IIT Guwahati Develops Low-Energy, Plant-Based System to Treat Piggery Wastewater

  GUWAHATI: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) have developed a low-energy, compact, nature-based system to treat highly polluted swine wastewater, using taro plants (Colocasia esculenta) and an engineered "zig-zag flow" design. ALSO READ: Assam STF Arrests Another Suspect Over Alleged Espionage For Pakistan The technology is aimed at decentralised livestock farms,…

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IIT Guwahati Researchers Develop Bacteria-Based Method to Treat Toxic Textile Wastewater

  GUWAHATI: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) have developed a biological approach to treat textile wastewater containing toxic azo dyes, using a novel bacterium that degraded 98.50% of a commonly used synthetic dye under optimised laboratory conditions. ALSO READ: Assam’s Joi Barua Brings the Sound of Stardust to NASA-Linked Project ‘Cosmic…

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