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Extracting pharmaceuticals from water using metal–organic frameworks

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A metal–organic framework enables the removal of emerging organic contaminants from the effluent of a wastewater treatment plant.

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Fig. 1: Synthesis, structure and pharmaceutical removal mechanisms of SU-102.

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Kavli Energy Nanoscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

    Nikita Hanikel & Omar M. Yaghi

  2. Bakar Institute of Digital Materials for the Planet, Division of Computing, Data Science and Society, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

    Omar M. Yaghi

  3. UC Berkeley–KACST Joint Center of Excellence for Nanomaterials for Clean Energy Applications, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Omar M. Yaghi

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