Search results for wastewater treatment

Environment Jun 13, 2023

Passive ecosystem services, juxtaposed with engineered processes, can democratize wastewater treatment

Human activities have a significant impact on natural waters, aquatic biodiversity and the quality of drinking water resources. For Professor Mathieu Lapointe of the Department of Construction Engineering at École de technologie ...

Bio & Medicine Apr 27, 2023

An innovative strategy for efficient wastewater treatment: Cross-stacked super-aligned carbon nanotube membranes

Membrane separation technology has been widely recognized as a more advantageous technology owing to its high treatment efficiency, low footprint, reliable effluent quality. However, its further sustainable growth has been ...

Polymers Jan 17, 2023

Novel nanofiltration membrane shows high efficiency in acidic wastewater treatment

A research group led by Prof. Wan Yinhua from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel catalytic template–assisted interfacial polymerization strategy to prepare ...

Polymers Nov 30, 2022

Novel mix-charged nanofiltration membrane developed for wastewater treatment

A research group led by Prof. Wan Yinhua from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel "etching-swelling-planting" strategy following interfacial polymerization (IP) ...

Analytical Chemistry Sep 13, 2022

Researchers propose new coupling strategy for organic wastewater treatment

A joint research group led by Prof. Sun Chenglin, Prof. Wei Huangzhao and Prof. Li Rengui from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed a new coupling strategy ...

Nanomaterials Aug 3, 2022

Nano-sponges with potential for rapid wastewater treatment

Efficient adsorbents for industrial wastewater treatment are important to minimize potential environmental damage. In particular, organic dyes, as a significant group of industrial pollutants, are usually highly water soluble, ...

Environment May 12, 2022

Effectively removing emerging contaminants in wastewater treatment plants

Currently, treatment systems let, on average, half of the emerging contaminants found in wastewater go through. However, scientists are developing new technologies to make infrastructure more efficient and remove the remaining ...

Nanophysics Mar 2, 2022

A 'greener' way to clean wastewater treatment filters

Membrane filters don't require much energy to purify water, making them popular for wastewater treatment. To keep these materials in tip-top condition, they're commonly cleaned with large amounts of strong chemicals, but ...

Materials Science Aug 25, 2021

New acid-resistant membranes for wastewater treatment developed

A research group led by Prof. Wan Yinhua from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a novel highly permeable acid-resistant nanofiltration (NF) membrane for efficient acidic ...

Molecular & Computational biology Jun 18, 2021

Gene edited indoor veggie gardens, advanced wastewater treatment to tackle food crisis

Climate change, rising populations, and shrinking farmlands are all threatening global food security. As the future of food hangs in the balance, innovative research and the development of sustainable urban food solutions ...

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