25 Environmental Applications of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials

Monday, October 29, 2012: 8:30 AM
326 (Convention Center )
Description:
This session will have an emphasis on the environmental applications of nanoscience and nanotechnology including air quality, water quality, green chemistry, and green engineering

Sponsor:
Topical C: Environmental Aspects, Applications, and Implications of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
Co-Sponsor(s):
Environmental Division (09), Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum (22)

Chair:
Larry Erickson
Email: lerick@ksu.edu

Co-Chair:
Dr. Tapas Das
Email: TDas@stmartin.edu


8:30 AM
(25a) Membrane Preconcentration Technique for the Colorimetric Detection of Trihalomethanes in Water
Evan K. Wujcik, Brad Vielhaber, Max Duckworth, G. G. Chase and Chelsea N. Monty

8:51 AM
(25b) Hydrophobically Modified Biopolymer As Enhanced Carrier for in Situ Groundwater Remediation
Rubo Zheng, Jingjing Zhan, Srinivasa R. Raghavan, Bhanukiran Sunkara and Vijay T. John

9:12 AM
(25c) Photocatalytic Degradation of Acetaminophen in Dilute Aqueous Solutions
Dorothy W. Skaf, Amanda M. Grannas, Nicholas Natrin and Christopher Bongo

9:54 AM
(25e) Gas Liquid Mass Transfer of Volatile Organic Contaminants Using Magnetite Nanoparticles
Vasanta L. Pallem, Alexander P. Mathews, Dambar B. Hamal and Kenneth J Klabunde

10:15 AM