讲座题目：Applications of Advanced Oxidation Processes for the Treatment of Persistent Contaminants: Towards Sustainability
主讲人：Mohamed Gamal El-Din 教授
主持人：关小红 教授
开始时间：2024-07-04 10:00
讲座地址：闵行校区资环楼269室
主办单位：生态与环境科学学院
报告人简介：
Dr. Mohamed Gamal El-Din is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alberta. His research focuses on innovative treatment approaches for municipal and industrial wastewater, including oil and gas. Since 2011, he has held an NSERC Senior Industrial Research Chair in Oil Sands Tailings Water Treatment and is also a Theme Lead for the Future Energy Systems (FES) theme on Resilient Reclaimed Land and Water Systems. In 2017, Dr. Gamal El-Din was awarded the Alberta Science and Technology Leadership (ASTech) Foundation Award for Innovation in Oil Sands Research. He is a Jinshan Distinguished Professor at Jiangsu University and was awarded the Research Chair in Environmental Engineering at Tongji University in China in 2020. In 2023, he was appointed the Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Sustainable and Resilient Wastewater Treatment for Reuse. Additionally, he was named the UofA Engineering Research Chair in Community-Based Wastewater Management with a focus on advancing a circular economy. In 2024, he was the recipient of the Albert E. Berry Award by the Board of Directors of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering for his career-long outstanding contributions to the field of environmental engineering in Canada. Dr. Gamal El-Din also serves as the Director of the Water Research Centre (WRC). Dr. Gamal El-Din's commitment to education and research is unparalleled. Over the course of two decades, he has supervised a diverse group of 207 students and staff members. Under his mentorship, these individuals have grown into accomplished professionals who are making significant contributions to their respective fields. Dr. Gamal El-Din is also a prolific researcher, with an extensive body of work that includes 332 peer-reviewed journal papers and 414 conference and workshop presentations, among other publications. His contributions to the field have been widely recognized, as evidenced by his impressive h-index of 70, and 16,529 citations as per Google Scholar.
报告内容：
The pervasive presence of pollutants in aquatic environments significantly contributes to global pollution, posing substantial threats to human health and ecosystems. Effectively addressing this issue requires the development of practical, cost-efficient, and environmentally sustainable approaches for treating wastewater from diverse sectors. By recognizing adequately treated wastewater as a valuable resource rather than a waste product, the focus on water valorization and recovery is accomplished through material development and synthesis, treatment process optimization and scale-up, and the implementation of treatment strategies and resource recovery. The detection of micropollutants in natural water reservoirs is attributable to the limited effectiveness of conventional wastewater treatment. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have garnered attention as a promising technology for mitigating persistent contaminants due to their high oxidation efficiency and minimal generation of secondary pollutants. This presentation emphasizes the utilization of powdered activated carbon, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), Z-scheme plasmonic catalyst, and floating emerging organic pollutants. It highlights the conceptual framework, application, and catalytic efficacy of these tailored materials, along with insights into future prospects for their implementation.
