Researchers Use Pistachio Shells in Wastewater Treatment
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Technology
A research team at the University of Guilan has produced an efficient nanocatalyst for removing organic pollutants from industrial wastewater.
According to the Iran Nanotechnology Innovation Council (INIC), the project is aimed at producing an efficient nanocatalyst for wastewater treatment.
In this process, pistachio shells are used to synthesize copper nanoparticles which not only lowers the final production cost of the nanocatalyst also makes the process environmentally more friendly.
Dr. Kurosh Rad-Moghadam, faculty member, and Alireza Taghizadeh Ph.D. candidate, at the University of Guilan are key team members working on this project. The results are published in the Journal of Cleaner Production with an impact factor of 5.6.
Reference:
Alireza Taghizadeh, Kurosh Rad-Moghadam, "Green fabrication of Cu/pistachio shell nanocomposite using Pistacia Vera L. hull: An efficient catalyst for expedient reduction of 4-nitrophenol and organic dyes", Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 198, 10 October 2018, Pages 1105-1119, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.042
Source: MEHR News Agency / MS/INIC
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