Friday 14 September 2018: signing of a partnership agreement by Veolia Water Technologies and the European Institute of Membranes (IEM in French) in Montpellier, a component of the Chimie Balard Cirimat Carnot Institute.
This agreement focuses on the development of new materials and processes for water filtration, aiming at industrial applications ranging from the removal of pesticides to sea water desalination.
Revolutionary filtration processes in view
The access to potable water is one of the major challenges of the 21st century. The agreement between the IEM and Veolia Water Technologies signed by their directors, Philippe Miele and Jean-François Nogrette, on September 14, 2018, will bring concrete solutions to this problem.
The partnership will focus on the development of materials and processes for the filtration of water : ultrapure water for use in industry and the medical sector, desalination of sea water, filtration of pesticides such as glyphosate and metaldehyde, and even the real-time monitoring of the physical state of membranes during use.
This agreement is the culmination of a relationship that has given rise to several scientific projects between the IEM, an internationally recognised laboratory in the field of membrane materials and processes, and Veolia Water Technologies, a world leader in water treatment technology. In particular, the agreement opens the way for industrial innovation in water treatment.
A partnership to support innovation in the field of water
The agreement will provide for research support in the form of doctoral theses and the mutual exchange of researchers and technicians. A joint platform for the characterisation of new membrane technologies and their industrial application is also foreseen. The cooperation agreement will take the form of Project Contracts for research collaborations with shared objectives. Each Project Contract will delimit the perimeter of the Project, its objectives and duration, the means allotted and where the work will be performed, as well as those responsible for implementing the project.
Veolia Water Technologies thus intends to support the research carried out at the IEM. This can be fundamental research; however, from the start these projects will take into account the necessity to integrate the results of the studies into the technological systems developed and brought to market by Veolia Water Technologies.
