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ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
Paper is arguably one of the most important items that human society had ever invented. In the process of papermaking Trees are the most critical raw materials furthermore it contributes to…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
This project aims to produce and test a prototype aid in water conservation within a domestic, consumer context. A specialized recirculating faucet system was built using direct filtration t…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
Deer related accidents are a major cause of crashes and deaths in the U.S. Humans are being severely impacted by these accidents, physically and financially. This system aims to decrease the…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
Plant starch products that are compostable often take six months to decompose but end up in landfills before this process is complete. These artificial environments do not allow for further…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
The government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia attaches great importance to citizen's health and is concerned with the environment and its preservation. These goals have been outlined in its…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
Plastic cutlery is one of the deadliest plastics for marine life. Forty billion pieces are thrown away each year in the US, ending up in our landfills and waterways. We designed bioplastic m…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
Designing an Autonomous Solar Powered Robot Capable of Filtering out Excess Phosphorus and Nitrogen from Waterways to Naturalize the Process of Eutrophication Mohammed Omer, Abdullah Saidi A…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Annually, ~1.3 million gallons of crude oil spill into the ocean. Traditional methods of oil cleanup are difficult, costly, non-efficient, and environmentally harmful, all highlighting the n…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
Dried Distiller's grain with solubles (DDGS) is an abundant by-product of bioethanol and distiller plants with the potential to be developed into cost-effective biocomposites. Rather than wa…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
Emissions of internal combustion engines (ICEs) and general combustion processes (GCPs) are extremely harmful to our ecosphere, as they harm organisms, form smog, and accelerate climate chan…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
The majority (91%) of the world's population lives in places exceeding World Health Organization's air quality guidelines and 7 million people die every year because of air pollution. Partic…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
In the 21st century, 780 million people are without clean water, and 2.5 billion people do not have access to water with improved sanitation. Dirty drinking water can cause dysentery, infert…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
In this study, silver-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) (Ag-MOF) and copper-based MOF (Cu-MOF) were reinforced by graphene-oxide (GO). The reinforced GO-Ag-MOF and GO-Cu-MOF were studied…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
Air pollution is a major problem in metropolitan areas around the world. Even though it affects the health of all, its impact is more severe in the underserved communities in developing coun…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
The chemical compound bisphenol-a (BPA, classified as an endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC) for its ability to mimic the body’s hormones and therefore disrupt the naturally-occurring hormon…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
In 2050, it is estimated that approximately 5.7 billion people will suffer due to the lack of clean water. Many studies have been developed to treat the water from various contaminants. This…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
The industrial revolution impacts in ecosystem and animal's wild, while there are many organizations to protect this animal and environment from human’s behavior. However, Oman has variable…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
Surgical instruments must be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected after each usage. During the drying process, frequent usage of pressure air guns leads to bioaerosol generation, which can eas…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
Improving air quality is a goal of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The purpose of this study was to reduce pollutants in car exhaust using a filter designed and cons…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
Air quality affects human health all the time. With the rapid development of urbanization and industrialization, Air quality in cities is polluted. In order to purify the suspended particles…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
The Earth’s population is growing at an exponential pace and with it synthetic pollutants. For instance, plastics or synthetic polymeric materials, are well-known ocean and land pollutants w…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
HEALIR aims to be a smart and Eco-Friendly air filter for domestic use to allow a sensitive reduction in atmospheric pollution to the benefit of both the environment and health of a possible…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
This research paper aims to effectively tackle modern day problems of industrial pollutants such as NOx or SOx and fine dust by combining the principles of a wet scrubber and an impeller. Im…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
Bacteria and viruses are the main culprits responsible for causing stomach problems and related sicknesses. By making use of ozone, we made a prototype to test the hypothesis that water can…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering First Award
An estimated 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation and 780 million people to improved water sources worldwide. This is due to the high expense and difficulty of traditional f…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Our global cargo ship fleet emits 4% of climate change emissions and particulate pollutants, leading to roughly 7.6 million childhood asthma cases, and 150,000 premature deaths annually. A n…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Paper industry is hugely contaminating, releasing 55 trillion tons of CO2 and cutting down 15 billion trees annually. We aim to solve this problem by using Kombucha as a sustainable alternat…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
The hazardous Ala Wai Canal, suffering from hypereutrophication and an abundance of pollutants due to the combined drainage of the Manoa, Palolo, and Makiki, streams, carries its toxins into…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
The problem of polyethylene pollution provides a solid basis for the creation of the new eco-friendly materials, such as bacterial cellulose. Objective of this project is to increase the eff…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
In 2020, our world entered a new normal that includes virtual school, mask wearing and voluntary quarantines. The reason? SARS-Cov-2: COVID-19. To go back to ‘in-person’ safely, precautions…