Materials Engineering Webinar
August 24, 2021
Scientific Program
Sherif A. Younis
Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Egypt
Title: Nanowastes and the environment: Potential sustainable management paradigm
Biography:
Dr. Sherif A. Younis is an associate professor at the Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI) from 2019 to date. He joined EPRI as an assistant researcher in 2007. He received the M.Sc. in Chemistry and Biochemistry from Mansura University (Egypt) in 2010, then the Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry from Ain Shams University (Egypt) in 2013. As a postdoctoral (2016 -2017), he joined Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination (LCC)-CNRS, Université de Toulouse (France) under the collaboration of a research project focusing on nanoscience and catalysis for environmental remediation and H2 production/ storage. Since 2018, he has acted as an assistant professor in the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department at Hanyang University (South Korea), emphasizing Environmental Nanotechnology and Air Purification Technologies. The research interests and activities of Dr. Younis are in the field of analytical chemistry and materials application within the interface of environmental chemistry and chemical engineering, emphasizing the materials science, environmental nano-(bio)-technologies, pollution control, environmental sustainability, environmental management, colorimetric/electro-sensing of water pollutants, photo-electro-catalysis, adsorption, advanced oxidation processes, and renewable/biofuel production. The comprehensive research contribution to these areas led to publishing around 60 articles (experimental and review papers) in ISI peer-reviewed journals, two research patents, two book chapters, and winning a silver medal award at the 2nd Beirut International Innovation Exhibition - BIIS 2021.
Abstract
In the last decades, nanotechnology has grown exponentially among emerging technologies that provide practical and acceptable solutions to sustainable development in society's global challenges (i.e., meeting rising demands for essential commodities like water, food, and energy). However, as nanomaterials production has grown in quantity and volume, the environmental impact of nanowastes released directly into the environment will be a serious problem in the future due to their small size, high reactivity, and toxicity. Dealing with nanowastes is not easy like traditional bulk materials, as they can float in the air and penetrate animal and plant cells easily, provoking unknown effects to human health, ecosystems, and biodiversity. Besides that, a very little is still known about the behavior of nanomaterials in the environment and their exposure/ occupational risks in the so-called of End-of-Life-Phase (EOL) and life cycle impact analysis (LCIA). Considering such situation, numerous efforts have been recently made to (1) develop efficient and unified policy to regulate the field of nanotechnology, (2) establish new effective methods and protocols to recycle nanowastes to combat their unexpected impact on human health and well-being, and (3) apply the precautionary principle to all nanotechnology developments. In this special E-talk topic, we aim to discuss and analyze underlying concepts related to:
- Nanotechnology: what is it, and how is its development inserted into society?
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Global framework
- Nanomaterials fate life cycle and risk assessment: EOL vs. LCIA
- Nanowaste: Definition & how to deal with the final destination of nanowaste?
- Nanowastes and the environment: Volume and management paradigm?
- Current status and challenges: Commercialization and disposal/ recycling standards of nanotechnological wastes in relation to SDGs targets.
- Materials Engineering and Technology
- Advanced Materials Devices
- Advanced Biomaterials and bio devices
- Emerging Smart Materials
- Polymer Science & Engineering
- Nanotechnology
Sherif A. Younis
Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Egypt
Title: Nanowastes and the environment: Potential sustainable management paradigm
Biography:
Dr. Sherif A. Younis is an associate professor at the Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI) from 2019 to date. He joined EPRI as an assistant researcher in 2007. He received the M.Sc. in Chemistry and Biochemistry from Mansura University (Egypt) in 2010, then the Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry from Ain Shams University (Egypt) in 2013. As a postdoctoral (2016 -2017), he joined Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination (LCC)-CNRS, Université de Toulouse (France) under the collaboration of a research project focusing on nanoscience and catalysis for environmental remediation and H2 production/ storage. Since 2018, he has acted as an assistant professor in the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department at Hanyang University (South Korea), emphasizing Environmental Nanotechnology and Air Purification Technologies. The research interests and activities of Dr. Younis are in the field of analytical chemistry and materials application within the interface of environmental chemistry and chemical engineering, emphasizing the materials science, environmental nano-(bio)-technologies, pollution control, environmental sustainability, environmental management, colorimetric/electro-sensing of water pollutants, photo-electro-catalysis, adsorption, advanced oxidation processes, and renewable/biofuel production. The comprehensive research contribution to these areas led to publishing around 60 articles (experimental and review papers) in ISI peer-reviewed journals, two research patents, two book chapters, and winning a silver medal award at the 2nd Beirut International Innovation Exhibition - BIIS 2021.
Abstract
In the last decades, nanotechnology has grown exponentially among emerging technologies that provide practical and acceptable solutions to sustainable development in society's global challenges (i.e., meeting rising demands for essential commodities like water, food, and energy). However, as nanomaterials production has grown in quantity and volume, the environmental impact of nanowastes released directly into the environment will be a serious problem in the future due to their small size, high reactivity, and toxicity. Dealing with nanowastes is not easy like traditional bulk materials, as they can float in the air and penetrate animal and plant cells easily, provoking unknown effects to human health, ecosystems, and biodiversity. Besides that, a very little is still known about the behavior of nanomaterials in the environment and their exposure/ occupational risks in the so-called of End-of-Life-Phase (EOL) and life cycle impact analysis (LCIA). Considering such situation, numerous efforts have been recently made to (1) develop efficient and unified policy to regulate the field of nanotechnology, (2) establish new effective methods and protocols to recycle nanowastes to combat their unexpected impact on human health and well-being, and (3) apply the precautionary principle to all nanotechnology developments. In this special E-talk topic, we aim to discuss and analyze underlying concepts related to:
- Nanotechnology: what is it, and how is its development inserted into society?
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Global framework
- Nanomaterials fate life cycle and risk assessment: EOL vs. LCIA
- Nanowaste: Definition & how to deal with the final destination of nanowaste?
- Nanowastes and the environment: Volume and management paradigm?
- Current status and challenges: Commercialization and disposal/ recycling standards of nanotechnological wastes in relation to SDGs targets.
- Materials Engineering and Technology
- Advanced Materials Devices
- Advanced Biomaterials and bio devices
- Emerging Smart Materials
- Polymer Science & Engineering
- Nanotechnology
