Biocatalytic membranes for micro/nano plastic degradation within waste water effluents (BMRex)

用于废水中微/纳米塑料降解的生物催化膜 (BMRex)

• 批准号: 10062709
• 金额: $ 34.11万
• 依托单位: SWANSEA UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: EU-Funded
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10062709
• 关键词: Biocatalytic; membranes; micro; nano; plastic

The impact of the high global demand for plastics in the 20th century is causing major problems for the environment and our health. Currently, one third of all plastic waste generated ends up on land or in freshwater. In fact, our seas and oceans already contain millions of tonnes of plastic which, over time, disintegrate into microplastics (particles smaller than 1 millimetre in size), and these break down further into nanoplastics (particles smaller than 0.2 micrometres in size). These microplastics and the nanoparticles generated pose a great threat to life on this planet, from plants and animals to humans, as they end up entering our food chains and therefore our organisms.?A change in the so-called plastic economy is essential, which must evolve into a system that preserves the value and benefits of plastics, eliminating their waste and the problems they generate. To this end, work is being done on the use of enzymes capable of degrading micro- and nanoplastics and preventing them from escaping into the environment. However, the complexity and breadth of plastics pose a major challenge for the development of real solutions that will lead to real progress in this field. In this context, the BMRex project aims to achieve significant progress by deploying a novel biocatalytic reactor design capable of degrading microplastic pollutants in environmentally and economically sustainable way. In addition, the BMRex project is expected to provide a new impetus for the removal of other critical pollutants (such as heavy metals, disinfectants, pharmaceuticals or other hormonally active chemicals), but also to have a potential impact on applications related to energy (catalysts, flue gas purification, etc.) and sustainable bio-manufacturing (pharmaceutical and food industries).?

20世纪全球对塑料需求的影响正在为环境和我们的健康带来重大问题。目前，产生的所有塑料废物的三分之一结束在陆地或淡水中。实际上，我们的大海和海洋已经含有数百万吨的塑料，随着时间的流逝，它们会分解成微塑料（大小小于1毫米的颗粒），并且这些塑料进一步分解为纳米塑料（颗粒大小小于0.2微米）。这些微塑料和纳米颗粒产生的巨大威胁对这个星球的生命构成了从植物和动物到人类的生命，因为它们最终进入了我们的食物链，因此会构成生命。为此，正在为使用能够降解微型和纳米塑料的酶做出的工作，并阻止它们逃脱到环境中。但是，塑料的复杂性和广度对开发实际解决方案的开发构成了重大挑战，这将导致该领域的真正进步。在这种情况下，BMREX项目旨在通过部署能够以环境和经济可持续的方式降解微型污染物的新型生物催化反应器设计来取得重大进展。此外，预计BMREX项目将为去除其他关键污染物（例如重金属，消毒剂，药品或其他荷尔蒙活性化学物质）提供新的动力，同时也可能对与能源（催化剂，烟气净化等）相关的应用产生潜在的影响。