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ICT for Water Resource Management (Waternomics)

Start date: Feb 1, 2014, End date: Jan 31, 2017,

Climate change, increased urbanization and increased world population are several of the factors driving global challenges for water management. In fact, the World Economic Forum has cited "The Water Supply Crises" as a major risk to global economic growth and environmental policies in the next 10 years. In parallel, the United Nations has called for intensified international collaboration.To this ...
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Advanced Biological Waste-to-Energy Technologies (BIOWET)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

The concern of the international community in utilizing renewable energy sources is ever rising. The reasons are both economical (rising oil/gas/coal prices) and ecological (greenhouse gas emission mitigation). Biological methods for energy production such as anaerobic digestion or microbial fuel cells have a great potential to substitute fossil fuels. Moreover, these biological methods often util ...
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Role of biofilm-matrix components in the extracellular reduction and recovery of chalcogens (BioMatCh)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

The biogeochemical cycles of chalcogens play a major role in the environment, where the cycles of selenium (Se) and tellurium (Te) have been much less studied compared to those of the omnipresent elements oxygen and sulfur. Removal and recovery of Se/Te from wastes is desirable for ecosystem well-being and meeting future needs of these resources. To survive and grow, bacteria harvest energy by shu ...
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Electrosynthesis of biofuels from gaseous carbon dioxide catalyzed by microbes: A novel approach/quest of microbe-electrode interactions (ESBCO2)

Start date: Jul 1, 2012, End date: Jun 30, 2015,

"An increase in atmospheric CO2 derived from combustion, the rising prices of crude oil, and the diminishing supply of fossil fuels poses great challenges to worldwide sustainability. Thus, the necessity of developing greenhouse gas mitigation technologies and biobased renewable energy sources is very urgent. Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) exploits the ability of microbes to make electrical cont ...
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Mining wastes bio/weathering, pollution control and monitoring (MinPollControl)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

Mining in the State of Minas Gerais (Brazil) is one of the activites with the strongest impact on the environment: heavy metals (Zn, Cd and Pb) and metalloids (As) pollute surface water, sediments and irrigated agricultural soils. This is a major drawback of this economical important activity. This project will focus on pollution of zinc mining activities in this Brazilian region. The pluridiscipl ...
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Knowledge-based approach to develop a cULTUre of Risk prevention (KULTURisk)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

The extreme consequences of recent catastrophic events have highlighted that risk prevention still needs to be improved to reduce human losses and economic damages. The KULTURisk project aims at developing a culture of risk prevention by means of a comprehensive demonstration of the benefits of prevention measures. The development of a culture of risk prevention requires the improvement of our: a) ...
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A NOVEL BIOPROCESS COUPLING WASTEWATER TREATMENT WITH ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION TO REMEDIATE METAL POLLUTED AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS (SEFCUMPAQ)

Start date: Mar 1, 2010, End date: Feb 29, 2012,

"Worldwide contamination of the aquatic environment with heavy metals (such as Fe, Co, Ni, Se, Zn, Pb, and Ni) and organic compounds has become a major concern, disturbing the natural functions of rivers/lakes and ponds, causing ecological and health problems. The microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a special form of a fuel cell in which bacteria catalyze the oxidation of organics and produces electricit ...
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