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2018 Green Chemistry for Life research grants for young scientists
The Green Chemistry grant programme aims to promote the implementation of innovative research projects by young scientists that respect the 12 principles of green chemistry. These principles apply to the life cycle of a chemical product, including its design, manufacture and use, and aim to reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances. The grant programme is part of the PhosAgro/ UNESCO/ IUPAC Partnership in Green Chemistry for Life.
Applications were evaluated by an international scientific jury composed of renowned scientists representing leading international, regional and national chemical institutions.
The 2018 Green Chemistry for Life research grants were awarded to:
Dr Yasmin Adam Ali Aburigal
National Oilseed Processing Research Institute (NOPRI), University of Gezira, Medani - Sudan
Project: Evaluation of phytochemical variation, antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of three Sudanese traditional medicinal plants
Dr Nadav Amdursky
The Laboratory for Bioelectronics and Fast Spectroscopy, Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion 鈥 Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa - Israel
Project: The use of proteins for the formation of novel conductive polymers by a one-pot single-stage green polymerization
Dr Joaqu铆n Garc铆a-脕lvarez
Laboratorio de Compuestos Organomet谩licos y Cat谩lisis鈥 Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry. Faculty of Chemistry, Enrique Moles University Institute of Organometallic Chemistry (IUQOEM), University of Oviedo, Oviedo - Spain
Project: Metal- and bio-catalyzed reactions in deep eutectic solvents: selective and sustainable tools for the conversion of lignin into high-added-value enantiopure molecules
Dr Gift Mehlana
Department of Chemical Technology, Midlands State University, Gweru - Zimbabwe
Project: Preparation of metal-organic frameworks for application in catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide to useful chemicals
Dr Roya Sedghi
Department of Polymer and Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Petroleum Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran - Iran
Project: Sensitive visual colorimetric sensor based on polymeric nanocomposite for detection of toxic mercury and lead ions in aqoueus solutions
Dr Muhammad Shahid
Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad - Pakistan
Project: Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles to control bacterial leaf blight of rice
Dr Elisa Souza Orth
Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paran谩 (UFPR), Curitiba - Brazil
Project: Sustainable catalysts to the rescue for chemical security: pesticide degradation and monitoring
Dr Suhair Ziad Abed Alhameed Sunoqrot
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman - Jordan
Project: Green synthesis of multifunctional nanoparticles from plant polyphenols for anti-cancer drug delivery
2018 Green Chemistry special grant for research projects on phosphogypsum:
Dr Paltu Kumar Dhal
Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata - India
Project: Indigenous microorganisms (IMO鈥檚)- based technology for bioremediation of phosphogypsum generated from phosphoric acid plants in India
