Sep 15

Sep 15 The Elsevier Foundation-ISC3 Green & Sustainable Chemistry Challenge: 2019

The Elsevier Foundation-ISC3 Green & Sustainable Chemistry Challenge

First prize winner: “New green technique to remove toxic metal from wastewater”

The first prize, worth EUR €50,000, was awarded to Dr. Ramia Albakain, Associate Professor at the University of Jordan, for her project “New green technique to remove toxic metal from wastewater”. Due to a landscape where little precipitation occurs, Jordan suffers from year-long water shortages. To tackle these desertic climate challenges, the project showcased environmentally-friendly solutions to use green membranes to treat medical wastewater, making it safe for agricultural irrigation.

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Republished from The Elsevier Foundation’s website.

We believe that chemistry plays a critical role in developing a sustainable future. Chemists have a special responsibility to develop those new products, resources and processes to make that happen. The Elsevier Foundation-ISC3 Green & Sustainable Chemistry Challenge seeks to stimulate innovative chemistry research that helps the environment and low-resource communities in emerging and developing countries.

Prizes

The winners will be announced at the 2020 Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference in Germany. The Challenge is articulated in two tracks:

Scientific prizes: the winning project will receive a prize of €50,000, with €25,000 for the second place prize.
Entrepreneurial prize: an additional €25,000 will be awarded for the “Entrepreneurial Spirit in Sustainable Chemistry Award”.

Please note: participants will be able to submit either to the Scientific Prizes or the Entrepreneurial Prize.

The Elsevier Foundation-ISC3 Green & Sustainable Chemistry Challenge is jointly run by the Elsevier Foundation, Elsevier’s chemistry journals team and ISC3. The Challenge is open to individuals and non-profit organizations whose projects use green and sustainable chemistry solutions to tackle some of the developing world’s greatest sustainability challenges whether in water, sanitation or energy. Read more about Elsevier and green chemistry.

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