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Environmental remediation
Remediation of polluted waters and removal of air pollutants are crucial challenges.
Current technologies rely on solutions that are expensive and/or cause secondary pollution.
Our group is investigating:
Relevant Publications
Remediation of polluted waters and removal of air pollutants are crucial challenges.
Current technologies rely on solutions that are expensive and/or cause secondary pollution.
Our group is investigating:
- Synthesis of green nanomaterials for pollutant removal via catalytic degradation or selective adsorption.
- Understanding the removal efficiencies and rates.
- Use of this technology on ‘real’ samples.
Relevant Publications
- Iron supported on bioinspired green silica for water remediation, K. M. Alotaibi, L. Shiels, L. Lacaze, T. A. Peshkur, P. Anderson, L. Machala, K. Critchley, S. V. Patwardhan and L. T. Gibson, Chemical Science, 8, 567-576, 2017, OPEN ACCESS. [Link]
- Removal of formaldehyde from air using functionalised silica supports. Ewlad-Ahmed, A. M., Morris, M. A., Patwardhan, S. V. & Gibson, L. T. Environ. Sci. Technol. 46, 13354-13360, (2012). [Link]
