639 Environmental Applications of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials I

Thursday, November 17, 2016: 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Golden Gate 8 (Hilton San Francisco Union Square)
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:
Environmental Aspects, Applications, and Implications of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
Co-Sponsor(s):
Environmental Division (09), Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum (22), Nanomaterials for Applications in Energy and Biology (T5)

Chair:
Larry Erickson
Email: lerick@ksu.edu

Co-chairs:
Placidus B. Amama
Email: pamama@ksu.edu

Tapas K. Das
Email: tdas@uwsp.edu

- indicates paper has an Extended Abstract file available on the online proceeding.


8:30 AM
(639a) Microwell Arrays for Screening Interactions Between Root-Associated Microbes
Ryan Hansen, Logan McGinley, Andrea Timm, Collin M. Timm, Mitchel J Doktycz and Scott T. Retterer
File available
8:48 AM

9:06 AM
(639c) UV-Assisted Synthesis of Carbon Nanotube-TiO2 Nanocomposites for Enhanced Photocatalytic Air Purification
Haider Almkhelfe, Patrick O'Connor, Montgomery Baker-Fales, Xu Li and Placidus B. Amama

9:42 AM
(639e) Influence of Silica-Based Nanoparticles Embedded in Sand Bed Filtration for Cleaning-up Industrial Wastewater
Afif Hethnawi, Nashaat N. Nassar, Marwan Shamel, Gerardo Vitale, Amjad El-Qanni and Suraj Gurung

10:00 AM
Break

10:36 AM
(639h) Metal Organic Framework Derived Nanoporous Carbon  As a Novel Adsorbent for Water Treatment
Zahra Abbasi, Ezzatollah Shamsaei, Soo Kwan Leong, Bradley Ladewig, Xiwang Zhang and Huanting Wang