IIT Kharagpur, Cardiff University to develop waste water treatment solutions
The Economic Times (December 17, 2020)
Synopsis
The joint funding received by scholars from both the top institutes comes from the Global Challenges Research Fund – Impact Acceleration Account (GCRF-IAA) Project 2020 towards the development of a photo-electro-catalytic (PEC) reactor for wastewater treatment, according to a statement issued by IIT Kharagpur.
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur and UK’s Cardiff University have bagged a funding to develop waste water treatment solutions.
The joint funding received by scholars from both the top institutes comes from the Global Challenges Research Fund – Impact Acceleration Account (GCRF-IAA) Project 2020 towards the development of a photo-electro-catalytic (PEC) reactor for wastewater treatment, according to a statement issued by IIT Kharagpur.
“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,” said A Rajakumar, professor from the department of Chemistry at IIT Kharagpur. (Read More)