Our research focuses on sorption and heterogeneous redox processes at solid/water interfaces and how these processes control on the fate of emerging compounds in nature. We are engaged in elucidating molecular-scale reactions at environmental interfaces and in translating molecular-level information to observations made at the larger scales using thermodynamics and reactive transport modeling. Our expertise lies in the identification of chemicals, their interactions with surrounding environmental surfaces, their mass flows through time and space, and the new physical and biological balances being temporarily created between living and non-living actors.
Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes ISCR – UMR CNRS 6226
11 allée de Beaulieu- CS 50837
35708 RENNES Cedex 7
École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes
ISCR – Équipe CIP
khalil.hanna@ensc-rennes.fr
+33 (0) 6 65 09 58 30
Research Topics
Fe/Mn-mediated redox reactions for environmental remediation and protection
Environmental clean-up technologies for groundwater, wastewater and soil remediation.
Fate and mobility of pharmaceuticals in environmental systems
Molecular interactions of drugs with surrounding environmental surfaces and their transport in natural porous media.
Influence of fluid flow on molecular-scale processes
Coupling of physical and chemical processes in assessing the chemical reactions under flow.
Last News
New publication in ES&T: Heavy-Metal Ions Control on PFAS Adsorption on Goethite in Aquatic Systems
This work demonstrates how metal cations and organic matter influence PFAS binding to mineral surfaces and affect their mobility in environmental systems.
Correspondence published in Nature
M. Usman and K. Hanna’s recent correspondence published in Nature urges industrial cooperation in tackling PFAS contamination and emphasizes the critical need to address PFAS hotspots in the EU through proper treatment.
