Researchers have synthesized a bio-inspired polymer for water purification. The polymer was designed to mimic phytochelatin, a plant protein that selectively captures and neutralizes harmful heavy ...

“Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.” As populations increase, finding new, more effective ways to purify existing water sources is becoming more important and innovation with ...

Water polluted with heavy metals can pose a threat when consumed by humans and aquatic life. Sugar-derived polymers from plants remove these metals but often require other substances to adjust their ...

Researchers have proposed using polymer membranes modified with copper, zinc, and chromium metal ions for water purification. These polymers were used for the first time in water purification via ...

In wastewater produced by the textile industry and others, dye is one of the primary pollutants. A newly developed synthetic polymer is capable of removing that dye from the water, plus it can be ...

A joint Russian-American publication appeared in Polymer Chemistry. Group leader, Associate Professor Andrey Galukhin explains that the research aimed at analyzing processes of polymerization of ...

As droughts lead to water shortages around the world, are there any promising new technologies to for purifying water for ...

Raipur: In a significant scientific breakthrough with major implications for India's clean water mission, a research team at IIT Bhilai has developed a sustainable polymer technology that transforms ...

A research team of a German-Japanese University Network, HeKKSaGOn, takes inspiration from nature, creating a polymer that selectively removes toxic heavy metal ions from water Osaka, Japan – Clean ...