Progress report of the sixth period of post-doctoral research project 1.1.1.2/VIAA/2/18/248

During the 6th period (01.04.2020.-30.06.2020.) leading researcher Artis Robalds:

• Participated in The General Assembly 2020 of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) with a presentation Saturated biosorbents: a shift from waste to new class of materials.
• Prepared project mid-term report on the project implementation progress and achieved results.
• Characterized biosorbents (pea skins, wheat straw, seaweed, wheat and rye bran, raspberry seeds, peat, buckwheat husks, blueberry and blackcurrant pulp using FTIR, as well as determined the presence and concentration of pesticide residues in these biosorbents.
• Created an entry on the website www.biosorption.info about the latest biosorption research, as well as created an entry on Wikipedia about biosorption (in Latvian).
• Worked on adsorption studies using previously selected and characterized biosorbents.

The cooperating institution - The State Education Development Agency (SEDA). The duration of the project - 36 months. Total costs - 133 805.88 EUR, of which 85% (113 734.98 EUR) is financed by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

Information prepared: 16.07.2020.

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