Chemistry Education UNS usually holds a studium generale for national and international speakers. On Thursday, September 8 2022, the studium generale was held with Prof. Yuichi Kamiya from Hokkaida University, Japan at Building G FKIP UNS. The theme presented by Prof. Kamiya is Sustainable Environment for Better Future: Role of Catalysis for Water Remediation. This activity must be followed by 5th-semester chemistry education students who get chemical kinetics courses.
The event was opened by Ms Lina Mahaardiani, the organizer and lecturer of the chemical kinetics course. Furthermore, Prof. Kamiya describes three fascinating studies on heterogeneous catalysis to purify polluted water by human activities. The first study explains that CuPd catalyst with preciously regulated random alloy structure effectively reduces nitrate in contaminated groundwater. The second study describes the Cascade process composed of ion-exchange removal and catalytic reduction of nitrate without waste generation. Finally, the third study describes the catalytic perchlorate reduction in the water toward the purification of polluted water.
During the presentation, students seemed to be seriously listening and interested in the research presented by Prof. Kamiya. Students in the 5th-semester who take the colloquium course will certainly get a lot of ideas about chemical research that can be done after listening to the presentation from Prof. Kamiya. Furthermore, during the question and answer session, students are enthusiastic about asking questions or opinions. After the presentation and a question and answer session, the event closed with a group photo.
