Research overview
“I focus on the degradation of perfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) using bimetals synthesized with activated carbon support for groundwater remediation”.
Environmental nanotechnology uses reactive nanomaterials for the degradation of pollutants in water and soil.
Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) are used in a wide range of commercial and industrial products due to their unique properties of water (hydrophobic) and oil (oleophobic) repellency. These include textiles, kitchenware, food packaging, carpets, surfactants, cleaners and lubricants. PFAAs have been detected in various environmental and biological matrices, including groundwater. These substances are stable and resistant to the typical processes of environmental degradation.
My research focuses on evaluating reductive processes to degrade PFAAs using bimetallic nanoparticles (NPs) supported on carbon materials.
