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Artist's Conk Biochar Removes Drug Pollutant From Water

Artist's Conk Biochar Removes Drug Pollutant From Water

Artist's conk

What they found

Biochar made from artist's conk removed nearly 89% of the drug ketoprofen from water.

Biochar made from artist's conk removed nearly 89% of the drug ketoprofen from water.

The number

nearly 89% of ketoprofen

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Materials/engineering

Materials/engineering

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Ganoderma applanatum

Ganoderma applanatum

Compound

ketoprofen

ketoprofen

Published in

ScienceDirect

ScienceDirect

Covered in Shroom Scan

Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Water Cleanup

Water Cleanup

Biochar made from artist’s conk (Ganoderma applanatum) mushrooms removed nearly 89% of ketoprofen—a common pharmaceutical pollutant—from water using a process powered by peroxymonosulfate.

Biochar made from artist’s conk (Ganoderma applanatum) mushrooms removed nearly 89% of ketoprofen—a common pharmaceutical pollutant—from water using a process powered by peroxymonosulfate.

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