Sunlight key to material’s purification of water

Sunlight key to material's purification of water
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A new 2D material made of graphitic carbon nitride uses sunlight to purify drinking water, killing almost all the bacteria in the water, according to findings published in Chem. “Our motive was to develop an efficient way to use sunlight to produce water for undeveloped or remote regions without a central supply of clean water,” researcher Guoxiu Wang said.

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