Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Photo Credit: Ivan Bandura. Aerial view of a wastewater treatment plant

Jun 11, 2025

Creating a New Way to Remove Phosphorus from Contaminated Water

Professor Jan Genzer and his colleagues have created an inexpensive hydrogel that can filter phosphorus from contaminated surface waters, drinking water supplies or wastewater streams to reduce phosphorus pollution and…

Panel with 3 photos: From left: 1. Microplastic pollution on the surface of water. 2. Discarded plastic bag drifting below the water surface. 3. Microplastic shards on a person's hand.

Mar 27, 2025

New Water Microcleaners Self-Disperse & Capture Microplastics

In a new paper, Professor Orlin Velev and members of his research group show proof of concept for a system that, in a single cycle, actively removes microplastics from water.…

liquid fuels have applications in cascades catalysis, catalytic hybrid photoelectrodes, and catalyst-semiconductor interfaces

Mar 25, 2025

Novel Material Holds Promise for Tech to Convert CO2 Into Fuel

Researchers have developed a novel combination of materials that have organic and inorganic properties, with the goal of using them in technologies that convert carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into…