Self-powered disinfection of Viruses and Bacteria in water using Oxidation-assisted electroporation and Tribo-Electric Nanogenerators (VIBO-TENG)

使用氧化辅助电穿孔和摩擦纳米发电机 (VIBO-TENG) 对水中的病毒和细菌进行自供电消毒

• 批准号: EP/X022730/1
• 负责人: Zheng-Yang Huo
• 金额: $ 26万
• 依托单位: University of Bath
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Fellowship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FX022730%2F1
• 关键词: Self; powered; disinfection; Viruses; Bacteria

This proposal will enable an experienced applicant to undertake world-leading research at the University of Bath, merging knowledge from materials, environmental science, microbiology, electrochemistry, nanotechnology, and system modeling. Worldwide, one in three people do not have reliable access to clean water. Disinfection is a key step to remove waterborne pathogens and ensure drinking safety. However, current water disinfection methods have drawbacks, such as harmful disinfection byproducts and intensive energy/chemical consumption. In addition, when there is a severe epidemic (e.g., COVID-19), existing disinfection methods need to meet a large increase in treatment load and may fail to provide safe drinking water. Nanowire-assisted electroporation is an effective microbial disinfection method that utilizes a strong local electric field that is enhanced by a nano-scale tip structure to damage the outer structure of microbes and has been developed by the applicant water disinfection. Since the application of electroporation disinfection is strongly reliant on an available power supply, the applicant will work with the UBAH host (Prof. Bowen) to develop the first self-powered water disinfection system using energy harvesting devices to drive a new oxidation-assisted electroporation disinfection mechanism. This project will transfer the applicant's knowledge to the EU host, in particular his experience in environmental biotechnology, electrochemistry, and nanotechnology. The applicant will gain new expertise in energy harvesting, device design, and system modeling for developing integrated self-powered disinfection devices. This fellowship will be a key step in the applicant's career development, by expanding his research and academic training. This will be facilitated by a focused training plan and establishment of new long-term collaborations across the EU by secondments, and links with other leading energy harvesting and water science institutes/industries.

该提案将使经验丰富的申请人能够在巴斯大学进行世界领先的研究，融合材料、环境科学、微生物学、电化学、纳米技术和系统建模的知识。在世界范围内，三分之一的人无法可靠地获得清洁水。消毒是清除水源性病原体、确保饮用安全的关键步骤。然而，当前的水消毒方法存在一些缺点，例如有害的消毒副产物和大量的能源/化学品消耗。此外，当发生严重疫情（例如，COVID-19）时，现有的消毒方法需要满足大量增加的处理负荷，并且可能无法提供安全的饮用水。纳米线辅助电穿孔是申请人开发的一种有效的微生物消毒方法，其利用由纳米级尖端结构增强的强局部电场来破坏微生物的外部结构。由于电穿孔消毒的应用强烈依赖于可用电源，申请人将与UBAH主持人（Bowen教授）合作开发第一个自供电水消毒系统，利用能量收集装置驱动新型氧化辅助电穿孔消毒机制。该项目将向欧盟东道主传授申请人的知识，特别是他在环境生物技术、电化学和纳米技术方面的经验。申请人将获得能量收集、设备设计和系统建模方面的新专业知识，以开发集成自供电消毒设备。通过扩大申请人的研究和学术培训，该奖学金将成为申请人职业发展的关键一步。这将通过有针对性的培训计划和通过借调在整个欧盟建立新的长期合作以及与其他领先的能量收集和水科学研究机构/行业的联系来促进。