Microwave assisted catalytic treatment of agricultural wastewater (MICROCAT)

MICROCAT的目标是开发一种新的阶梯式技术，用于农业和工业废水的处理和循环利用，该技术可以在全球范围内每天节省高达17000ML的蓝水。提议的处理系统将使用一种先进的纺织材料（ATM），表面功能化和纳米涂层，作为农业废水处理的催化剂。这个创新的项目将微波能量与这种催化材料相结合，以提高反应速度，并使工业规模的处理系统成为可能。主要目标：将微波能量耦合到催化系统（极具创新性），使催化效率提高500%；通过开发新型纺织结构实现ATM的双重表面积和效率；优化纳米涂层工艺，降低成本20%，适应规模化生产；在现场试验中优化系统工艺参数，以满足用水规定。这项技术有潜力处理目前无法处理的废水

MICROCAT’s aim is to develop a novel step-change technology for the treatment and recycling of agricultural and industrial wastewaters which offers a potential global saving of up to 17000ML/day of blue water. The proposed treatment system will use an advanced textile material (ATM), surface func-tionalised and nanocoated, to serve as a catalyst in the treatment of agricultural wastewater. This inn-ovative project will couple microwave energy to this catalytic material to enhance reaction rates and enable an industrial scale treatment system. Key objectives: couple microwave energy to the catalytic system (highly innovative) to increase catalytic efficiency by 500%; double surface area and efficiency of ATM by developing novel textile structures; optimise nano-coating process to reduce costs by 20% with adaptation for scale-up for manufacture; optimise system process parameters in field trials to meet water regulations. This technology has potential to treat currently untreatable wastewaters