Revathi Iyengar

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Assistant Professor

EMAIL: riyengar@bmcc.cuny.edu

Office: N-686

Office Hours:

Phone: +1 (212) 220-8000;ext=7431

Expertise

Chemistry

Degrees

  • B.S. Utkal University, Chemistry,1979
  • M.S. Utkal University, Chemistry,1982
  • M.S. City University of New York, Chemistry,1985
  • Ph.D. City University of New York, Organic Chemistry,1987

Courses Taught

Research and Projects

  • Surface modification of bio-waste for improving phenol removal in waste water treatment processes
    The goal of this project is to investigate whether tethering functional groups at the end of longer chains can compensate for the limited number of reactive sites that become available when bio-wastes are modified using ?green? chemistry. The purpose of modifying the surface of bio-waste is to improve its affinity for phenols that need to be removed from aqueous streams. This will be accomplished by preparing aminated tea leaves tethered with varying chain lengths and testing their efficacy for removing phenols from waste water. After determining the optimal chain length, the project will develop a scalable green process for making that version of aminated spent tea leaves with potential industrial applications in removal of phenols from waste water.

Publications

Honors, Awards and Affiliations

  • PSC-CUNY Research Award
    Surface modification of bio-waste for improving phenol removal in waste water treatment processes

Additional Information