Polluted water can be purified soon with the technology of IIT Kanpur. The scientists of the institute have developed a novel nano adsorbent technology. Through this technique, antibiotic and metal resistant bacteria can be removed from polluted water. This technology will affect all the factors of water pollution.
Dr. Archana Raichur and Dr. Neeraj Sinha of IIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering have developed a novel nano adsorbent technology to reduce the problem of water pollution.
Nano Adsorbent selectively removes anti-biotic and metal resistant bacteria from polluted water and its synthesis is very fast. It removes all kinds of harmful bacteria from the water, which will reduce health problems.
Director of the Institute Prof. Abhay Karandikar said that the world is facing many environmental threats, of which water pollution is one. It directly affects the health of humans and animals.
Advanced nano-adsorbents can prove to be effective in reducing the problem of water pollution. At present, water is becoming more polluted due to the residue of drugs and pharmaceuticals. The nano-particles act as adsorbents to remove pollutants from the water.
The nano adsorbents developed at IIT have physico-chemical properties that can isolate and neutralize Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria (ARBs) from water. This innovation can overcome some of the current challenges such as storage life, corrosive effect, disposal effect, recyclable properties, degradation due to serum and enzymes, and time consumption.