Water issues are high on the political agenda worldwide, such as the lack of access to safe water and sanitation. Also, emissions to air and insufficient cleaning technologies pose threats to social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Improved and new filter techniques and materials are needed to address current and future challenges.<br/><br/>In our transdisciplinary research program – Mistra TerraClean – partners come together across academia, research institutes and industry in developing smart, safe and sustainable material systems for managing air and water quality in industrial and municipal operations. The smart materials respond and perform in a controlled fashion based on operating stimuli by changing e.g. voltage, pH, illumination, pressure, salt, temperature, or ion strength. We study material candidates derived from functionalization and hybridization of lignocellulose, activated carbons derived from biomass, amorphous carbonates and/or zeolitic structures. In addition to technical performance, material systems are also assessed with respect to life cycle analyses (LCA) and toxicological appraisal of material production, application in case studies, post-consumer fate, and management. Screening assessments of material performance in relation to national environmental and human health standards help prioritize and guide further materials development in an iterative manner.<br/><br/>

Toward smart and safe engineered materials and devices for clean air and water

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