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Brewery waste can be repurposed to make nanoparticles that can fight bacteria

  • Written by: Alcina Johnson Sudagar, Research Scientist in Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis
imageSome compounds in waste produced in the brewing process could be repurposed for antibacterial drugs. Iuri Gagarin/iStock via Getty Images

Modern beer production is a US$117 billion business in the United States, with brewers producing over 170 million barrels of beer per year. The brewing process is time- and energy-intensive, and each step...

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