2010 Annual Meeting

Session: Environmental Applications of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials

This session will have an emphasis on the environmental applications of nanoscience and nanotechnology including air quality, water quality, green chemistry, and green engineering

Chair

Larry Erickson, Kansas State University

Co-Chair

Tapas K. Das, Consultant

Presentations

08:30 AM

(20a) Removal of Humic Acid in Drinking Water Treatment Using Gold Nanoparticles
Holly A. Stretz, Vasanta Pallem, Martha J. M. Wells, Xin Ma, Dermont Bouchard

08:55 AM

(20b) Bimetallic Nanoparticles for the Degradation of Haloamide Disinfection by-Products
Lauren F. Greenlee, Elisabeth Mansfield, Stephanie Hooker

09:20 AM

(20c) Adsorptive Removal of Phosphate and Nitrate Anions From Aqueous Solutions Using Ammonium-Functionalized Mesoporous Silica Materials: Effects of Experimental Conditions in the Batch & Continuous Modes
Safia Hamoudi, Khaled Belkacemi

09:45 AM

(20d) Metal Ion Adsorption by Chitosan and Alginate Gel Nanoparticles and Microparticles for Water Purification Applications
Kun Yu, Jackie Ho, Nina C. Shapley

10:10 AM

(20e) Degradation of Azo Dyes Using Novel Porous Metal Nanoparticles
Yingying Sha, Qingzhou Cui, Julie Chen, Zhiyong Gu

10:35 AM

(20f) Environmental Remediation of Dense Non-Aqueous-Phase Liquids Using Multifunctional Nanoparticles
Bhanukiran Sunkara, Vijay T. John, Jingjing Zhan, Jibao He, Gary L. McPherson, Gerhard Piringer, Jennifer E. Holland