Check out our new article on graphene oxide–polybenzimidazolium nanocomposite anion exchange membranes for electrodialysis featured on the cover page of the Journal of Materials Chemistry A by RSC Publishing. The work was done in collaboration with Profs Budd and Dryfe from Manchester, and Prof Zou from Masdar Institute.
Our group has been awarded the Green Impact Labs Gold Award at The University of Manchester in November 2018. Congrats to all group members, and special thanks to Abdulaziz Alammar for leading our group to success! You can read more about this sustainability initiative here.
Join us at the International Conference on Nanotechnology and Nanoscience, 28-30 September 2018, in Osaka. The keynote address on ‘Integrated catalysis–separation platforms for sustainable chemical manufacturing’ will cover our latest research on nanofiltration-enhanced homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. You can read more about some of these published works in ChemSusChem and ACS Catalysis journals.
Congratulations to Joseph Baugh for his award! Following the 2018 summer graduation Joseph was awarded the ET Woodburn Prize for the Best Final Year MEng Research Project for his work on the development of graphene oxide anion exchange membranes. The research sits at the forefront of membrane technology and the final report, which was submitted as a final year dissertation, was considered by academics of the School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science to be of the highest quality produced by any student in Class of 2018. This research was carried out within the Szekely group, under the supervision of Levente Cseri and Gyorgy Szekely.
Join us at the 2nd International Conference on Membrane Science and Technology, 13-14 September 2018, in London. The keynote address on ‘Sustainable synthesis and separation with solvent-resistant membranes’ will cover our latest research on nanofiltration-enhanced homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis.
Our recent article on catalytic membrane reactors has been featured in the latest edition of In Abstract, the University of Manchester’s pick of the very best new research coming from the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
You can read the article itself through the ACS Catalysis website.
Our collaborative research on water treatment has been reported in the Indian press in April 2018. The 21st century has been dubbed the “century of water” because of the coming water crisis due to the global population increase and environmental destruction. The textile and leather industries are major sources of river and groundwater pollution in Tamil Nadu, India. Researchers at Saveetha School of Engineering and the University of Manchester teamed up to tackle the problem of water pollution. Manchester is the birthplace of the thinnest and strongest material, graphene, which led to a Nobel Prize.
A team led by Dr Deepak Arun and Dr Amirthaganesan from Saveetha School of Engineering in collaboration with Dr Gyorgy Szekely from the University of Manchester joined forces to design new graphene‑based materials for water treatment. In simple terms, they exploit the unique properties of graphene combined with bio‑derived polymers to adsorb pollutants from water. The materials are tested in the University of Manchester using polluted water from various areas in Tamil Nadu. The research provides insights into the remarkable opportunities enabled by advanced separation materials. The research shows that graphene can filter toxic heavy metals and dyes from water to make it safe to drink. This opens up new possibilities for improving the health and environment of local communities.
As the part of this collaboration final year students from Saveetha School of Engineering are visiting the University of Manchester to carry out final year research projects under this collaboration. Dr Deepak Arun, Associate Dean, International Affairs from Saveetha School of Engineering visited the University of Manchester in January 2018 to strengthen our international collaboration and to advance the ongoing research project with Dr Szekely.
