Congratulations to Prof. Samira Siahrostami on her most recent publication

Pressing actions are needed in water management and pollution abatement. Hydrogen peroxide is a benign chemical oxidant proficient in removing a wide range of bacteria and inorganic pollutants in water with no waste. This calls for local and onsite synthesis of hydrogen peroxide and processes that can be used for water treatment in remote areas. Electrochemical synthesis of hydrogen peroxide is an attractive and simple process that can be easily adapted for onsite water treatment application. In this publication Dr. Siahrostami and her experimental collaborator from Harvard and Rice Universities, Dr. Hotian Wang, designed and identified a low-cost effective catalyst made of single atoms of Fe embedded in carbon nanotube that drive 95% selectivity for production of hydrogen peroxide. The designed catalyst proved to be an outstanding efficient catalyst material for treating E-coli bacteria as a representative application. Read the full publication here.