Plant-inspired polymers for water purification

German-Japanese research team takes inspiration from nature, creating a polymer that selectively removes toxic heavy metal ions from water

Nanofibers rid water of hazardous dyes

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

Clean water from fog

A property known as photocatalytic memory ensures that this also functions when skies are overcast and at night

Cleaning water with ‘smart rust’ and magnets

New method for pollutants such as crude oil, glyphosate, microplastics and hormones

PFAS contaminated water becomes clean again

Promising and environmentally friendly process developed

Magnetic bacteria can help to extract dangerous heavy metals from wastewater

Filigree sewage plants

Plasma against toxic PFAS chemicals

“Ideally, the harmful PFAS substances are eliminated to the point that they can no longer be detected in mass spectrometric measurements”

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

Method can also be used against other types of pollutants

Researchers uncover new water monitoring technique

New method simultaneously monitors clumps and the mixing intensity in a single step

Designing better water filters with AI

Study demonstrates AI’s usefulness toward developing water purification membranes with novel properties

Start-up in the fight against "forever chemicals": revolutionary technology completely destroys PFAS

Interview with the founder: Oxyle

Cleaning water with ‘smart rust’ and magnets

New method for pollutants such as crude oil, glyphosate, microplastics and hormones

Magnetic bacteria can help to extract dangerous heavy metals from wastewater

Filigree sewage plants

More Than Superfood: Duckweed is not only rich in nutrients, it also stores rare earths to a particularly high degree

Researchers at Jacobs University Study Use of Duckweed

Novel platform purifies oil-contaminated seawater

The approach has implications for improving water scarcity around the world, researchers say

Advance in water purification

Using radicalized NOX derivatives supported on metal oxides

Making seawater drinkable in minutes

A new alternative seawater desalination membrane to produce drinking water

New 'Swiss Army knife' cleans up water pollution

First used to soak up oil in water, new sponge sequesters excess phosphate from water

Better Understanding Membranes

A new class of membranes promises highly interesting applications in material separation, whether in biotechnology or water purification

In milliseconds from polluted to clear water

New discoveries in the field of nanoscience

Researchers uncover new water monitoring technique

New method simultaneously monitors clumps and the mixing intensity in a single step

New method can remove dyes from wastewater

New 'Swiss Army knife' cleans up water pollution

First used to soak up oil in water, new sponge sequesters excess phosphate from water

Smart sponge could clean up oil spills

Highly porous sponge selectively soaks up oil, sparing water and wildlife

Simulations Suggest Graphene Can Stretch to Be a Tunable Ion Filter

System selectively sequesters toxins from water

Mat baits, hooks and destroys pollutants in water

Targeting PFOA threat to drinking water

Zap! Graphene is bad news for bacteria

Mar Cor Purification and Rephile Biosciences sign distribution agreement for North American markets