Presentation from Luiza Campos and Arokia Nathan covering their work in developing novel nanostructures that can be employed to treat water

1. Escalator Fund
Novel Nanostructures for Water Purification and
Treatment
Dr Luiza Campos (CEGE) & Prof Arokia Nathan (LCN)

2. Presentation Outline
1. Bridging the Gaps Sandpit: Little Green Things –
Nanotechnology for Sustainability Challenges
2. Bridging the Gaps Escalator Fund I
3. Bridging the Gaps Escalator Fund II
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3. 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
- Meeting with UK industry
- Humic substances and pesticides as contaminants of concern
- Zinc Oxide and Clay as potential nano-structures
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4. 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
- Presentation at the UK-China Forum on Nanostructure / Nanotechnologies
for Water
- Proposal for post-doc fellowship
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5. 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)
- Design of a new photo-reactor
- Research proposal
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6. Novel Nanostructures for Water Purification and Treatment
Dr Luiza Campos Prof Arokia Nathan Dr Felicity Sartain
(CEGE) (LCN) (Bio Nano Consulting)
Dr Junwang Tang Prof Neal Skipper Dr Judith Zhou
(Chemical Eng.) (Physics / LCN) (CEGE)

7. Thank you very much!
Dr Luiza Campos
Dept Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering
Email: l.campos@ucl.ac.uk
Prof Arokia Nathan
London Centre for Nanotechnology
Email: anathan@ee.ucl.ac.uk
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