Chemical and Environmental Engineering Group












  • Integrated processes for monitoring and treatment of emerging contaminants for water reuse (MOTREM, Water JPI Pilot Call)

    Funding : WATER JPI - Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad - Acciones de Programación Conjunta Internacional - (Water JPI JPIW2013-121)
    Start / End Years : 2014 - 2017
    URL : http://motrem.eu/
    Principal Investigator : Marugán Aguado, Javier
    Research Team : - Casado Merino, Cintia - López Muñoz, Mª José - Martín Sómer, Miguel - Martínez Castillejo, Fernando - Marugán Aguado, Javier - Molina Gil, Raúl - Pablos Carro, Cristina - Pariente Castilla, Isabel - Segura Urraca, Yolanda 

      Show summary: The MOTREM project is a Water JPI project that focuses on the development of integrated processes for monitoring and treatment of emerging contaminants (ECs), improving the efficiency of the removal of these pollutants in urban wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), especially for water reuse. The project aims to provide new technologies for water treatment and/or improving the existing ones through the development of integrated processes for monitoring and treatment of ECs in the current waterline of municipal wastewater treatment plants, especially focusing on the aspect of water reuse. For this goal, the project combines cross- and multi-disciplinary expertise on water treatment processes design and engineering, analytical chemistry and ecotoxicology applied to ECs that guarantee the generation not only on new scientific knowledge but also of innovative commercial solutions to the market.



Comparing the efficiency of solar water treatment: Photovoltaic-LED vs compound parabolic collector photoreactors

Martín-Sómer, M.; Molina-Ramírez, M. D.; Perez-Araujo, M. L.; van Grieken, R.; Marugán, J.


Wavelength synergistic effects in continuous flow-through water disinfection system

Uppinakidru, A. P.; Martín-Sómer, M.; Reynolds, K.; Stanley, S.; Bautista, L. F.; Pablos, C.; Marugán, C.


High-performance low-cost solar collectors for water treatment fabricated with recycled materials, open-source hardware and 3d-printing technologies

Martín-Sómer, M.; Moreno-SanSegundo, J.; Álvarez-Fernández, C.; van Grieken, R.; Marugán, J.


Multitarget evaluation of the photocatalytic activity of P25-SiO2 prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition of P25-SiO2 Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition

Martín-Sómer, M. A.; Benz, D.; van Ommen, R.; Marugán, J.


Novel macroporous 3D photocatalytic foams for simultaneous wastewater disinfection and removal of contaminants of emerging concern

Martín-Somer, M.; Pablos, C.; de Diego, A.; van Grieken, R.; Encinas, A.; Monsalvo, V. M.; Marugán, J.


Wavelength dependence of the efficiency of photocatalytic processes for water treatment

Martín-Sómer, M.; Vega, B.; Pablos, C.; van Grieken, R.; Marugán, J.


Influence of light distribution on the performance of photocatalytic reactors: LED vs mercury lamps

Martín-Sómer, M.; Pablos, C.; van Grieken, R.; Marugán, J.


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