Institute: North Dakota
Year Established: 2019 Start Date: 2019-05-31 End Date: 2020-05-30
Total Federal Funds: $3,500 Total Non-Federal Funds: $7,000
Principal Investigators: Achintya N. Bezbaruah
Project Summary: Iron nanoparticles (Fe-NPs) are typically synthesized using sodium borohydride as the reducing agent. However, the process is not environment friendly. The recent trend is to use green synthesis methods. In this project, polyphenols extracted from barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) will be used for synthesizing Fe-NPs. The main objectives of the project are to elucidate mechanisms involved polyphenol-Fe-NPs synthesis through advanced characterization and to assess the efficacy of produced Fe-NPs for aqueous phosphate and nitrate removal under different environmental conditions. The expected results of the project include: (1) elucidation of mechanisms of polyphenol-Fe-NPs synthesis. (2) understanding the mechanism of phosphate and nitrate removal by plant-based Fe-NPs through advanced characterization, and (3) assessment the efficacy of ND polyphenol-based Fe-NPs for phosphate removal.