Georgia Institute of TechnologySchool of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Environmental Science & Sustainable Development Research Projects

  • New adsorbents for CO2 capture from flue gas

  • CO2 capture from air

    Environmentally benign approaches to surface cleaning and modification in microelectronic device processing using super- and sub-critical fluids and gas-expanded liquids

  • Tunable solvent systems for bioprocessing

  • Nearcritical water for benign processes

  • Tunable solvents for homogeneous catalyst recovery

  • Benign solvents for green processes

  • Solvent replacement opportunities by miniemulsion polymerization

  • Sludge dewatering and wastewater treatment

  • Reducing VOC emissions from building products manufacturing

  • Kraft paper mill odor reduction

  • Effect of electrolytes and polymers on VOC emissions

  • Behavior of dilute solutions

  • Reverse production systems

  • Biorefinery systems

  • Green polymerization - biodegradable polymers and use of waste gas as monomers

  • Sensors for continuous monitoring of technetium in aquifers

  • Building surface decontamination from radiological and biological weapons

  • Efficient strategies for products from fuel cycle wastes

  • Improved methods for UV processing of fruit juices

  • Application of cavitation and UV for the disinfection of liquids

  • Chemistry-aerosol-climate interactions within the NASA-GISS Global Model.

  • Effects of organic species on cloud droplet formation

  • Resource conservation by mitigation of surface fouling by inorganic crystalline species

  • Greener crystallization while improving product yield and quality