ESR Projects
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The REWATERGY is an ambitious research and training programme for 8 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) guided by their individual Personal Career Development Plans. The network will give an unprecedented opportunity to the ESRs to undertake research and training in a vibrant, well-designed network, giving them the opportunity to gain experience in both academia (18 months) and private (18 months) R&D sectors, enhancing their employability and career prospects.
Ulster University ( United Kingdom ) / Delft-IMP ( Netherlands )
This PhD student position offers an exciting and innovative research project for the synthesis and characterisation of novel photo/catalytic materials and the development of a photo/electrochemical cell for the generation of hydrogen from waste water components (e.g. ammonia and urea). At Ulster, the position will be based in the Photocatalysis group, led by Prof. J Anthony Byrne, based in NIBEC, which has World class nanofabrication and characterisation facilities. Here the research will focus on the synthesis of nano photo/catalytic materials and testing for photo/catalytic activity. Materials will be characterised using advanced analytical methods including HRTEM, XPS, XRD, BET etc. Selected materials will be incorporated into custom built photoelectrochemical cells for the reforming of waste compounds in water to hydrogen. In the second part of the project, a manufacturing route for the production of the selected catalyst will be investigated at Delft IMP using the coating technology atomic layer deposition. Delft IMP, founded in 2014, is a start-up company from Delft University of Technology that focuses on the development and commercialization of new methods to produce coated particles using atomic layer deposition.
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Cambridge University ( United Kingdom ) / Delft-IMP ( Netherlands )
This PhD student position offers an exciting and innovative research project for the development of catalytic materials at large-scale for the generation of hydrogen from waste water components (e.g. ammonia and urea). The Catalysis and Process integration group, led by Dr Laura Torrente at the University of Cambridge has expertise in the development of heterogeneous catalysts for the production of hydrogen from ammonia. Building on this background, the first part of the project will focus on the development of catalysts for hydrogen production from aqueous ammonia and urea solutions. In the second part of the project, a manufacturing route for the production and scale up of the selected catalyst will be investigated at Delft IMP using the coating technology atomic layer deposition (ALD). Delft IMP, founded in 2014, is a start-up company from Delft University of Technology that focuses on the development and commercialization of new methods to produce coated particles using atomic layer deposition.
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Cambridge University ( United Kingdom ) / FCC Aqualia ( Spain )
This PhD student position offers an exciting and innovative research project for the design, construction and testing of a novel prototype system to extract energy from waste water. The Catalysis and Process integration group, led by Dr Laura Torrente at the University of Cambridge has expertise in the development of heterogeneous catalysts for the production of hydrogen from ammonia. Building on this background, the first part of the project will focus on the design and commissioning of a reactor prototype to produce hydrogen from the urea present in waste water streams. In the second part of the project, the prototype will be validated under real conditions in a wastewater treatment plant operated by Aqualia in Spain.
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Ulster University ( United Kingdom ) / FCC Aqualia ( Spain )
This PhD student position offers an exciting and innovative research project for understanding novel mechanisms for the photo- and electro-generation of reactive oxidising species in water; understanding mechanisms of photo and electro oxidation processes for the generation of oxidising species for water treatment. The PhD will be focused on the optimisation of scaling up of novel photo and electrodisinfection processes for wastewater and drinking water treatment. In addition, the student will be involved in the modelling performance of photo and electrodisinfection processes at real scale and the testing final prototype for organic compounds and microorganisms removal. In Aqualia, the student will test the selected photo and electrodisinfection processes integrated into the tertiary treatment of an urban wastewater treatment plant and a drinking water plant.
Click here for full information on ESR 4 application .
ProPhotonix ( Ireland ) / Rey Juan Carlos University ( Spain )
This PhD student position offers an exciting and innovative research project for the design, construction and testing of UV-A LED driven photochemical, photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic systems for disinfection processes in water treatment. In ProPhotonix , the student will develop and optimise UV-A LED based emitters for the design of a final novel prototype leading to the photogeneration of oxidising species with disinfection purposes. At Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, different tasks will be carried out: the development of radiative transfer modelling to be applied in the optimisation of photochemical reactors and photoelectrochemical cells; testing UV-A LED systems at lab scale to evaluate the performance of photocatalytic materials, photoanodes, and photo oxidation processes for disinfection purposes in water treatment plants; the final analysis of the selectetd prototype in terms of energy, environmental and economic costs. The ESR will be trained on photochemical processes, photo reactor design, together with water quality and bacterial quantification.
Click here for full information on ESR 5 application .
Rey Juan Carlos University ( Spain ) / ProPhotonix ( Ireland )
This PhD student position offers an exciting and innovative research project for understanding the occurrence and fate of ARGs and MPs in water treatment plants with emphasis in safe drinking water. At Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, the ESR will be trained in microbial quantification, analytical tools for ARGs and MPs quantification, modelling and simulation of transport of MPs in water, and UV LED technology. The PhD will be focused on the optimisation of UV-C LED based technologies to reduce the prevalence of ARBs & ARGs in drinking water and wastewater effluents. In addition, the student will be involved in the performance of the final prototype (UV-C coupled with a membrane filtration system) in MPs removal. In ProPhotonix, the student will test the performance of different UV-C LED emitters on the removal of ARBs and ARGs at bench scale.
Click here for full information on ESR 6 application .
ProPhotonix ( Ireland ) / Rey Juan Carlos University ( Spain )
This PhD student position offers an exciting and innovative research project for the design and development of a novel UV-C LED emitter. In ProPhotonix, the ESR will carry out the following tasks: i) Evaluation and control of parameters affecting optics, electronics and thermal management to overcome current challenges in designing UV-C LED emitters; ii) design of a fully functioning UV-C LED emitter prototype; iii) construction of a prototype system with integrated power supply and heat sink, enhancing reliability and robustness; and iv) optimisation of UV-C LED emitters with optimal wavelengths to be absorbed by DNA and emerging contaminants (ECs). At Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, the ESR will be focused on a mechanistic modelling and simulation of high flux UV-C disinfection processes and its application to the simultaneous removal of relevant emerging contaminants (ECs). Predicted data will be validated by laboratory experiments. The ESR will be trained in simulation of radiation transport and heat transfer, together with analytical techniques for the quantification of emerging contaminants and microorganisms in water.
Click here for full information on ESR 7 application .
Rey Juan Carlos University ( Spain ) / ProPhotonix ( Ireland )
This PhD student position offers an exciting and innovative research project for the design and construction of a prototype system integrating a UV-C LED emitter together with a membrane filtration system in a household device. Its feasibility to provide safe drinking water with resilience versus pathogens will be evaluated. At Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, the student will study the sensibility of different target microorganisms (bacteria, virus, protozoa) to high fluxes of UV-C in the disinfection processes and the effect of dosing chemical oxidants on bacterial inactivation. The ESR will eventually test the final household device combining UV-C radiation with membrane filtration in terms of microbial inactivation. An energetic, environmental, and economic analysis will also be performed. In ProPhotonix, the ESR will be focused on the integration of UV-C LED emitters with optimal wavelengths to be absorbed by DNA with a membrane filtration system. The ESR will be trained in microbiological tools for the evaluation of the disinfection process and modelling of irradiance fluid flow for household device configuration.
Click here for full information on ESR 8 application .