Kanpur: In a pioneering development to address the problems of growing pathogens and water borne diseases due to presence of metal resistant bacteria in water, Dr. Archana Raichur and Dr. Niraj Sinha The Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT-Kanpur has invented a novel nano-adsorbent for wastewater treatment. This nano-absorbent will help in selective removal with a rapid method of synthesizing antibiotic-resistant and metal-resistant bacteria from polluted water.
Uniform Cubicle Nano-Adsorbent is eco-friendly, reusable, bactericidal and multi-layered and will help to selectively remove harmful bacteria from water. This is an important development in relation to existing methods used to synthesize nano-adsorbents that have been researched in recent years for wastewater treatment to address water pollution and associated health concerns.
Professor Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT-K said, “The world is grappling with many environmental threats and water pollution is one of them. It directly affects the health of humans and animals. At IIT-Kanpur, our research in the field of nanotechnology is wide and varied and this invention is a testament to this. I congratulate the entire team for such an important invention as these new nano-adsorbents, which will not only curb water pollution but will also be significantly beneficial to mankind.”
Dr. Archana Raichur said that at present, water pollution is increasing due to drug residues and drug residues. nano Particles are being heavily used to prevent water pollution by newly emerging polluters. The nanoparticles act as adsorbents to remove pollutants from water.
Along with increasing water pollution, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health issue that threatens the effective treatment of bacterial infections. Antibiotic resistant bacteria are contagious in the community and in hospital settings. The nano-adsorbents developed at IIT-Kanpur have unique physico-chemical properties that can inactivate and isolate antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARBs) from water.
Dr Neeraj Sinha said that the innovation has application in wastewater treatment which improves water filtration and selectively removes pathogens and bacteria from drinking water. It can be used as a tool against microorganisms without any side effects and is friendly to the human body.
This helps to overcome some of the existing challenges of available nano-adsorbents such as storage life, corrosive effect, disposal effect, reusable properties, degradation and time consumption due to serum and enzymes.
These nano-adsorbents have the potential to be used as a component of membrane filters in the near future and have been tested for clinical evaluation and application on bio-therapies that are ready for commercialization. Dr. Sinha,
Uniform Cubicle Nano-Adsorbent is eco-friendly, reusable, bactericidal and multi-layered and will help to selectively remove harmful bacteria from water. This is an important development in relation to existing methods used to synthesize nano-adsorbents that have been researched in recent years for wastewater treatment to address water pollution and associated health concerns.
Professor Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT-K said, “The world is grappling with many environmental threats and water pollution is one of them. It directly affects the health of humans and animals. At IIT-Kanpur, our research in the field of nanotechnology is wide and varied and this invention is a testament to this. I congratulate the entire team for such an important invention as these new nano-adsorbents, which will not only curb water pollution but will also be significantly beneficial to mankind.”
Dr. Archana Raichur said that at present, water pollution is increasing due to drug residues and drug residues. nano Particles are being heavily used to prevent water pollution by newly emerging polluters. The nanoparticles act as adsorbents to remove pollutants from water.
Along with increasing water pollution, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health issue that threatens the effective treatment of bacterial infections. Antibiotic resistant bacteria are contagious in the community and in hospital settings. The nano-adsorbents developed at IIT-Kanpur have unique physico-chemical properties that can inactivate and isolate antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARBs) from water.
Dr Neeraj Sinha said that the innovation has application in wastewater treatment which improves water filtration and selectively removes pathogens and bacteria from drinking water. It can be used as a tool against microorganisms without any side effects and is friendly to the human body.
This helps to overcome some of the existing challenges of available nano-adsorbents such as storage life, corrosive effect, disposal effect, reusable properties, degradation and time consumption due to serum and enzymes.
These nano-adsorbents have the potential to be used as a component of membrane filters in the near future and have been tested for clinical evaluation and application on bio-therapies that are ready for commercialization. Dr. Sinha,