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Researchers upcycle pomegranate peel into high-performance water purifier
- May 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Pomegranate peel discarded by food vendors could soon help clean up contaminated water, thanks to research from the Department of Chemistry at the Faculty of Science. Led by Professor Sam Li, the research team developed a nanoscale carbon material derived from the fruit waste that is capable of efficiently removing 4-nitrophenol (4-NP), a persistent industrial pollutant, from water.
Originally published at Phys.org