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UC Berkeley chemists synthesized flexible polymer membranes, like those currently used in membrane separation processes, but embedded with nanoparticles that can be tuned to absorb specific metal ions - gold or uranium ions, for example. The membrane can incorporate a single type of tuned nanoparticle if the metal is to be recovered - or several different types, each tuned to absorb a different metal or ionic compound if multiple contaminants need to be removed in one step.

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Adam Uliana/UC Berkeley

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