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Shegufta Shetranjiwalla
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Research
Latest papers
Identifying barriers to scaled-up production and commercialization of chitin and chitosan using green technologies: A review and quantitative green chemistry assessment.
International journal of biological macromolecules · 2025 · first author
Circular Design and Functionalized Upcycling of Waste Commodity Polystyrene via C-H Activation Using Microwave-Assisted Multicomponent Synthesis.
Polymers · 2023 · first author
Latest funding
- $30,000
OFI SF9 Circular, eco-synthesis of bio-nanocomposites from waste marine biomass
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $34,628
Rooting for net-zero emissions in agriculture: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions using seaweed as fertilizer
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $254,000
Characterization and solvent extraction of rare earth elements
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
2 publications.
Identifying barriers to scaled-up production and commercialization of chitin and chitosan using green technologies: A review and quantitative green chemistry assessment.
Shetranjiwalla S, Ononiwu A
Circular Design and Functionalized Upcycling of Waste Commodity Polystyrene via C-H Activation Using Microwave-Assisted Multicomponent Synthesis.
Shetranjiwalla S, Cislak C, Scotland KM
OFI SF9 Circular, eco-synthesis of bio-nanocomposites from waste marine biomass
Principal investigators: Shetranjiwalla, Shegufta SS
Rooting for net-zero emissions in agriculture: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions using seaweed as fertilizer
Principal investigators: Smeaton, Christina CM
Keywords: agriculture; biogeochemistry; carbon cycling; community engagement; life cycle assessment; methane; microbial ecology; numerical modeling; nutrient cycling; seaweed aquaculture
Characterization and solvent extraction of rare earth elements
Principal investigators: Zhang, Yan Y
Keywords: Acidic and basic extractants; Coordination effects; Determination of rare earth elements; ICP-MS; Limit of detection; Reactive extraction; Solvent (liquid-liquid) extraction; Spectral interference; X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy
Modification and Life Cycle Analyses of Upcycled Architectures from Boreal, Marine and Commodity Polymer Waste: Circularity and Structure-Morphology-Properties
Principal investigators: Shetranjiwalla, Shegufta
Modification and Life Cycle Analyses of Upcycled Architectures from Boreal, Marine and Commodity Polymer Waste: Circularity and Structure-Morphology-Properties
Principal investigators: Shetranjiwalla, Shegufta
Keywords: functional materials from renewable and waste resources; functionalization of waste commodity plastics; sol-gel process; ocean biorefinery; boreal ecosystems; structure-morphology-property relationships; life cycle analyses; organic inorganic polymer hybrids; corrosion prevention and agricultural amendments; materials characterization
Identifying barriers in design for recovery, reuse and regeneration in consumer durables and emergent renewable energy products
Principal investigators: Pujari, Devashish
Keywords: Inclusive framework,; Barriers to circular design; Emergent renewable energy products; Remote and Indigenous communities; Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Enhancing Maritime Industry Resilience and Sustainability by Development of Non-toxic Anti-Fouling Marine Coatings
Principal investigators: Oakes, Ken KD
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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