Achievements

Jamie Kim, professor of chemistry, recently published a research article showing that waste cardboard used for commercial packaging can be transformed into valuable functional materials through chemical modification.

Using silanization and inverse gas chromatography, the study demonstrates how cardboard surfaces can be made more hydrophobic and porous, enabling potential applications in hydrocarbon capture, methane adsorption in landfills, and treatment of oily wastewater. The findings also offer insights for designing efficient adsorbents and improving packaging materials’ resistance to water damage.

Read the full article online at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10337-025-04434-3.