Bean Husk Waste Transformed into Biochar That Strips Lead and Chromium from Water
Researchers converted discarded bean husks into a low-cost biochar that removed up to 94.7% of lead and 91.5% of hexavalent ...
Tag: Water treatment
Trace Levels of Anxiety and Antidepressant Drugs Found in Drinking Water Worldwide
A new scoping review finds the anti-anxiety drug diazepam and the antidepressant fluoxetine in drinking water across seven countries at ...
Copper Steps Out of Iron’s Shadow in the Race to Purify Contaminated Water
A new review reveals how copper-based advanced oxidation processes could outperform traditional iron Fenton chemistry in destroying persistent micropollutants across ...
Invasive Plant Waste Transformed Into High-Performance Fluoride Water Filter
Researchers converted invasive Rhus typhina biomass into a nano-magnesium oxide modified pyro-hydrochar that removes fluoride from water with record-setting capacity ...
Single-Reagent Colorimetric Test Matches Gold Standard for Drinking Water Chlorine Monitoring
A stabilized single-reagent tetramethylbenzidine method for free chlorine closely matches the standard DPD technique across tap water and mineral matrices, ...
Magnetic Composite Photocatalyst Destroys Dye Pollution and Lifts Itself Out With a Magnet
Researchers have created a magnetic Bi2MoO6/CoFe2O4 composite photocatalyst that removes 99.9 percent of rhodamine B dye under visible light and ...
Cold Plasma Emerges as a Bold New Weapon Against Invisible Water Pollutants
A new review argues that the real barrier to removing pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and other emerging contaminants from water is a ...
Boron-Doped Carbon Nitride Homojunction Supercharges Antibiotic Breakdown in Water
Researchers in China built a boron-doped graphitic carbon nitride homojunction that, with persulfate and visible light, degrades 98.6 percent of ...
Chitosan-Graphite Membrane Strips Toxic Chromate from Water in Minutes
A new biopolymer composite membrane removes over 91% of carcinogenic chromate ions from water within 40 minutes and can be ...
Self-Cleaning Membranes Stacked With Tiny Semiconductors Scrub Dye From Water in Minutes
Researchers have grafted g-C3N4, CeO2, and ZnO onto PVDF/TiO2 nanohybrid membranes, finding that a graphitic carbon nitride variant removes nearly ...
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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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