RESEARCH INTERESTS

The research group of Sapana Jadoun, Sol-ARIS (Solar Energy and Advanced Materials Research for Innovative Sustainability), focuses on interdisciplinary work at the interface of materials chemistry, environmental science, and solar energy. The laboratory is dedicated to the sustainable design and synthesis of advanced functional materials aimed at environmental and energy-related applications.

Key research areas include solar-driven photocatalysis, adsorption, sonocatalysis, and photosonocatalysis for water purification, with an emphasis on removing hazardous pollutants such as dyes, pharmaceuticals, and toxic heavy metals including arsenic, cadmium, copper, and mercury. The lab also works on developing innovative materials for adsorption systems and energy storage.

Sol-ARIS further investigates green and energy-efficient approaches for recovering metals such as Cu, Ag, Au, Pd, and Li from various waste sources, including mining residues, electronic waste (E-waste), wastewater, household waste, and salt flats, using solar and sonochemical processes as clean-energy technologies.

The primary mission of Sol-ARIS is to create cost-effective, scalable, and environmentally sustainable solutions that advance the principles of the circular economy and the responsible management of resources and water.