Research Projects
8. Achieving Zero PFAS (2024–2026)
The aim is to make the PFAS work to be approachable and give guidance. We guide policymakers and provide tools to wastewater facilities for required upgrades.
Project coordinator: Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL)
Project partners: Union of the Baltic Cities (Poland), Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Lithuania), Technologiezentrum Wasser, (Germany), National University Lviv Polytechnic (Ukraine)
This project is funded by the Swedish Institute.
Project activities:
The aim is to make the PFAS work to be approachable and give guidance. We guide policymakers and provide tools to wastewater facilities for required upgrades.
Project coordinator: Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL)
Project partners: Union of the Baltic Cities (Poland), Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Lithuania), Technologiezentrum Wasser, (Germany), National University Lviv Polytechnic (Ukraine)
This project is funded by the Swedish Institute.
Project activities:
- Giving a talk (Photo by Mayumi Narongin-Fujikawa) on "Learn and adopt: National experiences and where cooperation is used to deliver results" in the session on "Let's talk about PFAS: connecting PFAS strategies in the BSR" at EUSBSR Annual Forum 2024, Visby, Sweden.
7. Removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from wastewater using advanced technologies (2024–2025)
The abstract is coming soon.
The research is partially funded by Vilnius Gediminas Technical University.
The abstract is coming soon.
The research is partially funded by Vilnius Gediminas Technical University.
6. Reduction technologies of PFASs input to the environment (2022–2024)
The project is funded by the Swedish Institute project ZeroPFASII.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have been widely used in industry and consumer products such as in coatings for textiles, paper products, cookware, firefighting foams, photographic imaging, construction, electronics, and aviation industries. PFASs are highly persistent, including their high resistance to biological degradation. Thus, if PFASs are not adequately used or treated, they may be emitted into the environment and accumulate in the environmental compartments (including soil and freshwater), posing a risk to human health. It was already evident that PFASs have been linked to many harmful health effects, including cancer, liver damage, and hormone disruption. Since February 2023, around 200 PFASs will be banned based on EU regulations. Due to PFASs’ unique properties, and high risk, even at environmental concentrations in the ppb or ppt level, it is necessary to have good control of PFASs. Reduction of PFASs using environmental protection technologies is essential in the PFASs control mechanism.
The upper photo (by Aleksas Jaunius) of the Vilnius Roadshow "ZeroPFAS" participants in 19 October 2023 at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University and in 20 October 2023 at Lithuanian Ministry of Environment (courtesy the Ministry of Environment).
The project is funded by the Swedish Institute project ZeroPFASII.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have been widely used in industry and consumer products such as in coatings for textiles, paper products, cookware, firefighting foams, photographic imaging, construction, electronics, and aviation industries. PFASs are highly persistent, including their high resistance to biological degradation. Thus, if PFASs are not adequately used or treated, they may be emitted into the environment and accumulate in the environmental compartments (including soil and freshwater), posing a risk to human health. It was already evident that PFASs have been linked to many harmful health effects, including cancer, liver damage, and hormone disruption. Since February 2023, around 200 PFASs will be banned based on EU regulations. Due to PFASs’ unique properties, and high risk, even at environmental concentrations in the ppb or ppt level, it is necessary to have good control of PFASs. Reduction of PFASs using environmental protection technologies is essential in the PFASs control mechanism.
The upper photo (by Aleksas Jaunius) of the Vilnius Roadshow "ZeroPFAS" participants in 19 October 2023 at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University and in 20 October 2023 at Lithuanian Ministry of Environment (courtesy the Ministry of Environment).
5. Impact of syngenetic elements of lignocellulosic feedstock on adsorptive features of biochar (2019–2021)
The growing demand for organic products in the market promotes their use in various fields. One of such products is biochar. It was found that for the climate change mitigation the biochar production from lignocellulosic biomass has higher potential rather than biomass combustion for energy generation. Among the innovative environmental applications, biochar has the potential as an adsorbent for retaining contaminants in environmental engineering and agrotechnical systems. Artificial modification of biochar can improve its adsorption capacity, however, indirect/natural change of biochar composition (e.g. contaminated biomass) based on syngenetic elements provides prospects for new applications of biochar as well as decreases the modification costs.
Project leader in the research project, funded by the Lithuanian Research Council
The growing demand for organic products in the market promotes their use in various fields. One of such products is biochar. It was found that for the climate change mitigation the biochar production from lignocellulosic biomass has higher potential rather than biomass combustion for energy generation. Among the innovative environmental applications, biochar has the potential as an adsorbent for retaining contaminants in environmental engineering and agrotechnical systems. Artificial modification of biochar can improve its adsorption capacity, however, indirect/natural change of biochar composition (e.g. contaminated biomass) based on syngenetic elements provides prospects for new applications of biochar as well as decreases the modification costs.
Project leader in the research project, funded by the Lithuanian Research Council
4. Biochar production from the sewage sludge compost and fertilized plant biomass
Post-doc supervised project, funded by the EU structural funds
Post-doc supervised project, funded by the EU structural funds
3. Trace metal and dissolved organic carbon in biochar varying with feedstock type and pyrolysis temperature
PhD supervised project, funded by the co-operation framework between Lithuania and Italy
PhD supervised project, funded by the co-operation framework between Lithuania and Italy
2. Theoretical and experimental studies of physico-chemical interaction between water and lignocellulosic biochar
PhD supervised project, funded by national funds
PhD supervised project, funded by national funds
1. Theoretical, experimental research and development of technology of biochar modification for enhanced adsorption of inorganic compounds
PhD supervised project, funded by the EU structural funds
PhD supervised project, funded by the EU structural funds
