It is becoming increasingly difficult to produce sufficient drinking water, and this process also releases large amounts of the harmful greenhouse gas methane. For his Ph.D. thesis, microbiologist ...

Anthony Straub (r) with PhD student Kian Lopez in a lab. Anthony Straub is making revolutionary advances in water purification for life on Earth and in space. Using nanoscale membranes—thinner than ...

Access to safe drinking water remains a major challenge, especially in regions lacking centralized treatment. Cellulose nanomaterials (CNMs) offer renewable, biodegradable options for membranes with ...

Cities typically draw water from diverse sources, such as rivers, lakes, or reservoirs. Each source presents unique challenges, ranging from pollution concerns to industrial runoff. Pollution, both ...

To help alleviate health issues caused by pathogens in water, a team of CU Boulder mechanical engineering students collaborated on a senior capstone project last spring to create PureSip, a prototype ...

Adsorption is a phenomenon in which molecules or ions from a fluid phase (gas or liquid) are attracted and retained on the surface of a solid phase (adsorbent). Adsorption is different from absorption ...

If you live in the District or Northern Virginia, your water might start to smell funny on Monday. That’s because of an annual change to the water purification process — a sort of “spring cleaning” ...