DTU Researcher Uses Pomelo Peel to Treat Water Polluted with Heavy Metals
July 2,2021Dr. Dinh Van Phuc, from the DTU Institute of Fundamental Science & Applications, lives in Dong Nai, famous for the Tan Trieu pomelo, grown in the Vinh Cuu district. He noticed that the people there only process the flesh of the pomelos, but leave the peel as waste. In his research into environmentally-friendly materials, Dr. Dinh Van Phuc experimented with the peel, which contains mostly cellulose, pectin and other organic compounds