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2024 Green chemistry projects awarded by UNESCO grant
Seven innovative research projects led by emerging scientists have been awarded the 2024 Green Chemistry for Life research grants. These grants are designed to support the development of green chemistry solutions, encouraging the work of young researchers in advancing projects that emphasise the creation of sustainable products and processes while minimising or eliminating the use and production of hazardous substances.
23 January 2025
Last update:24 January 2025
An international scientific jury selected these seven projects among many proposals of a high scientific standard submitted by young scientists who have completed their PhDs. The grants programme is part of the PhosAgro/UNESCO/IUPAC Partnership in Green Chemistry for Life.
Dr M贸nia Andreia Rodrigues Martins
- Centro de Investiga莽茫o de Montanha, Polytechnic Institute of Bragan莽a, Portugal
- Project: 鈥淎rtemisinin bioavailability enhancement through eutectic formation with natural excipients鈥
- Funds to be granted: US$30,000
Dr Bogdan Karlinskii
- Tula State University, Russian Federation
- Project: 鈥淔uranic platform chemicals biodegradation study for bacterial processing of industrial waste鈥
- Funds to be granted: US$22,500
Dr Mello Paola
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil
- Project: 鈥淥btaining value added products from food waste by combining emerging and sustainable chemical processing technologies鈥
- Funds to be granted: US$22,500
Dr Hassan Anwer
- Institute of environmental sciences and engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
- Project: 鈥淒evelopment of a slow-release fertilizer to minimize the nutrient loss and environmental impact of nitrogenous fertilizers鈥
- Funds to be granted: US$27,000
Dr Adewale Giwa
- The University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates with its Department of mechanical and nuclear engineering
- Project: 鈥3D-printed bioplastics from fish protein and green solvents鈥
- Funds to be granted: US$29,920
Dr Ivan Nikulin
- Belgorod State University, Russian Federation
- Project: 鈥淒evelopment of a method for complex processing of phosphogypsum waste鈥
- Funds to be granted: US$30,000
Dr Abdelmoneim Mars
- Water researches and technologies center, Republic of Tunisia
- Project: 鈥淪ustainable floating analytical sensor for monitoring heavy metal contamination in water using green chemistry principles (GreenFloatSens)鈥
- Funds to be granted: US$30,000
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