NIT Rourkela Develops Sunlight-Powered Concrete Beads to Cut Water Pollution by 82%

With $3-million pre-seed round, Xatoms launches pilot projects to purify water with quantum chemistry

A little sunlight, and a little photocatalytic powder. That’s all Toronto-based cleantech startup Xatoms says it takes to make contaminated water drinkable. The process involves quantum chemistry and artificial intelligence (AI) to identify photocatalysts, or substances that react with light to purify water. Now, Xatoms has raised $3 million in pre-seed funding to help commercialize its technology for industries and consumers.   The round, which…

NIT Rourkela develops sunlight-powered concrete beads to cut water pollution by 82%

Rourkela, June 19: In a groundbreaking achievement, researchers at NIT Rourkela have unveiled an innovative solution that could revolutionize water purification. The team has developed green concrete beads that use sunlight to purify industrial wastewater, offering a significant advancement in sustainable water treatment technologies. These unique beads are composed of coal fly-ash zeolite and are infused with iron-doped nano-titania and graphen…