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ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Waterborne diseases cause more than 3.4 million deaths annually. Yet, conventional detection methods, which many in the developing world cannot afford, can take several days and have detecti…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
The goal of this research is to show an innovative way to reuse food waste that is cost effective and environmentally friendly. An engineered recycled food supplement was developed for use i…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Chromium VI is a known carcinogen with numerous studies establishing its link with cancer. It is difficult and costly to remove from the environment particularly in water supplies. Phytoreme…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
We face a big problem nowadays!!! Will we depend on the nonrenewable energy resources until they finish? Or shall we try to use the very big amount of renewable energy available ? Energy is…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Natural fibrous materials have been studied to address noise and high heat indices. Many studies did not sufficiently support claims of better acoustical and heat insulating materials. Thus,…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering First Award
Due to the recent Flint Water Crisis, much attention has been directed again towards the presence of heavy metals in water and its health and environmental implications. There also remains a…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Pollution is a very widespread problem in our world and one of its main sources are car emissions. Using physical principles and renewable energy, we created a new device that highly improve…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Among the many biomass sources that can be used as biofuel, coffee grounds are a viable source of fatty acids for producing biodiesel. Over 500,000 tons of coffee ground waste is created yea…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Modern mankind is at odds with two issues: waste management and access to potable water in developing nations. Current water treatment methods such as reverse-osmosis have proved to be energ…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
My research this year aimed to design a novel process to utilize landfill leachate and wastewater centrate, two highly prevalent forms of waste around the world, to recover valuable nutrient…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Thailand’s palm oil production is 1,340 million tons/year, the third in ASEAN. However, oil palm kernel cake, waste of the production, causes disturbing smell upon piling up and is a breedin…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
This experiment deals with the application of electro-oxidation for the generation of sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) from salt (NaCl) water for utilization in destruction of Cyanobacteria (blue…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
The biggest challenge in 21 century is atmosphere pollution. There are many reasons of atmosphere pollution but the most important is launching polluted air in the atmosphere from factories.…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
Concrete is the most used construction material in the world. Unfortunately, Portland cement, a major ingredient in concrete, has a massive carbon footprint. A coal byproduct, fly ash, has a…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Marine sediment is a viable substrate in producing power in microbial fuel cells (MFCs); design is, consequently, the limiting factor in marine sediment MFC technology. MFCs were designed to…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
The objective of this study is to understand the effects of wildfire on Southwestern willow flycatcher (SWFL) habitat and behavior to determine if fire could potentially benefit the bird whe…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Plastics made from non-renewable petroleum by-products are major causes of environmental pollution to our environment. Alternatives are found to replace plastic in many daily products, such…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Bioaugmentation is a developing method of remediating the disastrous effects of oil spills. If the existing species of hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria can be augmented through the addition of n…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering First Award
Due to the increasing awareness of conserving environment through reducing pollutants, the aim of finding natural colorants and mordants to substitute synthetic dyes and chemical mordants is…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
Shortage of natural resources is a serious problem for Earth. This project aims to solve this problem by converting Plastic garbage to Combustible Oil so it may be used as an energy source.…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
Streets suffer from dust rubbish and dumps especially in deserted and arid countries , sometimes workers cannot clean all the streets especially in sunny days due to high temperatures that c…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
This project focuses on comparing two different species of cyanobacteria, Fischerella muscicola and Tolypothrix distorta, and their ability to sequester carbon dioxide in the form of calcium…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
The project wanted to find out the feasibility of using the extracted oil from cow‘s yellow bone marrow into something very useful in today’s society; biodiesel. The specific questions that…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
Citronella is a traditional plant that is abundance source and easy to found in Southern Asia. It is rarely use for medication in modern world and never be a main material for anything. So ,…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
Enzymes used in the de-inking process detach ink particles from the fibers by partially hydrolyzing the cellulose fibers on the fiber/ink inter-bonding regions. The purpose of this experimen…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
In developing countries, people walk long distances carrying heavy water drums. However, carried water is contaminated by bacteria, organic material, heavy metal and etc. The goal of this pr…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Environmental dust causes multiple problems, including negative effects on human health, impairment of machinery operation, and production of sensitive electronic components. Multiple types…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Adsorption of bivalent heavy metal ions from polluted water was studied using dried powdered banana peels and banana peel pyrolyzed at 500°C and 600°C. The results were compared with adsorpt…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
A number of epidemiological studies and animal experiments have shown that individuals with preexisting diseases, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes melli…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Oil slicks, resulting from oil spills, are often sprayed with chemical dispersants. Ideally, the sub-millimeter scale dispersant droplets will gently land on the oil slick and gradually mix…