Electrochemistry & Corrosion Lab

FASCINATING NANOMATERIALS AND EXCITING RESEARCH AREAS

Our research group exploits the utilization of solid wastes and natural resources by processing them to become advanced functional nanomaterials; their unusual structural and surface properties for various applications. Research in our group centers around nanoparticles and nanostructure porous materials since these offer unprecedented level of flexibility and control. The versatility of their composition and structure allows envisioning new applications in energy, environmental, biomedical and agricultural. Read more

Cellulose aerogel has excellent properties due to its very high surface area and large pore volume. We developed a process to manufacture such materials from coir fiber and other abundant natural biomass. The aerogel have many potential applications such as adsorbent for dyes and absorbent for oil spill. It may be carbonized to produce carbon aerogel having extraordinary properties suitable for many applications. Read more

Starting from bagasse ash, solid waste remaining after combusting bagasse to produce energy in sugar mill, silica aerogel and other mesoporous silica have been successfully synthesize under ambient pressure. The porous silicas have many potential applications such as for dessicant, slow-released fertilizer, catalyst host, heat insulation, etc. Read more

Magnetite (Fe₃O₄) nanoparticles have many potential applications for environment, biomedical, and energy storage and conversion. We proposed been a simple electrooxidation of iron in water. No chemicals other than water are used. Alternating monopolar configuration has been demonstrated to be able to produce high-throughput production of the nanoparticles. The electrochemical reactor is easy to scale-up for mass production. Read more