Solvent-Free, One-pot, Upcycling of Polyethylene and Polypropylene Waste Into Blue-Emissive Carbon Dots
Mahmoud Elbeh
| july 19 th 2022 – 11 am, NYUAD C1 (ERB) -045 |
We developed a new, scalable method to process plastic waste using a single-step, solvent-free oxidative hydrothermal treatment of polyethylene-based plastic bags and polypropylene-based surgical masks that resulted in their conversion into Carbon Quantum Dots with 96% production yield.
Speakers Bio
Mahmoud Elbeh is a third-year student studying bioengineering at NYUAD. He has been an undergraduate researcher in professor Khalil Ramadi’s lab (LANTRN) since his freshman year, working on a variety of projects that utilize skills in chemical, mechanical and bio engineering to develop new diagnosis methods, design sensors and recycle plastic efficiently. Previous to attending NYUAD, Mahmoud has spent 2 years studying pharmacy in his hometown Cairo, where he gained his fundamental chemical and pharmacological skills.