiatives and fact-finding related to the opportunities and challenges of nanotechnology to contribute to the purification of water. This session is organised in partnership with the OECD.
Contents
Welcome – opening statement by OECD
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Dirk
Pilat
Head of the Science and Technology Policy Division, OECD Directorate for Science, Technology & Industry |
Harnessing nanotechnology for clean water – nexus to economic output
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Mark A.
Shannon
Director, The WaterCAMPWS (The Centre of Advanced Materials for the Purification of Water with Systems) |
Nanotechnology and Process Engineering for the Water Industry
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Bruce
Jefferson
Senior Lecturer, Cranfield University, UK |
The emergence of new nano materials and the reclassification of existing processes has greatly expanded the application of nanotechnology within the water industry. However, the uptake of new processes based on nano materials is very restricted. The barrier for success is not held within the properties of the nano material themselves but rather how these new materials can be integrated into process technology that is fit for purpose and significant within the cost and operating limitations that exist in the sector.
Nano-enabled water supply facing post-industrial challenges: the case of Russia
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Marina
Doroshenko
, State University School of Economics, Russia |
Market perspectives of nanotechnologies forwater supply depend on the range of drivers coming from potential of technologies themselves, consumer demand and policy issues. Different scenarios may occur implying the variety of roadmaps for new technologies.
Nanosystems for Water Quality Monitoring and Purification
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David
Rickerby
Senior Scientific Officer, European Commission Joint Research Centre |
The objective of the EU Water Framework Directive is to prevent further deterioration and to protect and enhance the status of aquatic ecosystems, to promote sustainable water use based on a long-term protection of available water resources, to enhance protection and improvement of the aquatic environment through the reduction of discharges, emissions and losses of priority substances and new emerging pollutants, to ensure the progressive reduction of pollution of groundwater and prevent its further pollution.