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Innovator Profile

Anton Astner

PhD in Biosystems Engineering, Tickle College of Engineering, UT Knoxville

Dr. Astner received his PhD in Biosystems Engineering from the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Dr. Astner works in Dr. Hayes’ laboratory and specializes in transport of microplastics and nanoplastics at the interface of soil, streams, and groundwater in agricultural ecosystems. ​

Available Technologies

  • Macro shot of microplastics composition inside a lab petri dish. Concept of plastic pollution with nanoplastics.
    Isolation of Nanoplastics from an Aqueous Slurry Using Continuous Centrifugation​
    Researchers at the University of Tennessee have developed a continuous centrifugation system designed to isolate nanoplastics with high efficiency, pr ... (read more)

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