The Director of the Environmental Research Center chaired a discussion committee
The Director of the Environmental Research Center (Prof. Dr. Zainab Bahaa Mohamed) chaired the discussion committee on Thursday, 27th June 2024 for the master’s thesis in the Department of Chemical Engineering by the student (Ahmed Falah Khalaf) entitled “Integration of Coagulation-Flocculation and Photolysis Processes for the Treatment of ROC” under a supervision of Prof. Dr. Thamer Jasim Mohammed-Department of Chemical Engineering and Dr. Mukheled Amer Al-Sameraiy-Environmental Research Center.
The aim of this thesis was to propose an integrated system, consisting of two sequential processes of coagulation-flocculation as a primary treatment and photolysis as an advanced treatment, for treating reverse osmosis concentrate (ROC) resulting from the Samarra pharmaceutical factory. The experimental results showed that the proposed system was effective in reducing the levels of pollution present in this ROC in terms of turbidity, TOC and COD to the allowed limits by the environmental standards. Thus, this proposed system can be used to treat other types of industrial water in the future.
After constructive discussion by the committee members with the student and evaluation of his performance in this examination, the committee took their final decision to grant the student a master’s degree with excellent.
Workshop on the topic "Water Footprint (WFP)"
Workshop on the topic "Water Footprint (WFP)"
Under the auspices Prof. Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Hassan Al-Ghaban President of the University of Technology, the Environmental Research Center organized a workshop on the topic "Water Footprint (WFP)" on Sunday and Monday, 23-24, Jone 2024, at the center's building. The workshop aimed to highlight the importance of the water footprint and its role in achieving environmental sustainability, and to raise awareness about the importance of sustainable water resource management.
The workshop consisted of two sessions. In the first session, Assistant Lecturers Ali Nasser Ali and Ola Hamed Mahmoud provided an introductory overview of the concept of the water footprint, its measurement mechanisms, its environmental and economic impacts, and examples of its applications in the agricultural and industrial sectors. In the second session, Dr. Moayad Nasir and Assistant Lecturer Asmaa Nafi discussed practical applications of the water footprint, modern irrigation methods in sustainable agriculture, and the future benefits of hydroponics.
In her opening speech, Prof. Dr. Zainab Bahaa Mohammed (Director of the Environmental Research Center) emphasized the importance of the workshop in strengthening national efforts to protect water resources, noting that the water footprint is one of the effective tools for achieving sustainable water management and reducing waste.
The workshop concluded with an interactive discussion session, where ideas and proposals were exchanged on ways to reduce the water footprint and improve water use efficiency across various sectors. Participants praised the importance of such workshops in raising environmental awareness and developing sustainable policies and practices.
This workshop is part of a series of activities organized by the Environmental Research Center aimed at achieving sustainable development and preserving natural resources for future generations.
WHO selects scientific research by a lecturer at the Environmental Research Center to publish it on its official website
The World Health Organization (WHO) published on its official website a study entitled: Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles from Sophora flavescens extract and their antibacterial effect against some pathogenic bacteria. It belongs to the Dr. Zahraa Zahraw Farhan, a lecturer in the Environmental Research Center/ University of Technology, noting that the research was previously published in (2023) in an international journal within the Scopus and Clarivate indexing (Malaysian Journal of Microbiology). The study imed to evaluate the antibacterial activity of biogenic synthesized golden nanoparticles from Sophora flavescens Aiton roots aqueous extract against multidrug-resistant (MDR) clinical bacterial isolates. Sophora flavescens root extracts and their biosynthesized AuNPs with antibacterial activity may find broad applications in fighting MDR pathogenic bacteria and therapeutic manufacturing.
For more details, you can view the research and its details through the following link:
Dispatch to the Al-Harr sewage Project treatment plant in Karbala
Within the policy of the Environmental Research Center at the University of Technology to open up to ministries and state departments, M.R. was dispatched. Chemists Ahmed Alwan Nassif, affiliated with our center, went to Karbala Governorate for the purpose of bringing models from the Al-Harr sewage treatment plant for the purpose of evaluating the treatment of oils and greases within the research tagged (Evaluating oils and greases in wastewater before they enter treatment plants and treating them, and using the slag resulting from treatment to improve construction properties)
