(GIST OF SCIENCE REPORTER) Modified Cotton Fabric — Adsorbs Harmful Air Pollutants

[October-2021]

Modified Cotton Fabric — Adsorbs Harmful Air Pollutants

• A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, has developed a low-cost, modified cotton fabric that is capable of adsorbing harmful pollutants from ambient air. 
• They are Zeolite Imidazolate Framework (ZIF)-modified functionalized fabrics and called ZIF-8@CM Cotton and ZIF-67@CM Cotton. They can adsorb high levels of organic air pollutants such as aniline, styrene, and benzene from the ambient air.

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Courtesy: Science Reporter