| Biography |
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| Hello my name is Aaron Sarkar and I am a grade 9 student at Macdonald Drive Junior High, St. John’s, NL. The inspiration for my project seeded from reading multiple articles on graphene a few years ago. I had always been fascinated by this material since it was a super conductor but at the same time only one atom thick yet still the strongest material in the world. I had always wanted my own graphene but never got it. So, when I read an article on graphene being a potentially great water filter, I jumped at the opportunity to make a graphene filtration system by making it from scratch. My plans for further investigation is to develop a machine that can make activated graphene-oxide coated sand effectively and efficiently for water filtration while being cheap and reliable. I also want to promote it to the Aboriginal communities in Canada and developing countries. If I was to give advice to a student wanting to do a science fair project, I would say remember to always be inspired by something that you love and incorporate it into science and remember to always be original and innovative in anything you do. |
| Aaron Sarkar
Evaluating the Effectiveness & Efficiency of a Graphene-Oxide Filtration System
| Challenge: | Environment | | Category: | Intermediate | | Region: | Eastern Newfoundland | | City: | St. John's, NL | | School: | MacDonald Drive Junior High School | | Abstract: | A Graphene-Oxide Filtration System (GOFS) was created to serve rural and Aboriginal areas of Canada. Graphene-Oxide was produced from sand and sugar, then activated by sulfuric acid and heat. The GOFS effectively filtered all major contaminants present in water. However, due to partially varnished Graphene-oxide coated sand, there was leeching of some heavy metals coming from sand particles addressing the major issue of quality assurance. |
| Awards | Value | Excellence Award - Intermediate
Silver Medal
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada | | Western University Scholarship
Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: Western University | $2 000.00 | | Total | $2 000.00 | |
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