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"Fresh volcanic deposits as a sink for atmospheric carbon: A laboratory, field, and modelling approach to quantifying variation in chemical weathering rates" (VOLCANIC WEATHERING)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2012,

"A timely theme in Earth Sciences is the quantification of chemical weathering and fluxes to the oceans, and their role in defining seawater chemistry and atmospheric CO2 levels. Until recently, most studies have assumed that weathering rates and river fluxes are essentially at a steady state and that present day rates are typical of the past. Where rate changes have occurred, they are largely tho ...
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CHEMLAB2 - European apprenticeship training for chemical laboratory technician

The CHEMLAB Transfer-of-Innovation project aimed at providing and fostering a "European Quality Standard in Analytical Vocational Education" for young apprentices in non-academic chemical training on-the-job. To that effect, an innovative VET-concept was developed based on a combined integrative approach of theoretical education and market-orientated training close to practice on analytical strate ...
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Reinforcing research potential in the Laboratory for Chemical Contaminants at the Faculty of Technology towards the establishment of the Centar of Excellence in Food Safety and Emerging Risks (CEFSER)

Start date: Feb 1, 2009, End date: Jul 31, 2012,

"Strategic objectives of the project is to reinforce the research capacities of the Laboratory for Chemical Contaminants (LabCHEMCONT) at the Faculty of Technology/University of Novi Sad, in order to establish a Centre of Excellence in Food Safety and Emerging Risks (CEFSER), strengthening its leading role in the regional research community. Food safety is currently one of the most important globa ...
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Chemical Laboratory Safety Training System (CHLASTS)

The right chemistry for safety training : The project aimed to develop an agreed set of good practices for safety in laboratories through training schemes and manuals. These aims have been achieved through the analysis of existing practices and legislation in selected institutions and the preparation of training manuals, guides, glossaries and safety symbol lists in a variety of media. This projec ...
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Graphene Coated Nanoparticles and Nanograins (GRANN)

Start date: Jul 1, 2015, End date: Jun 30, 2020,

...ompassing surface science, optics, nano-science, astrophysics and chemistry we will synthesize a novel family of high quality mono-layer graphene coated nanoparticles and graphene nanograins with new chemical and optical properties and investigate their catalytic activity, chemical stability and optical characteristics to gauge their relevance for and applicability in industrial catalysis, solar c ...
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Integrated approach to energy and climate changes changing (WW4ENVIRONMENT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2012,

...samples of wastewater, sludge and sediments, with a wide range of tests involving up to 93 parameters. The eco-toxicological approach was demonstrated in the project as a complement to the physico-chemical approach to identify hazardous discharge situations. These contributed to an assessment of the effectiveness of the treatment process in reducing toxicity, and helped protect the biological trea ...
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Analysing Forest Hydrocarbons with Networks of Sensors (AlFHoNSo)

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2017,

.... This fellowship will exploit the fellow’s experience gained in the UK and USA, and the world-leading expertise at the University of York to produce new earth system science and a transferable chemical technology applicable to other research questions, whilst propelling an exciting researcher’s career onto the highest scientific track.
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Verstetigung und Erweiterung entwickelter CREDCHEM Lernergebniseinheiten unter Verwendung von ECVET und der Web 2.0 Lernplattform ChemNet

Start date: Aug 1, 2014, End date: Jul 31, 2016,

... this purpose learner mobility’s will be prepared organizationally and with regard to contents. Therefore CREDCHEM BLENDED MOBILITY supports the further testing and implementation of ECVET in the chemical industry. This is guaranteed by the use of successfully tested and applied CREDCHEM unis of learning outcome for the work in the laboratory and by the use of the web 2.0. based learning platform ...
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Κατάρτιση εκπαιδευτικών σε καινοτόμες εργαστηριακές εφαρμογές & τεχνικές αξιοποίησης πρώτων υλών, για την διαμόρφωση αρωμάτων από φυσικά εκχυλισματα & την ανάπτυξη φυτικών καλλυντικών & λοιπών αρωματικών προιόντων

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

...s from Sivitanidios School at the premises of ASFO-GRASSE, to modern laboratory methods for teaching (theory and laboratory workshops) specialties:1. Technical Technology Food and Drink2. Assistant Chemical Laboratory and Quality Control3. Technical Laboratory Applications in Cosmetology, Perfumery4. Aesthetics, Cosmetology, Perfumery5. Technical Cosmetics, Pharmaceuticals and related species6. St ...
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Methylaluminoxane (MAO) activators in the molecular polyolefin factory (MAO-ROBOTS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

