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Removing microplastics with engineered bacteria

Researchers altered bacteria found in wastewater treatment, where microplastics can enter environment

13-Jan-2025 - Microplastics can go right through wastewater treatment plants, and researchers have engineered bacteria commonly found in there to break down this pollution before it can persist in the environment. Researchers from the University of Waterloo added DNA to several species of bacteria found in ...

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Cheap and sustainable cleansing of water from heavy metals

Researchers develop filter systems based on lignin

27-Aug-2024 - In order to cleanse wastewater of heavy metals, industry has to resort to highly refined filter technologies. Often, the production of these very technologies is not truly environmentally friendly either. Vienna-based researchers are now developing filter systems based on lignin, a waste product ...

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Effective new catalyst brings hope for cleaner energy, wastewater treatment, and green chemistry

A catalyst that significantly enhances ammonia conversion could improve wastewater treatment, green chemical and hydrogen production

12-Aug-2024 - A team of scientists have developed an effective catalyst with a remarkable ability to enhance the efficiency of ammonia conversion. The study reveals the catalyst's potential to significantly advance wastewater treatment, green nitrite and nitrate, as well as hydrogen production. Catalysts are ...

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Oxyle and Waterleau join forces in the fight against PFAS contamination

Partnership agreement signed for the sustainable removal of PFAS from the environment

21-May-2024 - Oxyle, the Swiss pioneering water treatment startup, and Waterleau announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This MoU marks a pivotal moment in the global effort to combat micropollutants in water resources. Joining forces for the complete elimination of PFAS The strategic ...

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Nanofibers rid water of hazardous dyes

Waste to purify water - it sounds paradoxical, but that is exactly what has now been achieved

25-Apr-2024 - Dyes, such as those used in the textile industry, are a major environmental problem. At TU Wien, efficient filters have now been developed – based on cellulose waste. Using waste to purify water may sound counterintuitive. But at TU Wien, this is exactly what has now been achieved: a special ...

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Researchers obtain promising results for control of pollutants in water

Brazilian scientists tested a simple and sustainable method for monitoring and degrading a mixture of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, compounds present in fossil fuels and industrial waste

28-Mar-2024 - An articlepublishedin Catalysis Communicationsdescribes a simple, efficient and sustainable approach to the degradation and quantitative monitoring of a mixture of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), emerging pollutants that contaminate various ecosystems owing to oil and other fossil ...

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Mussel-inspired membrane can boost sustainability and add value to industrial wastewater treatment

New nanoporous membrane allows highly efficient separation of wastewater components for future reuse, offering industries sustainability and added-value benefits

08-Aug-2023 - Engineers have developed a new kind of membrane that separates chemicals within wastewater so effectively that they can be reused, presenting a new opportunity for industries to improve sustainability, while extracting valuable by-products and chemicals from wastewater. Created for use in ...

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PFAS contaminated water becomes clean again

Promising and environmentally friendly process developed

25-Jul-2023 - There are many man-made environmental pollutants. One of the most serious is pollution with the harmful perpetual chemical PFAS, which can be found in many soils and waters and thus also in our food. Although it is possible to remove it, it is costly and produces hazardous waste. Now, researchers ...

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Magnetic bacteria can help to extract dangerous heavy metals from wastewater

Filigree sewage plants

10-May-2023 - A research team at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) has managed to purify water containing uranium using a special kind of bacteria known as magnetotactic bacteria. The name derives from their ability to react to magnetic fields. They can accumulate dissolved heavy metal in their ...

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New wood-based technology removes 80% of dye pollutants in wastewater

Method can also be used against other types of pollutants

31-Mar-2023 - Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new method that can easily purify contaminated water using a cellulose-based material. This discovery could have implications for countries with poor water treatment technologies and combat the widespread problem of toxic ...

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