While we've seen quite a few filtration systems for making polluted water drinkable, many are quite complex, or utilize costly materials. By contrast, an experimental new setup simply requires users ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Qijun Zhang, a graduate student studying at the University of Tennessee Center for Renewable Carbon, which is part of the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, has ...

The paper filter has demonstrated excellent virus and bacteria removal capacity both in the lab and in real-life tests. The scientists believe that with further development, the paper filter produced ...

Cellulose was produced heterotrophically from different carbon substrates by carrot tissue cultures and Acetobacter xylinum (a cellulose-producing bacterium) and by castor bean seeds germinated in the ...