Group at CAS Wuhan Botanical Garden develops urban air cleaning system based on cyanobacteria

The group around WANG Weibo found that biofilms produced from cyanophyta had excellent effects on polluted air and were able to reduce PM2.5 particulate matter significantly, probably due to formation of extracellular polysaccharides. The concept is now being explored in practical settings such as houses and urban places.

CAS news release, May 19, 2014

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