| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Functional Nanomaterials 2020: Translating Innovation into Pioneering Technologies
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| Presentation Title |
Tailored Nanomaterials for Advanced Environmental Processes |
| Author(s) |
Sherine O. Obare |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Sherine O. Obare |
| Abstract Scope |
In spite of recent discoveries and technological progress in science, there remains a need for advances in the detection and remediation of toxic environmental pollutants. Nanoscale materials are of great interest due to their tunable properties that allow their development to address modern-day environmental challenges. We have developed synthetic procedures that produce gram-scale, well-defined and monodisperse nanoparticles with controlled size and shape. The results are paramount toward understanding and developing advanced materials for catalysis for the degradation of toxic environmental pollutants. The advantage of the designed catalysts is their ability to minimize the formation of side products. Furthermore, nanoparticles functionalized with biologically and environmentally relevant molecules have been developed to detect toxic organophosphorus pesticides and distinguish between them, allowing significant tools for the environmental and agricultural industries. The presentation will focus on the development of the nanoscale catalysts and their critical assessment for environmental processes. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Supplemental Proceedings volume |