Imagine a Swiss Army knife for water testing that can spot everything from tiny plastic bits to invisible chemicals and heavy metals. Instead of using four different expensive machines, this combines them into one smart device. It works like a high-tech filter and scanner that tells you exactly what's polluting the water in real-time.
Current water monitoring relies on expensive, unreliable, and energy-hungry devices from non-EU suppliers that only detect a few parameters. This makes it difficult and costly for companies to meet strict environmental regulations.
A multisensing system combining Mid-IR, Vis-NIR, Optode, and EC sensors. It detects organic chemicals, microplastics, salinity, nutrient salts, and heavy metals in one device.
If you are a city water utility provider dealing with strict European Green Deal regulations — this project developed a multisensing system that monitors a wider range of parameters than existing non-EU solutions. It allows for continuous water analysis of organic pollutants and nutrient salts in one device.
If you are a chemical plant operator dealing with heavy metal contamination — this project developed an EC sensor and Mid-IR module that detects metallic trace elements and organic chemicals. This reduces the need for multiple expensive, low-reliability sensors.
If you are an auditing firm dealing with microplastic and salinity monitoring — this project developed a Vis-NIR sensor that provides more accurate real-time data. This enables faster remediation assessment for clients in situ.
Based on available project data, the system is designed to be more cost-effective than existing in situ solutions, which are currently restrained by high costs.
The project is currently in the development and fabrication phase, with prototype modules for Mid-IR and Vis-NIR sensors being tested and shipped between partners.
Based on available project data, there is no specific mention of licensing terms, but the project emphasizes a highly EU-centric supply chain to replace non-EU alternatives.
The project focuses on integrating four different sensor technologies into a single packaged multisensing system for real in situ validation.
The project period runs from 2022-12-01 to 2026-11-30, suggesting that final validation and deployment occur toward the end of 2026.
The consortium is well-balanced for commercialization, consisting of 18 partners across 8 countries. It maintains a 33% industry ratio with 6 industrial partners, including 8 SMEs, which suggests a strong focus on translating research from the 6 universities and 6 research centers into marketable products.
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