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New sponge can remove toxic metals, recover critical minerals from contaminated water

Staff Writer | May 14, 2023 | 4:00 am Battery Metals Education News Suppliers & Equipment USA Cobalt Lead Manganese 

Northwestern University engineers have developed a new sponge that can remove metals—including toxic heavy metals like lead and critical metals like cobalt—from contaminated water, leaving safe, drinkable water behind. In a paper published in the journal ACS ES&T Water, the...

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