Acronym BIOSEM
Category
Marine Biotechnology
Title Ecologia del biofouling per la differenziazione tecnologica di biosensori e protocolli di monitoraggio per il controllo del biodeterioramento in ambito industriale / Ecology of biofouling for the technological differentiation of biosensors and monitoring protocols for the control of biodeterioration in the industrial field Programme Nat. Programme (supported by ESIF)
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National-European Coordinator Veronica Piazza Coordinator email veronica.piazza@ias.cnr.it
Coordinator institution
CNR-IAS - National Research Council; Institute for the Study of Anthropic Impact and Sustainability in the Marine Environment (Italy)
Institutions involved
NA - Alvim Srl (Italy) ,
Start year 2020 End year 2022 Funding (€) € 49,434 Website NA Summary The development of biofouling in industrial plants using water as a cooling or process fluid is a serious technological problem. Biological colonization of plant structures is carried out by a wide range of organisms. Initially, microorganisms (microfouling), especially bacteria, colonize all surfaces causing in some cases direct damage, causing a significant increase in energy costs and also favoring biologically influenced corrosion phenomena in all metal structures. Macrofouling also causes numerous problems and the development of biological encrustations in the channels and pipes can reach such a level as to reduce the water flow, the efficiency of the condensers and pumps up to, in extreme cases, causing the forced stop of the plant. The company involved in the project has developed, with the support of IAS, a biosensor capable of measuring bacterial biofilm growth online by measuring a bio-electrochemical signal correlated to the development kinetics of bacteria on the metal surface in contact with water. The Company involved, responsible for the technological development part, needs the close collaboration of a scientific partner as regards the part of study and characterization of the electrochemical signal of the biofilm and of the variations of this signal as a function of the change of various environmental parameters and of the presence of toxic substances in the aquatic environment. The scientific support necessary for the Company requires skills relating to the ecology of biofouling, both as regards the interaction of microorganisms with the sensitive substrate(s) of the probe, and for the development of new versions of the basic sensor, for new scenarios applications. Furthermore, part of the study will be dedicated to the development and experimental validation of macrofuling monitoring protocols in industrial plants.
Keywords
Biosensors;
Technology;
Monitoring;
Biofouling;
Marine Region
76
Not associated to marine areas
0
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