Charcoal biofilter cleans up fertiliser waste gases

Removing the toxic and odorous emissions of ammonia from the industrial production of fertiliser is a costly and energy-intensive process. Now, researchers in Bangladesh have turned to microbes and inexpensive wood charcoal to create a biofilter that can extract the noxious gas from vented gases and so reduce pollution levels from factories in the developing world...

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