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University of Illinois Chicago

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New reactive electrochemical membrane (REM) filtration technology developed at UIC converts traditional filtration membranes into a reactive surface. The small pores, or holes, in the membrane will trap contaminants and the application of electricity to the membrane will cause reactions that will break contaminant molecules apart.

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Brian Chaplin and Shafigh Mehraeen/UIC

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