...ation efficiency, probably in the range of molecular weights ≈1000g/mol, “to achieve components and/or systems with predictable and controllable properties such as the composition and physico-chemical structure.” Identify the most productive nano-to-micro structural arrangement (molecular factory layout) of the components MAO, transition metal complex and silica support in order to create “structu ...
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Chemical Munitions Search & Assessment (CHEMSEA)

Start date: Jun 8, 2011, End date: Mar 7, 2013,

Around 55 000 tons of chemical warfare agents (CWA) were dumped into the Baltic Sea after the World Word II. Official dumpsites are Bornholm Deep and Gotland Deep, but there is evidence for their presence also in other places on the seafloor. Their metal shells are corroding and leaking to the environment at a rate that has not been measured so far. Moreover, a large-scale leakage in case of distu ...
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Conservation of Aphanius iberus genetic stocks (Murcia) (Fartet Murcia )

Start date: Jan 1, 2005, End date: Dec 31, 2008,

... abundance) at the locations of the site actions. Monitoring was carried out on the habitat (assessing physical and chemical parameters, habitat evolution, uses and preferences of the species). Other studies included monitoring of restored habitats (re-stocked) and of new populations. A programme was implemented to control exotic species (mainly Gambusia or topminnows and American red crab) in th ...
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The demonstration of the environmental benefits of a new chemical process (Formose), capableof 100% reduction of formaldehyde from industrial effluent waste streams. (FORMOSE)

Start date: Jan 17, 2005, End date: Mar 31, 2007,

Background In 1999 the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) published a document entitled: "Formaldehyde, Introduction to Health, Safety and Environmental protection". This document states: "High concentrations of formaldehyde are highly toxic to living organisms". In 2002, Solutia’s research team explored this reaction further and invented a co ...
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"DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL, COST EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE TO OPTIMISE OLIVE OIL PRODUCTION" (OLICEMATIC)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Feb 28, 2011,

...or, posing inherent problems related to subjectivity of human judgment. The standard method to control oil extraction efficiency is the measurement of oil content and moisture in the by-product using chemical extraction, which is usually performed by a laboratory external to the olive oil mill. Given that laboratory data, essential for the optimization of extraction, is obtained long after samplin ...
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Synthetic Lethal Interactions with nucleophosMin 1 (SLIM)

Start date: Jul 1, 2016, End date: Jun 30, 2018,

...y thus not only contribute to a better understanding of NPM1 biology but also yield entry points for the development of drugs that selectively kill NPM1 mutated AML cells. We will take an integrated chemical biology approach to first identify small molecules that selectively kill NPM1 mutated over NPM1 wild type cells and then elucidate their mode of action to gain insight into the underlying bio ...
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Microcystin Exposure Associated Toxicity (MEAT)

Start date: Jun 22, 2012, End date: Jun 21, 2016,

...-lake mesocosm studies to explore thresholds and triggers of up-regulation of MC. Samples will be analyzed using a suite of sensitive molecular (QPCR, RT-QPCR, metagenome analysis), immunological and chemical techniques in concert with physical and geochemical measurements , (2) undertake a series of field-experiments, incl. the San Roque location, in which we will monitor a range of physiochemica ...
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Exploiting the potential use of compound specific isotope analysis (CSIA) in marine environment (EXPLOIT-CSIA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Aug 31, 2012,

..., a relatively new technique, compound specific isotope analysis (CSIA) has begun to be applied in a novel way to apportion sources of contaminants in the environment and answer to a variety of biogeochemical questions. The originality of this proposal will be to explore, develop and exploit the potential use of Compound Specific Isotope Analysis (CSIA) to persistent hydrocarbons (PAHs) and persis ...
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Enantioselective Nickel-Catalyzed trans-Carbometallative Couplings and Cyclizations (TransNic)

Start date: Aug 1, 2016, End date: Jul 31, 2018,

...es.• Showcase European excellence in homogeneous catalysis and organic synthesis, which are critically important branches of chemistry that underpin many sectors, such as the pharmaceutical, fine chemicals, agrochemical, materials, and biochemical industries.The proposed research is based upon a new synthetic method recently discovered in the Host Laboratory that relies upon the formal trans-carbo ...
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Innovative Oxygen Carriers Uplifting chemical-looping combustion (INNOCUOUS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Aug 31, 2013,

...iculty with carbon capture is high energy penalty and costs for gas separation processes, common for pre-combustion capture, post-combustion capture and oxyfuel combustion. The fundamental novelty of chemical looping combustion (CLC) is that no gas separation step is needed at all. Metal oxides are used to transport oxygen from an air reactor to a fuel reactor. The principle ideally allows elimina ...
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Assessment of community structure and seston quality effects on plankton carbon fluxes at two contrasting coastal sites (PCFLUCS)

