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