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| Project Metadata Element | Details |
| Project Title | Carbon Nanocages as Environmental Adsorbents |
| Research Area | Water |
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| Principal Investigator or Lead Irish Partner | Justin Holmes |
| Lead Institution or Organisation | University College Cork (UCC) |
| Lead Country | Ireland |
| Latitude, Longitude (of Lead Institution) | 51.89348, -8.49206 |
| Lead Funding Entity | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Approximate Project Start Date | 01/10/2007 |
| Approximate Project Finishing Date | 01/10/2010 |
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| Project Keywords | Supercritical Fluid; Carbon Nanocages; Absorbents; Water purification |
| Project Abstract | The aim of this project is to optimise a new supercritical fluid (SCF) deposition technique developed at UCC, employing carbon dioxide as a solvent and a reactant, to manufacture high yields of carbon nanocages. These nanocages have large surface areas and pore volumes and will be utilised as advanced adsorbents for water purification, by selectively extracting metal ions and biological pollutants. |