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Erick Bandala
Principal Investigator
Desert Research Institute 
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9 months ago
Water treatment materials, biochar engineering, emerging contaminants
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Erick Bandala holds a provisional patent on beetle‑kill pine biochar and led funded work on removing DBP precursors and nitrates in drinking water. He develops engineered biochar and reactive composites for pollutant removal across household and utility‑scale systems.
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Desert Research Institute
Engineered biochar for organic compound removal in coconut water and beverage applications
Engineered biochar technology that selectively adsorbs organic compounds responsible for off-flavors in coconut water. Validated in water treatment applications with performance nearly twice that of activated carbon, thi...
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Activated biochar for cost-effective nitrate removal in urban stormwater treatment
A patent-pending activated biochar (ABC) developed by DRI's Environmental Engineering Lab offers significantly higher adsorption capacity for nitrate removal from urban stormwater runoff compared to conventional granular...
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