Anna Podmanicka: Wastewater Purification with Carbon Nitride and Low-Temperature Plasma
Wastewater Purification with Carbon Nitride and Low-Temperature Plasma.
Anna Podmanicka explored a purification strategy combining graphitic carbon nitride and low-temperature plasma. Hybrid treatment approaches can attack contaminants through complementary physical and chemical mechanisms.
Innovation mindset: When one treatment mechanism reaches a limit, combine compatible mechanisms and test whether their interaction improves the outcome.
Official project title: New Wastewater Purification Strategy: Graphitic Carbon Nitride and Low-Temperature Plasma (Environmental Engineering).
IP note
No public IP record; any filing made around the May 2025 fair would not yet be published under the 18-month rule — register check due from late 2026.
Recognition
Regeneron ISEF 2025 — Fourth Award ($600).
What this means for a student inventor in India
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