Carbohydrate polymers could be a sweet solution for water purification

ScienceDaily
Sep 11, 2024, 11:20 am111 pts
Water polluted with heavy metals can pose a threat when consumed by humans and aquatic life. Sugar-derived polymers from plants remove these metals but often require other substances to adjust their stability or solubility in water. Now, researchers report a sugar-like polymer that traps heavy metals within…

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