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Mushroom-Waste Biochar Pulled Cobalt Out of Polluted Water

Mushroom-Waste Biochar Pulled Cobalt Out of Polluted Water

What they found

Biochar made from spent mushroom substrate removed up to 99% of toxic cobalt from contaminated water and could be reused.

Biochar made from spent mushroom substrate removed up to 99% of toxic cobalt from contaminated water and could be reused.

The number

up to 99% of toxic cobalt

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.

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Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery

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ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Spent mushroom substrate biochar removed up to 99% of toxic cobalt from contaminated water, with each gram binding about 139 mg of metal. The material still pulled out 94.5% of cobalt from simulated electroplating wastewater and could be collected with a magnet and reused. This turns farm mushroom waste into a reusable filter for stripping heavy metals from polluted water.

Spent mushroom substrate biochar removed up to 99% of toxic cobalt from contaminated water, with each gram binding about 139 mg of metal. The material still pulled out 94.5% of cobalt from simulated electroplating wastewater and could be collected with a magnet and reused. This turns farm mushroom waste into a reusable filter for stripping heavy metals from polluted water.

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