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Harnessing Biosorption: Turning Brewery Waste Into a Water Purification Powerhouse

A filter made from brewery waste yeast encapsulated in hydrogels can quickly absorb lead from contaminated water. Beer breweries generate and discard thousands of tons of surplus yeast every year. Researchers from MIT and Georgia Tech have now come up with a way to repurpose that yeast for extrac

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