Contaminated and impure water creates a substantially greater economic burden than the fundamental cost of safe drinking water across the globe. Although various techniques have been established to obtain safer drinking water, nanotechnology holds significant potential in its ability to improve the efficiency of water purification and decontamination.
Nanomaterials have proven to be effective in the mitigation of harmful pathogen as well as the removal of organic and inorganic pollutants, and heavy metals from wastewater. Therefore nontoxic nanomaterials can be used for the purification of ground water, surface water, and wastewater.
THE CHALLENGE
Majority of the drug residue found in our waterways (e.g. rivers, streams, etc) have been excreted by animals (e.g. dairy cattle) and human consumers of pharmaceuticals. Some of the residue, is discharged from manufacturing sites. The German Environment Agency noted that conventional sewage treatment does not fully remove pharmaceuticals, with efficiencies ranging from 20% to more than 80% for some pharmaceuticals.
There is therefore an urgent need to develop alternate antimicrobial and drug residue-extraction approaches, with materials that are naturally occurring, in order to reduce the risk of antimicrobial resistance and chemical pollution. This is a pathway to rectifying human error, ensuring food as well as water and dairy safety.
NANOTECHNOLOGY BENEFITS
Nanotechnology has the potential to impact various aspects of food, water and agricultural systems. Examples entail: food security, disease treatment delivery methods, new materials for pathogen detection and protection of the environment.
The use of effective and safe inorganic nanomaterial systems incorporated within packaging, storage or filter membrane materials to provide antimicrobial protection, while also removing antibiotic drug residue, is suggested as a viable approach.
Inorganic antimicrobial agents from naturally occurring materials present fewer hazards in the environment.
They can be used for the decontamination of effluents from the pharmaceutical industry. These discharges came from penicillin- and cephalosporin-manufacturing industries.
Although typical decontamination processes proceed via photocatalytic activation, atomically-architectured quantum-confined materials with grain size or at least one dimension well below 20 nanometers, offer effective control of microbes and catalytic activity, even in the dark. The finer the nanoparticle size, the higher its specific surface area. The higher the surface area, the more efficient it becomes in delivering the designated functionality, in very minute material volumes. This is the beauty and key advantage of working with highly-defined nanotechnological solutions.
OUR STRATEGY
Antipathogenic activity in most materials, require light- or photo-activation, in order to deliver the much needed performance.
Quantum Materials come with a unique functionality, of being able to perform certain critical water-purifying functions, under operational conditions - i.e., antipathogenic activity in the dark.
Quantum Materials are characterized by very high surface area to volume, which enables an increase in their effective performance as the particle size decreases, and lowers the necessary dosage, so they can be used in very small amounts. This enables a significant enhancement of the performance of a technological system they're incorporated in.
NANOARC offers atomically architectured quantum material nanopowders, for controlled dosage and incorporation within Dairy and water processing systems, to support the removal of microbes, inhibition of biofilm formation and decontaminating the system of pharmaceutical and toxic chemical residue.
Our quantum materials are designed to operate within broad pH ranges and temperatures. The nanopowders can be used to form pellets for filter beds or as additives for transparent coatings, to protect filter membrane, tubing, pipes and water tank interior surfaces.
As coatings, the quantum materials enable the extension of filter membrane service lifetime, by destroying harmful bacteria and preventing the accumulation of biofilms that contaminate and clog filter membranes.
Essentially, solutions address both water purification and the extensive preservation of filtration system integrity.
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ECO - RX
NANOARCHITECTURE : 2D-Material - Atomically-Architectured Sheets/Flakes ( < 1 nm thickness)
SURFACE AREA (BET) : 70300 m²/kg
COLOUR : White Nanopowder
APPLICATIONS
HEAVY METAL & TRACE ELEMENT POLLUTANTS: Non-toxic, ultrahigh adsorption capacity nano-biomineral, with low water solubility and high stability under reducing as well as oxidizing conditions. It is a superior fluoride sorbent and it is more effective than activated carbon and very efficient at immobilising and removing a broad range of metals such as: Cr, Pb, Cd, Ni, Zn, Al, Cu, Fe, Co, Mn, and Fe, amongst others as well as trace elements such as Se. Particularly, its more mobile anion, selenite.
1g (0.035 oz) absorbs approx. 99 - 620 mg of Pd
1g (0.035 oz) absorbs approx. 57 - 140 mg of Zn
1g (0.035 oz) absorbs approx. 34 - 47 mg of Ni
1g (0.035 oz) absorbs approx. 70 - 112 mg of Hg
1g (0.035 oz) absorbs approx. 140 - 202 mg of Cd
ORGANIC COMPOUND POLLUTANTS : ECO RX is effective in the removal of reactive Yellow 4( RY4) dye, the adsorption of fulvic acid and nitrobenzene. The latter being a toxic and carcinogenic organic chemical, often discharged from effluents originating from explosives, pesticides and plastic production.
