From Perfume Waste to Water Filter: Vetiver Root Biochar Strips Lead, Copper, Cadmium and Zinc From Water
Scientists transformed spent vetiver roots from the perfume industry into a high-surface-area biochar that removes up to 100 percent of ...
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Banana Peels Turned Into Low-Cost Filters That Pull Toxic Metals From Water
A new study shows dried banana peel waste can remove copper and chromium from contaminated water, with fractal kinetic models ...
Concrete That Cleans Water: Steel and Sugar Waste Turned Into Phenol-Scrubbing Building Material
Researchers in India have transformed steel slag and sugarcane bagasse ash into a geopolymer concrete that meets structural strength standards ...
Iron(VII) oxide created in water as new treatment oxidant
Chemists have long been taught that iron, the workhorse metal of modern civilization, can be pushed to oxidation states of ...
Modern forward osmosis: advances in membrane engineering and draw solutes
The global water crisis has pushed researchers to revisit one of nature's oldest separation mechanisms, and a comprehensive new review ...
In Situ Iodine Drives Continuous Polymerization for Water Cleanup
A groundbreaking study by Wei, Liu, Li, and their collaborators, published recently in Nature Communications, chronicles a pioneering approach to ...
Waste Cotton Hulls Transform into Potent Catalyst for Purifying Water
A team of researchers has developed a green catalyst from cotton hulls that can dramatically improve the ability of ozone ...
Asian Plant Common in Brazil Demonstrates Promise for Microplastic Removal from Water
A groundbreaking study conducted at the Institute of Science and Technology of São Paulo State University (ICT-UNESP) in São José ...
UConn and Yale Researchers Develop Innovative Solar-Powered Water Disinfection System
In many parts of the developed world, the provision of clean and safe drinking water is a largely seamless service, ...
Potato Peels: A Green Solution for Water Purification
In recent years, environmental pollution has emerged as one of the most pressing issues facing modern society. Contaminants such as ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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