New miraculous effect of orange peel: Eliminate mercury pollution

According to News Daily, Australian scientists have discovered a new method that can remove mercury from water by using a substance made from industrial byproducts and orange peels.

Discovering new uses of orange peel

While scientists have yet to find a cheap way to remove mercury from seawater, this is a new breakthrough in research to remove toxic mercury contamination from available materials. with low cost.

The two scientists found this method to be Max Worthington and Justin Chalker of Flinders University, South Australia.

The team of the two scientists combined sulfur created from the petrochemical industry and lemon-flavored unsaturated hydrogen carbon in the orange peel to create a soft red rubber and it can Smoking mercury from the water.

Two scientists found new methods Max Worthington and Justin Chalker.(Source: Daily News)

Dr. Chalker said the team used these two substances because each year there are up to 70 million tons of sulfur by-products of the oil industry but hardly used and 70 million tons of unsaturated hydrogen carbonate is Cheap lemon from the citrus processing industry.

Now researchers continue to check to make sure this type of plastic is not harmful to the environment and hopefully can be used widely and sell this new material to the market.

Chalker, Ph.D., said the most useful thing about this material is that they are very cheap and are used from waste products. It means that it can be widely used in environmental cleaning, covering the water pipes.

"Many areas of the world are exposed to mercury, which affects the supply of food and water, making it very important to find ways to remove mercury effectively and cheaply," Chalker said. .

This is a major breakthrough because mercury is extremely dangerous, can contaminate food, water, affect the nervous system of humans and is especially toxic to children.

According to the Flinders University report, mercury pollution appears as a consequence of a number of industries, including mining and fossil fuel burning.

The level of this contaminant has tripled in seawater since the start of the Industrial Revolution. This substance infects fish and seafood, entering the human food chain, leading to health problems such as reducing child intelligence and reducing the fertility of fish and birds.

This study was published in the Angewandte Chemie International Edition of Germany.