The research will be financed by the National Centre for Research and Development via a 9.5-million PLN subsidy awarded in the competition called “Szybka Ścieżka” (Eng. “Fast Track”).
The uFraction8 PL start-up, set up by Dr Monika Tomecka and Dr Brian Miller, uses state-of-the-art liquid particle processing technology to make microorganism separation cheaper and easier. The current prototype makes it possible to filter small amounts of seawater.
Dr inż. Grzegorz Liśkiewicz, who coordinates the research at Lodz University of Technology together with dr. hab. inż. Krzysztof Sobczak and dr. hab. inż. Aleksander Olczyk, explains:
The task for researchers at the Institute of Turbomachinery is to conduct complex tests of the filtering module, making it possible to use the invention to filter larger amounts of water. The planned system will allow 100 modules to operate synchronously. Lodz University of Technology will deal with the industrial research and design work aimed to analyze the operating conditions of the filtering module and to develop a water distribution system making it possible for so many modules to work together.
The Structural Roentgenography and Crystal Chemistry Team from the Faculty of Chemistry at Lodz University of Technology will also be involved in the design work.