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Professor Michael Zaworotko, Bernal Chair of Crystal Engineering and Science Foundation of Ireland Research Professor at University of Limerick’s Bernal Institute. Below, Dr Xiang-Jing Kong from the Department of Chemical Sciences at UL and the material that has been created - named BUT-55
Tuesday, 12 July 2022

Researchers at University of Limerick have developed a new material that has the ability to capture toxic chemicals from the air.

The material is capable of capturing trace amounts of benzene, a toxic pollutant, from the air and crucially use less energy than existing materials to do so, according to the researchers.

The sponge-like porous material could revolutionise the search for clean air and have a significant impact in the battle against climate change, the researchers believe... (Read full article here)