NIT Rourkela Develops Jackfruit Peel Filter For Fluoride Removal

NIT Rourkela Develops Jackfruit Peel Filter For Fluoride Removal

Researchers at NIT Rourkela have developed a novel material from discarded jackfruit peels, capable of removing over 90% of fluoride from contaminated water in about 10 minutes under laboratory conditions. This patented technology, which uses activated carbon modified with zirconium, offers a promising, cost-effective, and sustainable solution for decentralised water treatment, particularly in fluoride-affected regions of India.

NIT Rourkela patents material made from jackfruit peel to remove fluoride from drinking water

New Delhi, Oct 14 PTI) Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, have patented a low-cost material made using jackfruit peel, which can remove excess fluoride from contaminated groundwater, it said. According to Susmita Mishra, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Rourkela, by using activated carbon made from jackfruit peel and modifying it […]

NIT Rourkela researchers develop jackfruit peel material to remove fluoride from water - OrissaPOST

Rourkela/Bhubaneswar: Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, have developed a material from discarded jackfruit peels that can remove more than 90 per cent of fluoride from contaminated water in about 10 minutes under laboratory conditions, officials said Wednesday. The research was conducted by Susmita Mishra of the Department of Chemical Engineering and […]

NIT Rourkela Turns Jackfruit Waste into Fluoride-Fighting Water Purifier

In a major step toward tackling groundwater contamination, chemical engineers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela have developed an eco-friendly material derived from discarded jackfruit peels capable of removing more than 90% of fluoride from drinking water in just 10 minutes. The innovation—led by Prof. Susmita Mishra and research graduate Dr. Pratima Minz […] The post NIT Rourkela Turns Jackfruit Waste into Fluoride-Fightin…

NIT Rourkela Develops Patented Jackfruit Peel-Based Material to Remove Fluoride from Groundwater

Rourkela, Oct 14 (UDN): Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela have developed a patented water-purification material made from discarded jackfruit peels that removed more than 90 per cent of fluoride from contaminated [...]