Start date: Nov 1, 2008, End date: Oct 31, 2009,

...tal pelagic ecosystems under the hypothesis that fluxes can be modulated by both community structure and seston quality. The study considers estimation of selected carbon fluxes, mesurement of seston chemical composition, and determination of planktonic community structure at seasonal and sub-seasonal scales in two contrasting coastal sites: the Gullmarsfjord (Sweden, Incoming Phase of the project ...
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Mesoporous Photocatalysts for the Degradation of Persistent Organic Pollutants (MESOCAT)

Start date: Nov 1, 2008, End date: Oct 31, 2009,

...velop: (i) new scientific skills; (ii) a lasting collaboration within the UK; and (iii) potential to increase the research capacity of his home research environment.The proposal aims at understanding chemical mechanisms and catalyst design factors that influence photocatalysed degradation of selected pesticides in aqueous solution. This understanding will be used to design and synthesise more effi ...
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Alternative Non-Testing methods Assessed for REACH Substances (ANTARES)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2012,

Background The EU REACH legislation introduced stricter requirements for the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of new chemicals, with the aim of improving the protection of human health and the environment. With at least 30 000 new chemicals introduced in subsequent years in Europe, it is questionable whether the number of laboratori ...
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Laboratuar Ortamında Polimer Sentezi ve Enstrümantal Analiz

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2016,

...sis instruments by usin them actively in the trainings, in Centrul de Pregatire Profesionala Alexander’s. Training subjects of our project are Polymer Synthesis and Instrumental Analysis. Chemical analysis, which is important almost in every field especially in Food Control, is carried out by using high-tech instruments nowadays. It will be possible to graduate many personnel who are competent and ...
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New technologies supporting the traditional cheeses in Sicily and Malta islands (T-CHEESIMAL)

Start date: Mar 31, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2013,

...ese dairy products with a high content of biodiversity. The characteristic context of the Maltese territory and its dairy farmers were the starting point for the analysis that defi ned the chemical-physical, aromatic-sensorial, and microbiological parameters for the samples of milk and cheese that distinguish dairy production in the different geographical areas of Malta. In particular CoRFILaC, wi ...
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Demonstration of a 100% non-toxic hull protection and anti-fouling system contribution to zero emissions to the aquatic environment and saving 3-8 % heavy fuels (ECOTEC-STC)

Start date: Jun 1, 2006, End date: Dec 1, 2009,

...ng coatings are a very effective and economic means of protecting ship hulls. However the predominant coatings are biocidal, using self-polishing co-polymers (spc) which gradually leach biocides by a chemical reaction to kill attached organisms. In 2001, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) banned the use of paints containing TBT (tributyltin). Nevertheless, most antifouling paints still ...
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Deep Earth Elastic Properties and a Universal Pressure Scale (DEEP)

Start date: Feb 1, 2009, End date: Jul 31, 2014,

Knowledge of the physical and chemical state of the Earth s inner silicate mantle is central to our understanding of plate tectonics, mantle convection, magma generation and the composition of the Earth as a whole. The key to this knowledge is the ability to interpret studies of seismic wave velocities through the deep Earth using laboratory measurements of mineral sound velocities at high pressur ...
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Európska chemická prax

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2015,

The aim of the project is to use the ECVET methodology in vocational education and training in chemical sector. Labour market in chemical sector has changed. Partner organisations respond with reviewing learning units and preparing and verifying new learning units. Students of secondary vocational school of chemistry will carry out chemical learning units in European host organizations. Adjusted ...
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Detailed chemical kinetic models for cleaner internal combustion engines (CLEAN-ICE)

Start date: Dec 1, 2008, End date: Nov 30, 2013,

The key objective of this project is to promote cleaner and more efficient combustion technologies through the development of theoretically grounded and more accurate chemical models. This is motivated by the fact that the current models which have been developed for the combustion of constituents of gasoline, kerosene, and diesel fuels do a reasonable job in predicting auto-ignition and flame pro ...
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Novel Analysis Toward UndeRstAnding the moLecular complexity in the InterStellar Medium (NATURALISM)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Feb 7, 2015,

...tural explanations are just excluded. This proposal is a by-product of this definition. It will contribute to the understanding of the origin of life in the universe by unravelling experimentally the chemical reaction schemes leading to large and complex molecules in interstellar ice analogues. Interstellar chemistry is governed by a complex interaction between gas phase and solid-state processes. ...
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Reconstructing the History of Lunar Volatiles (RESOLVE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2018,

...ise age-determination of an impact event, as well as to track any associated modification in the indigenous isotopic signatures of their volatile components. Once we better understand the crystal-chemical-isotopic behaviour of lunar volatiles by a multi-analytical approach combining in-situ elemental, stable and radiogenic isotope geochemistry with structural characterization, we can then begin to ...
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Fluorescence-Based Optimisation Of Sewage Treatment (Fluoro-BOOST)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2015,

