Vietnamese scientists develop foam that lets microbes eat pollution out of wastewater

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Vietnamese scientists at the Institute of Materials Science developed a polyethylene foam that hosts microbes capable of consuming pollutants in wastewater. This innovation offers a domestic solution for factories facing challenges related to imported filtration media.

A team at the Institute of Materials Science has developed a polyethylene foam to house wastewater-treating microbes, giving Vietnamese factories a domestic alternative to imported filtration media.