1g (0.035 oz) absorbs approx. 22 - 104 mg of Yellow 4( RY4) dye
1g (0.035 oz) absorbs approx. 96.36 mg of Fulvic Acid
NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT : ECO RX is effective in the removal of U, Cs, Sr and I, alongside other radionuclides such as Np, Am, Pu and Co. ECO RX exhibits higher reactivity to Uranium (U) than granulated carbon-based sorbents.
1g (0.035 oz) absorbs approx. 2088 mg of U
ATOMICALLY-ARCHITECTURED MAGO
COLOUR : White Nanopowder
SURFACE AREA (BET) : 35930 m²/kg
ESTIMATED ANTIBACTERIAL DOSE* : 0.01 - 0.3 g per litre of coating liquid or per kg of filter composite material
OTHER DOSES* :
1g (0.035 oz) absorbs approx. 2300 mg of Cd
1g (0.035 oz) absorbs approx. 2620 mg of Pb
1g (0.035 oz) absorbs approx. 1690 mg of Ni
1g (0.035 oz) absorbs approx. 2410 mg of Congo Red Dye (diazo dye)
APPLICATIONS : Effective biocide against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli and Bacillus megaterium) and bacterial spores (Bacillus subtillus). Absorption of halogens, low- and high-temperature corrosion inhibition.
ATOMICALLY-ARCHITECTURED MAG-R
NANOARCHITECTURE : Atomically-thin 2D material | < 1 nm (< 0.001 μm) thickness
SURFACE AREA (BET) : 49550 m²/kg
COLOUR : Black/Blackish-Brown Nanopowder
ESTIMATED DOSE* : 0.08 - 0.5 g per litre of coating liquid or per kg of filter composite material
APPLICATIONS : Removal of Benzene & Arsenic, copper removal at low pH, accelerate oil removal in water-oil emulsion, Asphaltene scavenging, actinide and heavy metal removal from wastewater. Detoxification of chlorinated organic solvents, organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and removal of antibiotics such as piperacillin (PIP), tazobactam (TAZ), sulfamethoxazole (SUL), tetracycline (TET), trimethoprim (TRI), ampicillin (AMP) and erythromycin (ERY) from aqueous media.
ATOMICALLY-ARCHITECTURED ZR
COLOUR : White Nanopowder
ESTIMATED DOSE* : 0.02 - 0.5 g per litre of coating liquid or per kg of filter composite material
APPLICATIONS : For the removal of arsenic, fluoride, phosphate and lead contaminants from water.
ATOMICALLY-ARCHITECTUREd ZO-I
NANOARCHITECTURE : ~ 5 nm (0.005 μm) Spherical Nanoparticles
SURFACE AREA (BET) : 41530 m²/kg
COLOUR : White Nanopowder
ESTIMATED DOSE* : 0.05 - 0.7g per litre of coating liquid or per kg of filter composite material
APPLICATIONS : Effective antimicrobial agent against Campylobacter jejuni, Botrytis cinerea, Penicillium expansumi, Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, S. aureus, Candida albicans, Streptococcus mutans, Enterococcus faecalis, Lactobacillus. Anti-fungal, Improves mechanical strength of composite materials, prevents formation of biofilm and fouling of filter membranes.
ATOMICALLY-ARCHITECTUREd ZO
NANOARCHITECTURE : Atomically-thin 2D material | < 1 nm (< 0.001 μm) thickness
SURFACE AREA (BET): 63520 m²/kg
COLOUR : White Nanopowder
ESTIMATED DOSE* : 0.03 - 0.5g per litre of coating liquid or per kg of filter composite material
APPLICATIONS : Effective antimicrobial agent against Campylobacter jejuni, Botrytis cinerea, Penicillium expansumi, Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, S. aureus, Candida albicans, Streptococcus mutans, Enterococcus faecalis, Lactobacillus. Anti-fungal, Improves mechanical strength of composite materials, prevents formation of biofilm and fouling of filter membranes.
ATOMICALLY-ARCHITECTURED Q-AURUM
NANOARCHITECTURE : ~ 10 nm (0.01 μm) Spherical Nanoparticles
COLOUR : Purple-White/Violet Nanopowder
ESTIMATED DOSE* : ~ 1g per 4g of Hg
APPLICATIONS : Mercury (Hg) and Lead (Pb) removal
*Doses may vary from those provided here, depending on the level of contamination.