Water Research and Technologies Centre (CERTE) focuses on research in the following areas: water treatment; reuse and recycling of urban water; reuse of industrial wastewaters; adapting and up-grading the wastewater treatment technologies; water pollution prevention and its environmental impact and human risk assessment; local water management at the urban, rural and industrial levels; climate change impact; reservoir geology; geophysics of deep aquifers; geostatic and geomatics engineering; identification, treatment of water with Geomaterials, characterization and resolving problems of scaling; mineralization of carbonates, iron, phosphate and nitrates in water; distribution network of drinking water; and water desalination.
Geomatrials, Clay, quartz sand, carbonates, treatment, water treatment,
Water treatment with Geomaterials
Water treatment with clays
The contribution of clays to water conservation
Pollutant retention with Geomaterials
Water management for sustainable agriculture
Clay based nano technology
Clays for agrifood preservation
Circular economy
We wish to participate in projects on water conservation through wastewater treatment using Geomaterials (clays, quartz sands, carbonates, phosphates, iron oxides).
These treatments can be applied to wastewater from textiles or other industries, as well as wastewater from the agri-food industry or other sectors. The use of clays in the soil can thus slow down the circulation of water and will save water and allow the plant to develop.
