New spheres trick, trap and terminate water contaminant – Rice University News & Media

New spheres trick, trap and terminate water contaminant

Rice University graduate student Danning Zhang, who led the development of a particle that attracts and degrades contaminants in water, checks a sample in a Rice environmental lab. (Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University)

Rice scientists enhance micron-sized titanium dioxide particles to trap and destroy BPA, a contaminant in water with health implications. The robust particles can be recharged for reuse in water remediation.