Dr R Erfani
Applications accepted all year round
Self-Funded PhD Students Only
About the Project
This project aims to advance water disinfection technology to reduce hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) by developing plasma reactor design and incorporating it into microbubble system.
Moist environments and aqueous solutions in hospital water supply systems have the potential to serve as reservoirs for waterborne pathogens (WBPs). WBPs identified as a source of nosocomial infection leading to serious morbidity and mortality in hospitals.
Plasma reactors can inactivate microorganisms mainly by generating Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS, e.g. ozone) and has the potential to replace/complement current methods of disinfection. Although encouraging, their current design is primitive and their effectiveness is limited. An innovative plasma reactor has developed in MMU, which initial results showed its superiority over conventional reactor in more intense plasma production and lower power consumption. This study aims to take a novel approach by designing a plasma reactor that not only benefits from high momentum and high-density plasma but also is equipped with UV emission and strong shock wave generation while consuming lower power. This will then be used to kill WBPs with high doses of ROS.
This project will be collaborated with University College London (Centre of Microbiology, and Civil Environmental & Geomatic Eng), Public Health England (PHE), and Perlemax ltd.- Micro bubble Technology.
Funding Notes
Applicants should hold or expect to hold a 2.1 Hons (or equivalent) undergraduate degree or masters in a relevant discipline such as Engineering or Physics. The candidate should have an enthusiastic attitude towards multidisciplinary research in fields encompassing mechanical engineering, mathematics and microbiology. Applicants should also have good analytical, experimental, project management and communication skills. Previous experience or knowledge of plasma reactor physics and chemistry (manufacturing of devices and/or practical application) is desirable but not essential.
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