Dr. Christian Ebere Enyoh is a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellow at the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Japan. His research is dedicated to engineering next-generation carbon quantum dots from plastic and polymer waste for advanced applications in fluorescence sensing, environmental remediation, and quantum-enabled nanomaterials. Through interdisciplinary research spanning materials science, analytical chemistry, and environmental engineering, he develops sustainable nanotechnologies that convert waste into high-value functional materials.
keywords: Carbon Quantum Dots (CQDs); Quantum Materials; Defect Engineering; Mixed-Dimensional Heterostructures; Excitonic Photophysics; Electronic and Optical Materials; Computational Materials Science; Density Functional Theory (DFT); Nanophotonics; Machine Learning; Environmental & Analytical Chemistry; Micro- and Nanoplastics; Fluorescence Sensing; Adsorption and Remediation; Sustainability Assessment (Techno-Economic Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment).
Current projects || Activities || Achievements
Carbon Quantum Dots (CQDs) synthesized from plastic wastes
Carbon Quantum Dots (CQDs) under UV lights
Facilitated the 3rd Professional Training Workshop of the Chemical Society of Nigeria (Imo Chapter)
Gave lecture titled "Quantum Dots and Materials Science: Driving Economic Innovation and Policy in Nigeria and Africa" to Undergraduate Economic student under the Saitama University Multicultural Campus Project
Named among the top 0.5% of 2024 Top Scholars worldwide by ScholarGPS.
MY Ph.D. Research was titled: Advanced Characterization, Machine Learning and Optimization of Waste Polyethylene Terephthalate Microplastics for the Removal of Emerging Pollutants from Wastewater in Single and Multicomponent Systems
(単一/多成分系の排水における廃PETマイクロプラスチック汚染物質除去の先端的な特性評価、機械学習と最適化)
on Febuary 23rd, 2024. The presentation is available on youtube. Please click here
Feburary 6-8, 2024 at Universidad Nacional De Chimborazo, Ecuador
Environmental Health International Seminar 2023, to be held at the Health Polytechnic of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. August 27th, 2023
5 June, 2023 at Saitama, Japan
26-October, 2022 at Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Our research paper on defect encoding announced on EurekAlerts by Saitama University.
Physicochemical characterization and oxidative potential of iron-containing particles emitted from Xuanwei coal combustion,
The Plastic Within: Microplastics Invading Human Organs and Bodily Fluids Systems
Examining the Impact of Nanoplastics and PFAS Exposure on Immune Functions through Inhibition of Secretory Immunoglobin A in Human Breast Milk Examining the Impact of Nanoplastics and PFAS Exposure on Immune Functions through Inhibition of Secretory Immunoglobin A in Human Breast Milk
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132103
Distribution, Potential Sources, and Health Risk of Microplastics (MPs) in Street Dust during and after COVID-19 Lockdown in Bangladesh
https://doi.org/10.3390/environments10070130
Comparison of the heterogeneous reaction of NO2 on the surface of clay minerals and desert dust particles
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122134
Adsorption and toxicity characteristics of ciprofloxacin on differently prepared polyethylene terephthalate microplastics from both experimental and theoretical perspectives
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.103909
Optimizing the Efficient Removal of Ciprofloxacin from Aqueous Solutions by Polyethylene Terephthalate Microplastics using Multivariate Statistical Approach