Materials in Environmental Engineering
Materials in Environmental Engineering research group led by Associate Professor Tero Luukkonen develops materials to meet the challenges of environmental pollution, green transition, and hydrogen economy.
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Our research focuses primarily on geopolymers and alkali-activated materials, which offer a versatile, cost-effective, and environmentally low-impact alternative to competing materials. Applications of the materials include, for example, nutrient recovery from wastewater, catalyst supports, membrane separation, microplastic separation, and hydrogen storage. In addition, our group is researching the production of hydrogen using iron-rich natural rocks and industrial side streams, i.e. so-called white or orange hydrogen.