Revolutionizing Wastewater Treatment with Low-Temperature Plasma Technology
In recent years, scientists have been researching ways to reduce the amount of antibiotics that are entering our water systems. Now, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are developing a new low-temperature plasma technology that can help to remove antibiotics from wastewater.
This new technology is based on a process called plasma oxidation, which uses plasma to break down organic compounds. The process works by creating an electric field, which produces ions and electrons to break down the organic compounds. The TUM researchers have adapted the process to create a low-temperature plasma technology that can break down the antibiotics in wastewater.
The researchers have been able to reduce the antibiotic concentration in wastewater by up to 80%. This means that this new technology could be an effective way to reduce the amount of antibiotics entering our water systems.
source: Phys.org