Finalist Award: £50,000
Winner Award: £450,000
Led by: ANAMAD Ltd with partners (University of Southampton, Kingston University, and IEG)
The proposal will develop and test an innovative water treatment method, using an 3D atmospheric nonthermal plasma (NTP), for drinking water decontamination from persistent pollutants, contaminants of emerging concern (CECs, pesticides, pharmaceuticals), and microorganisms. The advantage of NTP or “cold” plasma over current advanced technologies are; no added chemicals, consumables or expensive replacement materials; minimal waste generation; lower operational costs due to lower energy consumption; and more effective decontamination. The innovative three-dimensional plasma generation process makes this technology scalable to decontaminate large volumes of water from a wide range of contaminants, other applications could include grey water and wastewater recycling.
Our project is underway. We have begun work on the discovery aspects of our proposal, including conversations with change managers at utilities and PFAS subject matter experts.
ANAMAD was announced as one of 10 winners in the Water Discovery Challenge on 20 February 2024 – read more in the announcement blog.
