Author: Maria Mishechkina
Advisors: Kevin Crowthers
Category: First Year
Abstract: About 2.2 billion people worldwide do not have access to safely managed drinking water services (WHO, 2019) and many of the earth’s freshwater sources are full of chemicals, heavy metals, and microorganisms (Khan et al., 2022). Current methods of water purification only focus on the removal of a specific contaminant and require large amounts of electricity to function, making them unaffordable and ineffective in full decontamination. Project methodology includes preliminary testing of membranes, proof of concept development to determine the effectiveness of the membrane distillation process, prototype iterations, final design construction, bacterial and chemical testing utilizing spectrophotometry, and testing with local contaminated water samples. All results after purification fit safe drinking water standards of the WHO, EPA, or the WQA.
UN SDGs:
SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-Being
SDG 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation
SSG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
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