GAPS

Closing Gaps of Knowledge with respect to Advanced Chemical Oxidation Processes for the removal of Contaminants of Emerging Concern

Program at a glance

Funding Agencies

Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation (DESMI 2009-2010)

Program Period

2013-2015

Project Acronym

GAPS

Project Code

ΚΟΥΛΤΟΥΡΑ/ΒΕΝΣ/0412/24

Project Title

Closing Gaps of Knowledge with Respect to Advanced Chemical Oxidation Processes for the Removal of Contaminants of Emerging Concern

Project Coordinator

Prof. Despo Fatta-Kassinos, Nireas – International Water Research Center, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

Total Budget

50,000 €

Budget for

Nireas-IWRC

50,000 €

Program Overview

GAPS was a research project following the ‘2011 Nikos Symeonides Research Award’ to Dr. Despo Fatta-Kassinos, Director of Nireas-IWRC, by the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation on 3 October 2012, in recognition of her outstanding research achievements and for the project ‘Development and application of innovative advanced chemical oxidation processes for the removal of xenobiotic compounds from sewage and assessment of their biological potency’. The award, the highest national distinction granted to a researcher in Cyprus, is a point of reference for Nireas-IWRC, its staff and its research work.

GAPS was an innovative project which aimed at providing answers to specific gaps of knowledge with relation to (i) the dissolved organic matter (DOM) present in aqueous matrices, (ii) the capacity of solar Fenton oxidation in removing antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant bacteria, (iii) the efficiency of UV light-activated persulphate oxidation for the removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) from aqueous matrices and (iv) the efficiency of ozonation for the removal of PPCPs from aqueous matrices. 

Project Objectives

The main scientific and technological objectives of project were to:

Journal publications

Brief summary of the technical Deliverables

Project Flyer

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