Tag: organic pollutants
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New material can not only clean water but split it into hydrogen as well
Researchers at EPFL’s Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering have developed a photocatalytic system based on a material in the class of metal-organic frameworks. The system can be used to degrade pollutants present in water while simultaneously producing hydrogen that can be captured and used further. Some of the most useful and versatile materials today…
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Jet-propelled wastewater treatment
Swimming microengines made from platinum and iron are highly efficient in removing organic pollutants from water using hydrogen peroxide. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart have developed a new method for the active degradation of organic pollutants in solution by using swimming microengines. The mobile microcleaners consist of an outer…
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Alcoa announces “smog-eating” architectural panels
Titanium dioxide is really rather useful Last week that giant multinational of aluminum production Alcoa announced its new “smog-eating” architectural panels – in other words cladding stuck to a building’s exterior that can remove pollutants from the surrounding air. The aluminum panels, branded Reynobond with EcoClean technology, have a titanium dioxide coating which breaks down…