Water desalination plants could replace expensive chemicals with new carbon cloth electrodes that remove boron from seawater, an important step of turning seawater into safe drinking water.

New technology cuts chemical and energy use of removing salt from seawater. It could save millions of dollars, making ...

Researchers developed a sodium-doped amorphous SiBN catalyst, showcasing its potential for small molecule activation and ...

Heterogeneous catalysts speed up chemical reactions by being in a different state than the reactants. They are efficient and ...

A sodium-doped, transition metal-free amorphous SiBN ceramic, composed of silicon (Si), boron (B), and nitrogen (N), was designed for small molecule activation and catalysis. The strategic ...

Heterogeneous catalysts speed up chemical reactions by being in a different state than the reactants. They are efficient and stable, even under ...

Engineers develop electrodes to remove boron from seawater, cutting desalination costs and boosting sustainability in water ...

Engineers develop innovative carbon cloth electrodes for desalination, effectively eliminating boron and cutting treatment ...

A study describing the new technology has been published in Nature Water by engineers at the University of Michigan.

But the boron-catching structures still need the boron to have a negative charge. Instead of adding a base, the charge is created by splitting water between two electrodes, creating positive hydrogen ...

Transition metals have long been used as catalysts to activate small molecules and turn them into valuable products. However, ...

But the boron-catching structures still need the boron to have a negative charge. Instead of adding a base, the charge is created by splitting water between two electrodes, creating positive hydrogen ...