Details of Grant 

EPSRC Reference:	GR/S64523/01
Title:	Platform Grant: Water Process Science and Engineering: Nanoscale to Megascale
Principal Investigator:	Stephenson, Professor T
Other Investigators:	Parsons, Professor S Cartmell, Professor E Judd, Professor SJ Longhurst, Professor P
Researcher Co-Investigators:	Professor B Jefferson Professor P Jeffrey Professor R Stuetz
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Department:	Sch of Industrial and Manufacturing Scie
Organisation:	Cranfield University
Scheme:	Platform Grants (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 February 2004	Ends:	31 January 2009	Value (£):	423,908
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Water Engineering
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Environment Water
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The proposal will provide time to employ 2 senior research fellows and 2 post-doctoral researchers from the end of their current contracts up to the end of January 2009 and funds for travel to interact with leading international groups.It is apparent that the majority of water processing research, both in industry and academic, is undertaken on the mesoscale, i.e. at unit operation scale. Less work is undertaken to understand what determines process behaviour at the micro and nano-scales, and what happens when processes are integrated at the macro and mega-scales. Experimental work will be undertaken using existing equipment and rigs within Water Sciences laboratories with realistic water and wastewater matrices. Micro and nano-scale analysis on biofilms, coagulation, mass transfer, membrane fouling, and scaling will be undertaken. This work will make use of the surface analytical equipment, e.g. atomic force microscopy (AFM), nanoindentation, environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM), in the School of Industrial and Manufacturing Science. Macro and mega-scale work will include modelling of recycled water distribution and public acceptance of water reuse. This work will make use of the technology policy skills within Water Sciences.
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