MIT: Repurposed Beer Yeast May Offer a Cost-Effective Way to Remove Lead From Water
May 15, 2024
May 15, 2024
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 15 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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A filter made from yeast encapsulated in hydrogels can quickly absorb lead as water flows through it.
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By Anne Trafton, MIT News
Every year, beer breweries generate and discard thousands of tons of surplus yeast. Researchers from MIT and Georgia Tech have now come up with a way to repurpose that yeast to abs . . .
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A filter made from yeast encapsulated in hydrogels can quickly absorb lead as water flows through it.
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By Anne Trafton, MIT News
Every year, beer breweries generate and discard thousands of tons of surplus yeast. Researchers from MIT and Georgia Tech have now come up with a way to repurpose that yeast to abs . . .