Dr. Yael Albo
Lecturer and Research Group Leader

Dr. Yael Albo is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Ariel University, Israel, and currently serves as Deputy Head of the department (since 2022). She earned her B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in 2000, graduating Cum Laude. She went on to complete her M.Sc. in Chemistry in 2002 and her Ph.D. in Chemistry in 2007 at the same institution, both under the supervision of Prof. Dan Meyerstein. Her graduate and doctoral research focused on the design and synthesis of ligands for high-valent transition metal cations.
              Dr. Albo joined Ariel University in 2008 as an Instructor, became a Lecturer in 2009, and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2019. She has also held key academic service roles, including Academic Consultant for second-year B.Sc. students (2010–2022). Her teaching career began in 2000 at Ben-Gurion University’s Chemistry Department and later extended to the Shamoon College of Engineering, where she taught in the Chemical Engineering Department from 2004 to 2007

                                                       Our research primarily focuses on the development of advanced functional materials using sol–gel chemistry for environmental and catalytic applications. The work centers on organically modified silica matrices (ORMOSILs) and the incorporation of transition-metal nanoparticles to create hybrid catalytic systems with enhanced reactivity, selectivity, and stability. We have extensively studied the reductive degradation of halogenated organic pollutants, including haloacetic acids and nitroaromatic compounds, using embedded catalysts such as Cu, Ni, Fe, Ag and so on within mesoporous silicate frameworks. A significant part of our work also involves designing electron-exchange matrices and studying electrochemical behaviors to improve catalytic pathways in aqueous environments. Dr. Albo’s contributions demonstrate a multidisciplinary approach, combining inorganic chemistry, materials science, and environmental remediation, with particular emphasis on the design of heterogeneous catalysts for green and sustainable chemistry.
Research – Key Focus 
  • Sol-gel technology
  • Electron exchange columns
  • Catalysis
  • Waste water treatment

 

Expertise

 

  • Design and synthesis of Organically modified silica matrices for encapsulating various metal nanoparticles
  • Design and synthesis of electron exchange columns
  • Fenton-like reactions for advanced oxidation processes
  • Industrial treatment of waste water by reducing toxic halogenated compounds

 

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