Cage molecules (or inclusion complexes) are now commonly used in certain industrial fields (pharmaceuticals, agri-food, nanotechnologies, etc.). Do these techniques open up new prospects for the treatment of effluents, whether aqueous or gaseous? Will they be able to meet new environmental challenges in terms of both efficiency and cost? That's what this project is all about. In order to give a clearer picture of the issues at stake, part 1 looks at the regulatory context for effluent treatment. French and European regulations are compared with American, Japanese and Chinese regulations. This is followed by a presentation of the various inclusion complexes. An exhaustive review of their use in effluent treatment is provided. Information gathered from the scientific literature and from experts in the field is cross-referenced to estimate the maturity of the processes described. An overall assessment concludes on the actual level of maturity and on the most promising cage molecules.
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