IIT Kharagpur researchers will develop a wastewater treatment solution in collaboration with researchers from Cardiff University. Both the institutes will jointly work toward the development of a Photo ELectro Catalytic (PEC) reactor to treat wastewater.
Researchers from IIT Kharagpur as well as Cardiff University received joint funding by Global Challenges Research Fund – Impact Acceleration Account (GCRF-IAA) Project 2020 which resulted in this collaboration.
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Professor A Rajkumar from the department of Chemistry at IIT Kharagpur said, “A key issue in wastewater treatment is the removal of recalcitrant organic pollutants. Photo-electro-catalysis is an effective and sustainable mechanism that employs photocatalysts to degrade the polluting particles. At IIT Kharagpur we will initiate catalytic development, characterization, design of the PEC plant and optimizing the technology in order to make a proof of concept for end-users/industries,”
A statement from IIT Kharagpur said that their colleagues from Cardiff University will also help them in their effort. Researchers from the School of Chemistry at Cardiff University will work on catalytic materials by using high-end computation calculations and technical tools.
According to UN-Water, in developing countries, wastewater is becoming a health and livelihood challenge. Wastewater disposal is an increasingly problematic process. Around the world, 80% of the wastewater enters the ecosystem, bringing great harm to the health of around 1.8 billion people.
However, wastewater has a significant role in addressing urban water shortages. Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed multiple solutions for reusing and recycling wastewater over the years.
The statement from IIT Kharagpur concluded by saying that the institute was planning to test a pilot plant operation in the field. This will be done once lab-based experiments are done and the solution is properly attested.
The GCRF grant given to IIT Kharagpur is a part of the 1.5 Billion Pound fund managed by UK Research and Innovation. The purpose of the organization is to ensure maximum collaborative opportunities between two institutes.
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