|  Nanotechnology Activities Survey in Spain  | 
              
               
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                |  Name of the Laboratory  | 
                Technolgies for contaminated soil and groundwater 
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                |  Department  | 
                Sustainability | 
              
               
                |  Institution  | 
                  Eurecat (CTM)  | 
              
               
                |  Institution (Acronym)  | 
                Eurecat | 
              
               
                |  Contact Person (e-mail)  | 				
				
				David Ribas / Jubany Guell, Irene
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                |  Address  | 
                P. de la Ciencia, 2 | 
              
			   
                |  Postal code  | 
                08243 | 
              
               
                |  Province  | 
                
				Barcelona                 | 
              
               
                |  Autonomous Region  | 
                
				Cataluña                 | 
              
               
                |  Country  | 
                Spain | 
              
               
                |  Phone  | 
                +34 8777373 | 
              
               
                |  Fax  | 
                +34 8777374 | 
              
               
                |  Website  | 
                http://eurecat.org/en/ | 
              
               
                |  Main Research Areas  | 
                 
                   * nano Zero Valent Iron 
                    * groundwater remediation 
                    * heavy metals 
                    * chlorinated organic compounds                   
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                |  Participating Projects | 
              
               
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				 * Nanorem - http://nanorem.eu/index.aspx Coordinator: Irene Jubany: European Comission (7th FP) 
				
				
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                |  Three more relevant publications within 2014-2017  | 
              
               
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				   * 				     'Improvements in nanoscale zero-valent iron production by milling through the addition of alumina'  				       Ribas, D., Cernik, M., Martí, V., & Benito, J. A. -  Journal of nanoparticle Research / 18(7) / 1-11 / 2016                     
                   
                  * 				     'Activation process of air stable nanoscale zero-valent iron particles'  				       Ribas, D., Černík, M., Benito, J. A., Filip, J., & Marti, V. -  Chemical Engineering Journal / 320 / 290-299 / 2017                     
                   
                                       
                   
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                |  Instruments and equipment available  | 
              
               
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                   * SEM 
                    * Advanced glove box 
                    * Reactors for chemical reactions 
                                        
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                |  Number of researchers (30)  | 
              
               
                |  Permanent positions (Prof, Dr)  | 
                18 | 
              
               
                |  PhD(contracted)  | 
                0 | 
              
               
                |  PhD Students  | 
                2 | 
              
               
                |  Technicians  | 
                5 | 
              
               
                |  Others  | 
                3 | 
              
               
                | PhD 2014-2017  | 
                2 | 
              
               
                | PhD Ramon y Cajal (currently) | 
                0 | 
              
			  
               
                
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                |   Participation in other Networks  
                  Nicole, Watershare, ptPROTECMA  | 
              
			  
			  
               
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                |   Useful web links or contacts for NANOSPAIN 
                    Network  
                  http://www.ctm.com.es/en/index.php  | 
              
              
			  
               
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                |   Other relevant information  
                  http://nanorem.eu/index.aspx  | 
              
              
             
               
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