2020 Elsevier Foundation-ISC3 Green & Sustainable Chemistry Challenge – Top 50 Scientific track

Thank you for participating in the Elsevier Foundation-ISC3 Green & Sustainable Chemistry Challenge!

The first stage of the submission process closed on September 15th. During the past weeks, our pool of experts worked to review the proposals.

We’re proud to announce the top contestants selected for the next stage for the Scientific track, who will be asked to submit their full proposals.

• Abel-Anyebe Onyanobi, Low-tech green incinerator for solid waste management (Benue State Polytechnic, Nigeria)
• Alayande Samson, Point of use water hybrid filter for rural households (First Technical University, Nigeria)
• Antonio Otavio Patrocinio, Solar-driven clean fuels production from biodiesel residues (Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil)
• Belliraj Siva Kumar, Fluoride free water by innovative green technology (Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, India)
• Bobadoye Bridget, Plant based honey bee vaccine for improved immunity (Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Nigeria)
• Chandrasekar Praveen, Green sorbents from crustacean wastes for better air quality (Central Electrochemical Research Institute, India)
• Chaudhary Hemanta Kumari, Bio-Bricks: Microbes as Biocatalysts for Brick Production (RIBB, Nepal)
• Cherukumilli Katya, Reducing Material, Energy, & Cost Inputs for Water Treatment (University of Washington, U.S.)
• Chouhan Neelu, Green Fuel hydrogen for Clean environment (University of Kota, India)
• Dike Precious, Single Step Consolidated Process for Bioethanol Production (ACE-CEFOR University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria)
• Ghadari Rahim, Waste-less use of the wastes of red beet and saffron in DSSC (University of Tabriz, Iran)
• Gionfriddo Emanuela. Using sea algae as a green biosorbent for water purification (The University of Toledo, U.S.)
• Giraldo Juan, Bio-nanocomposite for food packaging (SENA-UCALDAS, Colombia)
• Gonzalez Delgado Angel Dario, Novel green-based strategy for emergency response of liquid (University of Cartagena, Colombia)
• Hamadneh Imad, Nano-BioGel granules for waste water treatment (The University of Jordan, Jordan)
• Hashemi Shervin, The Resource Circulation Sanitation Showcase (Institute for Environmental Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, South Korea)
• Hlaibi Miloudi, Treatment and valorization of olive oil toxic effluents (Laboratoire GeMEV, Morocco)
• Hosney Hadeel, Valorization of Surplus Sludge through Bioplastic production (Zewail City for Science and technology, Egypt)
• Janairo Jose Isagani, Sustainable cacao pest management through volatilomics (De La Salle University, Philippines)
• Jose de Oliveira Rodrigo, Non-polluting fertilization with clay and inorganic polymer (State University of Paraiba, Brazil)
• Kandasamy Shalini, Conversion of biodiesel waste into fuels and chemicals (Monash University, Australia)
• Karki Sumeena, Shitake mushroom cultivation on artificial logs (RARA Biotech Pvt. Ltd, Nepal)
• Kerton Francesca, Foundations of a Turquoise Biorefinery (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
• Khot Mahesh Balwant. Biolubricant production from lipids of yeast on agro waste (Universidad de Concepcion, Chile)
• Kulkarni Preeti, Valorization of weeping fig leaves for Cr (VI) remediation (MES, Abasaheb Garware College, India)
• Lesov Ivan, Porous, green, ceramic – can we beat the plastics? (Sofia University, Bulgaria)
• Majoni Stephen, Solvent-free atom efficient Imines Synthesis (Botswana Int. Univ. of Sci. and T, Botswana)
• Mashwani Zia-ur-Rehman, Biofortification of wheat with Green Zn & Fe nanoparticles (PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan)
• Matlou Gauta, Bophelo Sanitary Pads (Rhodes University, South Africa)
• McEnaney Joshua, Green fertilizer | electrochemical nitrate reduction to NH3 (Stanford University, U.S.)
• O’Doherty Eleanor, Sustainable surfactant industry through waste remediation (The University of Sheffield, U.K.)
• Owino Clifford, Ecofuel (Chemolex Company Limited, Kenya)
• Panthee Suresh, Engineered production of biofuels from municipal solid waste (Sustainable Study and Research Institute, Nepal)
• Parada Diana, Use of cocoa waste for green composites production in Pangoa (University of Engineering and Technology UTEC, Peru)
• Parada Quinayá Carolina, Food from waste (University of Engineering and Technology, Peru)
• Puerto Carlos , Modified sponges for removing oil and solvents from water (Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia)
• Rosero Milton, Removal of sulfur compounds from model fuels with clays (Universidad de Caldas, Colombia)
• Schneider Ricardo, Waste Glasses: from building to antimicrobial materials (Federal University of Technology Paraná UTFPR, Brazil)
• Shirvani Moghaddam Kamyar, Food waste to Textile : Let’s wear our food waste (Deakin University, Australia)
• Shrestha Mitesh, Silkworms as alternative host for Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Research Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology, Nepal)
• Soavi Francesca, SuperBioCap (Alma Mater Studiorum Universita’ di Bologna, Italy)
• Thapa Sandeep, Fruit wastes: a novel way for wastewater treatment (Kathmandu Center for Genomics and Research, Nepal)
• Ting Adeline, PHAs from natural microflora of fruit vege waste (Monash University Malaysia, Malaysia)
• Tuci Giulia, Tailored Metal-Free Catalysts for N2 Electroreduction to NH3 (ICCOM-CNR, Italy)
• Udume Ogochukwu, Water Hyacinth Compost:A green gold for bio-remediation (University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria)
• Uzoh Chigozie, Green Bioresin for Urea Fertilizer Encapsulation (Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria)
• Vijaya Bhaskkar Ambavaram, Precious Metals Recovery from e-Waste using Ionic Liquids (Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia)
• Yamashita Fabio, Biodegradable materials for sustainable agriculture (Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Brazil)
• Zarbin Aldo, Materials for Green Energy (Federal University of Parana, Brazil)
• Zhang Yifeng, Making protein from CO2, urine and electricity (MEAL) (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark)

As for the Top 50 of the Entrepreneurial track, we will notify you as soon as the results are available.