Carbohydrate polymers could be a sweet solution for water purification (VIDEO)

American Chemical Society

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A squirt of this polymer binds with cadmium, forming a cloudy precipitate, and then a little bit of acid releases the heavy metal, redissolving the polymer.

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Cassandra Callmann

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