Project

This project will develop an innovative method to attract and trap heavy metals in sea water and marine sediments on a cathode metal “sponge”, using electrochemical separation and precipitation of heavy metal ions, allowing effective removal from the marine environment. For this purpose, different 3D metal cathodes “sponges” will be printed out and tested for optimization of removal capacity, surface area and material use. We will measure water and sediments heavy metal concentrations before and after the test, to evaluate efficiency of the specific cathode “metal sponge”.