Nanocatalysts and Hybrid Technologies for Emerging Organic Pollutant Degradation

Project is funded by:   Ministarstvo prosvete, nauke i tehnološkog razvoja (Belgrade, Serbia)

Instituions where the research is conducted:

• University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry (Belgrade, Serbia) – Coordination
• Institut za Geotehniku, Slovačka akademija nauka (Košice, Slovakia) – Beneficiary

Project realization is scheduled from July 1, 2025 till June 30, 2028.

Project staff

Short description of the project

Protection of water resources through the application of advanced wastewater treatment technologies has become essential in the modern world. Industrial waste and complex, unpredictable pollutants, especially priority organic pollutants, pose a serious environmental challenge due to their resistance to conventional treatment methods. Our approach focuses on the design, development and production of nanocatalysts that enable efficient degradation of priority pollutants by enhanced generation of highly reactive radicals, with or without the presence of oxidants. This process is accompanied by the development of hybrid (multimodal) water treatment technologies. It is planned to develop laboratory pilot plants combining nanocatalysts with UV and microwave fields, as well as the development of an electro-Fenton/Fenton approach. Within the project, the efficiency of nanocatalysts and these technological processes will be optimized in detail. Further improvement of the developed processes could enable wider application of the technology, not only in industrial plants, but also in small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as among individual users.