Pollution and Contamination
Sustainable Design of Copper-based CO2 Electrolyzers
CO2 electrolyzers have gained significant attention as a viable technology to convert CO2 to multi-carbon products, thus helping mitigate carbon emissions and promote carbon circularity. To be competitive with current chemicals manufacturing, the selectivity of multi-carbon products and the process energy efficiency in CO2 electrolyzers needs yet to be improved. This work aims to address these challenges and make this reaction more sustainable by enhancing ethylene selectivity and improving reactor energy efficiency.
Local Solutions for a Global Challenge: Clean Water and Sanitation in the Face of Climate Change
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Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) Research Grants
EREF is one of the largest sources of private research funding in North America related to sustainable materials management. Our grants program has provided millions of dollars in funding to cutting edge research institutions to help address the many challenges that exist.
Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) Research Grants
EREF is one of the largest sources of private research funding in North America related to sustainable materials management. Our grants program has provided millions of dollars in funding to cutting edge research institutions to help address the many challenges that exist.
EPA Report on PFAS Strategic Roadmap: Three Years of Progress
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a comprehensive report detailing three years of progress on its PFAS Strategic Roadmap, originally introduced in 2021 to tackle per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination across air, land, and water. The Roadmap is built on three core objectives:
Emerging Solutions at the Critical Intersection of Plastics, Water, and Green Chemistry
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Models to Predict the Removal of Emerging Micropollutants from Water by Novel Adsorbents in Fixed-Bed Column Processes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through the Innovative Water Technology Grant Program, is seeking applications for research to develop, test and deploy predictive models for novel adsorbents and estimate the effectiveness of these adsorbents to remove emerging micropollutants in drinking water and wastewater treatment operations.