...st maintaining final effluent compliance.We will quantify the relationships between the fluorescence of wastewater at several stages of treatment and standard parameters (biological oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand) in the laboratory and at full scale. We will apply these relationships to the real-time operation of wastewater treatment works to provide a real-time control system. Meeting ...
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Air-Sea Exchanges driven by Light (AIRSEA)

Start date: Apr 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

"The scientific motivation of this project is the significant presence of organic compounds at the surface of the ocean. They form the link between ocean biogeochemistry through the physico-chemical processes near the water-air interface with primary and secondary aerosol formation and evolution in the air aloft and finally to the climate impact of marine boundary layer aerosols. However, their ph ...
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Demonstration of a MULTIBARRIER as a sustainable approach for the prevention of groundwater contamination by leaking landfills and multipollutant contaminated sites : a cheap alternative to landfill reinstallation and/or leachate treatment (MULTIBARDEM)

Start date: Nov 1, 2006, End date: Aug 31, 2010,

...chnical feasibility of a multifunctional permeable barrier, ‘Multibarrier’, which combines different principles of barrier technology, namely the removal of pollutants based on both physico-chemical and biological activities in order to treat plumes with mixed pollutants. The projects aimed to prove that the technology could be a workable alternative to landfill leachate treatment and could of ...
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Real time monitoring of SEA contaminants by an autonomous Lab-on-a-chip biosensor (SEA-on-a-CHIP)

Start date: Dec 1, 2013, End date: May 31, 2017,

Early warning systems that can provide extreme sensitivity with exquisite selectivity are required to assess chemical contamination of estuarine and coastal areas. SEA-on-a-CHIP aims to develop a miniaturized, autonomous, remote and flexible immuno-sensor platform based on a fully integrated array of micro/nano-electrodes and a microfluidic system in a lab-on-a-chip configuration combined with ele ...
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PLants Employed As SEnsor Devices (PLEASED)

Start date: May 1, 2012, End date: Apr 30, 2015,

Plants have amazing and significant sensing capabilities. For instance, each single root apex can simultaneously and continuously monitor many chemical and physical parameters. Natural organisms, including human beings, have often inspired works of science and science fiction on how to augment their abilities or interface them with machines. As a remarkable example, electroencephalography (EEG) en ...
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Reducing Uncertainty in Performance Prediction (REDUPP)

Start date: Apr 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2014,

...g spent fuel dissolution under realistic conditions. Two main questions stand out as necessary to address: First, the synthetic groundwater used in the experiments to date does not contain all of the chemical elements that occur in natural groundwaters. Some of the trace elements may produce radiolysis products that are more aggressive than those produced in the synthetic groundwaters. Second, the ...
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Biochar for Carbon sequestration and large-scale removal of greenhouse gases (GHG) from the atmosphere (EUROCHAR)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Jun 30, 2014,

...e carbon sequestration potentials that can be achieved by transforming plant biomass into charcoal (or Biochar) and add that to agricultural soils. Biochar production will be demonstrated using thermochemical (TC) or hydrothermal carbonization processes (HTC) that can produce energy and store 15 to 20% of the Carbon originally contained in the biomass. Detailed ISO-accredited whole Life Cycle Asse ...
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Discovery of drugs for the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer's disease (AlzheimersDrug)

Start date: Aug 1, 2012, End date: Jul 31, 2016,

...y software based on normal mode dynamics developed in our laboratory. These software have shown promising results with 98% accuracy in predicting ligand binding sites and drug screening. For chemical synthesis, we use our highly experienced chemistry laboratory. In the past, we synthesized complex molecules and drugs with high yields. Preliminary results of our drugs are promising in that they ...
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Atmospheric nucleation: from molecular to global scale (ATMNUCLE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

... and trace gases affect the quality of our life in many ways (e.g. health effects, changes in climate and hydrological cycle). Trace gases and atmospheric aerosols are tightly connected via physical, chemical, meteorological and biological processes occurring in the atmosphere and at the atmosphere-biosphere interface. One important phenomenon is atmospheric aerosol formation, which involves the p ...
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CREDCHEM BLENDED MOBILITY - Beyond borders

Start date: Jun 15, 2016, End date: Jun 14, 2018,

...r this purpose learner mobility’s will be prepared organizationally and with regard to contents. Therefore CREDCHEMBLENDED MOBILITY supports the further testing and implementation of ECVET in the chemical industry. This is guaranteed by theuse of successfully tested and applied CREDCHEM unis of learning outcome for the work in the laboratory and by the use of the web2.0. based learning platform Ch ...
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