HELLO!!! I’m Kiefer Ong Xian Yao, a 17-year-old student from Singapore! I love playing football in my free time and my favourite team is Chelsea. Since young, I had been fascinated by science and how it can be applied to improve people’s lives. This is the reason why I embarked on a research project and joined my school’s Students’ Science Research Club. Personally, I really enjoy talking to the people around me and making new friends! I would also like to take this opportunity to thank my family, teachers and friends for being so supportive of me throughout my educational journey. Without them, participating in an event as prestigious as SJWP would not have been possible ?
Tell us what the water concern in your country is!Singapore is a tiny country and lacks natural water resources, yet we are facing an ever-increasing water demand. Therefore, our main concern is whether we are able to strategise and constantly seek innovative solutions so as to ensure a sustainable water supply and meet our future generations’ needs.
Synthesis of an Eco-friendly and Reusable Magnetic Ferrofluid using Orange Peel Extract for Oil Spill Cleanup
Oil spills are environmental disasters, but current methods like in-situ burning are harmful to the marine ecosystem. This study proposes an innovative, low-cost ferrofluid developed using orange peel (OP) extract as the surfactant, instead of the conventional oleic acid which is expensive to purify. OP-ferrofluid has a higher oil removal capacity than commercial sorbents such as polypropylene and can be reused for at least 5 cycles without a significant drop in effectiveness. A novel prototype was constructed to easily retrieve used OP-ferrofluid via a magnet for regeneration, facilitating the use of OP-ferrofluid to clean up oil spills in the ocean.
