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News: Our top read articles on Environmental Science: Nano

News: Our top read articles on Environmental Science: Nano

Tweet   We are pleased to see that two papers authored by VTSuN members have made it into the 2015 Most Downloaded Articles for the new journal Environmental Science: Nano (also known as ES:Nano). The first article was … Continue reading →

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Marina Vance · Leave a comment

Nanocellulose – A Novel Support for Nanoparticles

Nanocellulose – A Novel Support for Nanoparticles

Tweet About the author: Haoran Wei is a PhD student in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. Check out his profile on the VTSuN student page. We are very familiar with cellulose, which is the primary component of the paper we … Continue reading →

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Marina Vance · Leave a comment

Monitoring silver nanoparticles in a wastewater treatment plant

Monitoring silver nanoparticles in a wastewater treatment plant

About the author: Ron Kent is a PhD student in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. Check out his profile on the VTSuN student page. Tweet In a magnificently illustrated post on the VTSuN blog, Jacob … Continue reading →

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Marina Vance · 4 Comments

C60 fullerenes are oxidized by levels of ozone found in ambient air

C60 fullerenes are oxidized by levels of ozone found in ambient air

Tweet (This is a post by VTSuN member, Andrea Tiwari. You can reach Andrea at ajtiwari@vt.edu) As we know, carbon is the basis of life on Earth – we are all “carbon-based life forms.” The … Continue reading →

Posted on February 25, 2014 by coffeemug · 1 Comment

Green Nanowire Synthesis

Green Nanowire Synthesis

Authors: Harish Veeramani & Michael F Hochella Jr. Tweet Green chemistry, also called sustainable chemistry aims at designing products and processes that minimize the use and generation of hazardous substances. Being environmentally benign, the principles … Continue reading →

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Marina Vance · Leave a comment

What happens to the nanoparticles in your child’s teddy bear?

What happens to the nanoparticles in your child’s teddy bear?

Tweet   You may or may not be aware of this, but silver nanoparticles (aka nanosilver) are special. They carry the beautiful “nanoparticle” buzzword, which means they must be special in some way (otherwise they … Continue reading →

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Marina Vance · 5 Comments

LCA of Nanocellulose

LCA of Nanocellulose

Tweet   Nanocellulose is a promising, renewable nanomaterial. ScienceDaily has called the “wonder material” of the future. How cool is nanocellulose? Well, even Gizmodo and The Verge have talked about it. (Here is a very nice review by by Klemm … Continue reading →

Posted on May 28, 2013 by coffeemug · 3 Comments

Emissions of Pollutants from Nanowaste Incineration

Emissions of Pollutants from Nanowaste Incineration

Authors: Eric P. Vejerano, Amara L. Holder, and Linsey C. Marr  Tweet   Abstract figure from Vejerano et al. 2013*   Disposal of waste through incineration produces hazardous pollutants. Among them, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) … Continue reading →

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Marina Vance · 1 Comment
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