Informations

Stand number

K112

Exhibition class

V: Protection of the environment – Recycling

Technical description

Palm leaves are recycled into water filters by drying, grinding, extracting cellulose with sodium perchloride & hydroxide, treating with chloroacetic acid for carboxymethyl cellulose, coating iron-silver nanoparticles, & compressing into a filter.

Simplified description

A type of nanomaterial using carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) combined with metal nanoparticles like silver or iron is great for cleaning wastewater. It's effective because it has a large surface area and excellent catalytic properties, making it a cost-effective and environmentally friendly solution.