In Brilliant Bharat, Neem & Teak will remove toxic substances from water courtesy the IITBHU team!
The IIT-BHU scientists launched a system to extract toxic substances from water by using ash made from teak and neem wood. This method is eco-friendly yet inexpensive and can also be adapted to purify Ganga water besides reducing the ROs cost while retaining the available minerals in the water.
Vishal Mishra, an assistant professor of biochemical engineering, along with his team prepared two different types of adsorbent from the ashes of teak wood, sawdust and neem stalk, while separating the harmful metals, ions from the water that can be made potable.