Developing New Materials: Using banana peels to purify water

Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions

English - August 08, 2011 14:00 - 1.3 MB - ★★★★ - 3 ratings
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A study in the American Chemical Society’s journal, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, reports that minced banana peel performs better than an array of other water purification materials and can do so in a sustainable way.