Houssine Khalili

About me

Houssine KHALILI(born in 1998, Benguerir city, Morocco). PhD student at stockholm university particularly at MMK the departement of Materials and environmental chemistry, under the supervision of  professor Aji Mathew. I'm working on in situ characterization of nanocellulose based biohybrid membranes for water treatment using advanced quantitative  atomic force  microscopy (AFM) mapping supported by small angle  x-ray scattering (SAXS), and molecular dynamic simulation (MD).

Background:

I got my bachelor degree in physico-chemistry of materials from the faculty of science and technologies in Marrakesh, Morocco. Then i completed my master's degree in Materials Sciences and Engineering option polymers and composites within the ambitious and fast-growing University Mohammed 6 polytechnic university (UM6P), Morocco. Through the Department of Materials Science, Energy, and nano-Engineering (MSN). 

Popular Science: project description

Nanocellulose stands out as an incredibly versatile biobased material with numerous uses in environmental applications. With its distinctive surface chemistry and nanostructured morphology, nanocellulsoe has gained recognition as a promising resource for water treatment, an emerging field in which it exhibits significant potential. The goal of this project is to develop and utilize experimental methods in wet environments, such as quantitative atomic force microscopy and X-ray scattering, along with computational techniques. These methods will be used to gain insight into how nanocellulose and its biohybrid interact with water pollutants on a nano-molecular level.