GOTHENBURG - Swedish scientists have developed a new method to purify contaminated water using cellulose-based crystals which they say could reduce toxic dye discharge in the textile industry.
Researchers at the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg say their method, which uses wood-based nanocrystals, can cheaply and easily remove 80% of dye pollutants in wastewater.
The research was conducted in collaboration with the Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur in India where dye pollutants in textile industry wastewater are a widespread problem.
