Titanium Dioxide
08/02/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Cities that are running out of water can now safely remove at least some pharmaceuticals from recycled water and wastewater
If cities are forced to recycle water, they’ll need to find a way to filter out pharmaceuticals – such as the widely used anxiety drug Diazepam – from wastewater. So, South African researchers have developed titanium dioxide nanofibers that can remove drugs from water, reported ScienceDaily. The fibers are the brainchild of a research team […]
06/08/2018
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By Edsel Cook
New polymer mat able to fish biologically harmful contaminants from water
There’s a new water treatment mat that acts like a miniaturized fishing net for water pollutants. Devised by Texan researchers, it can bait, hook, and destroy toxic chemicals in water supplies, according to a ScienceDaily article. Developed by the Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Center, the mat uses titanium dioxide to break down pollutants. It can be made as big or […]
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