On Nov.5 2014, Prof. Gyula Zaray from EötvösLoránd University, Hungary gave two lectures on the topics of “Water treatment by ferrate technology” and “Study of bioaccumulation andbiotransformation of microanalytical x-ray technology” .

Prof. Gyula Zaray reviewed the application of ferrate technolgy in arsenic removal in groundwater and contaminant removal mechanisms. He also introduced the principles of various microanalytical x-ray technologies such as TXRF, XANES, SEM, EPMA, and FIB, as well as their applications in wastewater treatment.

Background of Prof. Gyula Zaray 

Present occupation
Professor of Chemistry, EötvösLoránd University;
President of Cooperative ResearchCentre for Environmental Sciences;
Head of Hungarian SatelliteCentre of Trace Element Institute for UNESCO.

Research interests
Development of solid samplingICP-AES methods for analytical investigation of high-purity metals, specialalloys and ceramics; Uptake, accumulation and translocation processes of heavymetals in plants by GF-AAS, ICP-AES, TXRF and ICP-MS; Chemical characterizationof urban aerosols and fly ash; Heavy metal biomonitoring by freshwater biofilms,algae and mussels applying TXRF; Antimony and phatalate leaching from PETbottles into mineral water by ICP-MS and GC-MS/MS; Identification anddetermination of xenobiotics in waste and treated water by GC-MS/MS; Removal ofpollutants from aquatic matrices by ferrate technology.