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Project Code [2006-PhD-ET-11]

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Project title

Sensing and Remediation of Nitrates using Copper and Bimetallic Copper Nanoparticles

Primary Funding Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

Co-Funding Organisation(s)

n/a

Lead Organisation

Maynooth University (MU)

Lead Applicant

Carmel Breslin

Project Abstract

Nitrates and other nitrogen-containing compounds are harmful to the environment and pose a particular risk when they become concentrated in drinking water. Consequently there is an ever-increasing interest in developing reliable fast and simple sensors to detect low concentrations of nitrate and in developing new environmental technologies to effectively remove nitrates and convert them into harmless products. In this project novel copper and bimetallic copper nanoparticles will be synthesised and used in the sensing and remediation of nitrates with the aim of converting the nitrates into nitrogen which is an environmentally desirable end product making up 78% of the air.

Grant Approved

�88,500.00

Research Hub

Natural Environment

Research Theme

Improve our Knowledge on the State of our Water Resources and Pressures

Start Date

02/10/2006

Initial Projected Completion Date

17/12/2012