Project

Microbial precipitated Bio-Pd and Bio-Mn nanocrystals for the chemical transformation of halogenated contaminants

Code

3G066407

Duration

01 January 2007 → 30 December 2012

Funding

Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)

Promotor

Willy Verstraete

Research disciplines

Engineering and technology
- Environmental microorganism biotechnology

Keywords

bioprecipitation oxidoreductive transformation nanocatalysis

Project description

Microbial precipated nanocrystals of bio-palladium and biomanganese oxides will be used as an general degradation technology for halogenated compounds. Bio-palladium will dehalogenetae the contaminants, while bio-manganaseoxides will further oxidise the basic organic structure. Hexachlorocyclohexane, polychlorinated and polybrominated biphenyls will be model compounds. The final aim is to develop a reactor with simultaneous reductive and oxidative processes to remove halogenated organic chemicals.