Research project Smart and safe engineered materials and devices for clean air and water
The research program address global sustainability challenges uses naturally occurring and commercially important raw materials to develop smart materials for removal of chemical wastes and pollutants from ambient water and air in the environment and industrial effluents. SU focus on biobased membranes and adsorbents for water treatment.
Lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose make up a large part of the biomass on earth and offer a unique resource for preparing of functional materials with often a very high sustainability. In this task, we focus on studying the synthesis and preparation of hybrids and composites with such components. They are relevant as both the carrier materials for inorganic components as MOFs, carbonates, graphene oxide, TiO2, support for membranes/filters, and the functional materials for selective capture/rejection of water and air pollutants (metal ions, pharmaceuticals, microplastics, bacteria, proteins, virus).
We further perform chemical modifications or coating to achieve the surface chemistry wanted on substrates developed with in Mistra TerraClean or commercially available substrates from partners.
Project members
Project managers
Aji Mathew
Professor
Niklas Hedin
Head of Department, Professor
Members
Jing Li
Forskningsingenjör
