New activated carbon for water purification from metal developed

Russian scientists, in collaboration with an international group of scientists, managed to develop a unique

activated carbon, which caneffectively purify the water resources of water supply stations. Thus, a modified substance can form water suitable for further use from water rich in iron.

Note that the excess in drinking wateriron levels can negatively affect the human body. Thus, this metal can provoke not only kidney and liver diseases, but also increase the chances of developing tissue damage during strokes. In addition, iron-rich water also negatively affects water pipes by stimulating the growth of mucus, which ultimately leads to an increase in the number of bacteria.

However, according to scientists, the developed modified activated carbon is able to reduce the amount of iron in water to normal levels.
”At the heart of the development – special modificationcoal, which makes it possible to bind iron in groundwater entering the water supply system more than three times more efficiently than conventional activated carbon,” – Scientists from the MISIS Technological University who participated in the development of unique coal shared in the press service.