2016 AIChE Annual Meeting

Session: Nanomaterial Applications for Human Health and the Environment

This session focusses on research applying nanotechnology to achieve sustainability with focus on health and the environment. This can include direct applications, fundamental science, but should demonstrate improvements in sustainability as a principle concept.

Chair

Nastassja Lewinski, Virginia Commonwealth University

Co-Chairs

Yinlun Huang, Wayne State University
Matthew Eckelman, Northeastern University
Cory Jensen, Colorado School of Mines

Presentations

12:30 PM

(698a) β-Cyclodextrin – Ionic Liquid Polyurethanes Modified Magnetic Nanoparticles: A Multifunctional Sorbent for Efficient Removal of PFOA, PFOS and Cr(VI) from Water
Abu Zayed Md Badruddoza, Rominder P.S. Suri

12:55 PM

(698b) Efficiency of Bimetallic Nanoparticles for Treatment of Azo Dyes in Water
Sheldon Shinn, Skylar Watson, Lauren F. Greenlee

01:45 PM

(698d) Ultrasensitive Quantification of Pesticide Contamination and Drift Using Silica Particles with Encapsulated DNA
Carlos A. Mora, Wendelin J. Stark, Robert N. Grass, Philipp R. Stoessel, Mathias Ludwig, Robert Stettler, Hans-Jakob Scherrer, Thomas Oberhänsli

02:10 PM

(698e) Novel TiO2/ZnO/Bi2O3 Composite Nanofibers for Air Purification - Optimization, Kinetic Modeling and Mechanisms
Carina Chun Pei, Wallace Woon-Fong Leung

02:35 PM

(698f) Filtration of Compositionally Heterogeneous Aerosols Using Micro- and Nano-Fiber Media
Junli Hao, Saptarshi Chattopadhyay, G. C. Rutledge, Koli Taghizadeh