University of Wisconsin–Madison

Author: nli43

Shu-ching and Yang Won 2017 UW AMIC Seed Program

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Shu-Ching Yang (left) and Yang Liao (right) won the first open competition of UW AMIC (Advanced Materials Industrial Consortium, http://uwamic.wisc.edu) Industry Student Seed Program (http://uwamic.wisc.edu/students.htm). Their proposal “Fabrication of a Novel Functionalized Meso-Porous Material from Cellulose and Biomass for Heavy Metal Ions and Formaldehyde Gas Adsorption” has been funded for $10,196. The project is to fabricate renewable and biodegradable functionalized materials from cellulose, biomass, and chitosan in the forms of hydrogel and aerogel. The hydrogel and aerogel have unique properties such as large specific surface area, very high porosity, and special functionality. They can efficiently and selectively remove pollutants from water (such as heavy metal ions) and air (such as formaldehyde), respectively.