SDG 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation
Author(s): Maggie Paratore, Randy Dyer, Kendall Haddigan, Avery Purtell Advisor(s): N/A Category: Undergraduate Abstract: Hawai’i’s freshwater is a limited resource facing multiple threats. The Honolulu Board of Water Supply works to spread the importance of water conservation to residents through educational outreach and communication methods. The challenge is to convey the same water conservation message… Read more (UG06)* Identifying barriers and developing solutions to meet water conservation needs on Oʻahu
Author(s): Julian Bennett Advisor(s): Michael Timko and Aidin Panahi Category: Graduate Abstract: Municipal Waste Treatment Plants typically collect sewage from our homes and industry and treat them to remove pollutants before dumping them in rivers or oceans, however, there is the possibility to extract energy from the treated sewage via hydrothermal liquefaction to obtain biocrude,… Read more (GR08) Enhanced Waste-to-Energy Conversion Solution for Application in a Municipal Wastewater Plant
Author(s): Hui Zhang, Chaoran Wang Advisor(s): Jianyu Lian Category: Graduate Abstract: E-waste is considered a potential resource. However, the current e-waste recycling is only 17.4%. E-waste management and recycling are crucial to environmental sustainability and carbon emissions reduction. Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are a valuable sub-system of e-waste. Although PCBs account for 3−6 wt.% of… Read more (GR06) Environmentally friendly recovery of valuable metals from e-wastes
Authors: Jihan El Ouaragli Advisors: NA Category: Graduate Abstract: Safe and affordable drinking water is an important and basic indicator of sustainability. Its availability at the point of use can save over 2 million human lives every year and prevent over 2 billion diarrheal diseases. Here, we propose a passive and compact nanosilver-enabled composite system… Read more (GR01) A Nanosilver-Enabled Composite System for Point-of-Use Potable Water: Towards Safe and Affordable Drinking Water for Everyone!
