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 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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

If you are struggling to decide which filter system is right for your polymer melt application, you are not alone. Join us as we explain key characteristics and differences between screen changers and ...

(Nanowerk News) Clean drinking water is a basic demand for our health and wellbeing. However, as the global population grows, achieving this for all communities worldwide becomes more challenging. Now ...

A squirt of this polymer binds with cadmium, forming a cloudy precipitate, and then a little bit of acid releases the heavy metal, redissolving the polymer. Water polluted with heavy metals can pose a ...

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 ...