Post by account_disabled on Feb 28, 2024 8:46:43 GMT
We all know that water is one of the most essential and important natural resources for human and animal life. However, not everyone has access to them, much less in a potable way, since the availability and quality of water can vary according to location.
A great solution to improve the properties and of course guarantee the hygiene of the water and invest in a future free of plastic packaging , is by using a water filter.
There are several types of water filters such as activated carbon, ion exchange, ceramic filters, ultraviolet light and reverse osmosis, and although they fulfill the function of eliminating particles, odors, chemicals, etc., at the end of their useful life, they are discarded as any other product, but its problem does not end up in the landfill, and because these types of filters do not decompose, Strøm emerged as a solution to this problem.
Strøm: is a compostable water filter made without fossil fuels
Strøm is a compo C Level Executive List stable water filter made from food waste created by Pratt Institute graduate students Charlotte Böhning and Mary Lempres of Studio Doppelgänger.
They are a carbon filter made with kitchen scraps and without fossil fuels . This type of filter (Strøm) can be used to replace Brita cartridges, or add purifying filter bars to water bottles or glasses, there is even a self-cleaning jug.
How does the compostable water filter work?
The filters use activated carbon to fulfill their function but with Strøm, instead of obtaining them from petroleum, the source is a form of natural biochar that when mixed with natural resins can be molded into a thermoplastic.
compostable water filter
This compound acts as a filter or container and at the same time, opens a new horizon of options for filtration and storage of water, and one of the most determining and positive factors of this invention is that it reduces the need for plastic filters of a single use, which end up in landfills for million every year.
The making of the Strøm filters is a simple process: Böhning and Lempres burned banana peels, sheep bones and other waste from their kitchen in an oven, and also used waste from local farms and restaurants.
This process called “pyrolysis” prevents the carbon in the biomass from forming carbon dioxide during combustion. For its part, it turns it into an absorbent and porous carbon that, instead of releasing it into the atmosphere, can store the carbon from food.
Carbon sequestration was one of the main objectives of the project.
This type of compostable water filter will still store carbon even when it eventually reaches the landfill, but it won't produce methane like food waste does.
By combining tree resins with biochar and bee propolis, these flexible shapes are created, which can be molded or injected to make real water cartridges or jugs.
The purpose of this project is that the final products can surpass traditional filters, in addition to fulfilling the function of filtering various substances that do not react to activated carbon.
compostable water filter
How does it happen?
The bio charcoal is magnetized in a ferrous salt bath to extract heavy metals from the water.
Animal bones in charcoal leach fluoride.
The propolis and tree resin prevent the accumulation of bacteria and act as a binder.
Bees use propolis to mummify the corpses of hive intruders to stop the spread of disease, meaning that propolis can be used for a number of antimicrobial, antiviral and antifungal applications.
A great solution to improve the properties and of course guarantee the hygiene of the water and invest in a future free of plastic packaging , is by using a water filter.
There are several types of water filters such as activated carbon, ion exchange, ceramic filters, ultraviolet light and reverse osmosis, and although they fulfill the function of eliminating particles, odors, chemicals, etc., at the end of their useful life, they are discarded as any other product, but its problem does not end up in the landfill, and because these types of filters do not decompose, Strøm emerged as a solution to this problem.
Strøm: is a compostable water filter made without fossil fuels
Strøm is a compo C Level Executive List stable water filter made from food waste created by Pratt Institute graduate students Charlotte Böhning and Mary Lempres of Studio Doppelgänger.
They are a carbon filter made with kitchen scraps and without fossil fuels . This type of filter (Strøm) can be used to replace Brita cartridges, or add purifying filter bars to water bottles or glasses, there is even a self-cleaning jug.
How does the compostable water filter work?
The filters use activated carbon to fulfill their function but with Strøm, instead of obtaining them from petroleum, the source is a form of natural biochar that when mixed with natural resins can be molded into a thermoplastic.
compostable water filter
This compound acts as a filter or container and at the same time, opens a new horizon of options for filtration and storage of water, and one of the most determining and positive factors of this invention is that it reduces the need for plastic filters of a single use, which end up in landfills for million every year.
The making of the Strøm filters is a simple process: Böhning and Lempres burned banana peels, sheep bones and other waste from their kitchen in an oven, and also used waste from local farms and restaurants.
This process called “pyrolysis” prevents the carbon in the biomass from forming carbon dioxide during combustion. For its part, it turns it into an absorbent and porous carbon that, instead of releasing it into the atmosphere, can store the carbon from food.
Carbon sequestration was one of the main objectives of the project.
This type of compostable water filter will still store carbon even when it eventually reaches the landfill, but it won't produce methane like food waste does.
By combining tree resins with biochar and bee propolis, these flexible shapes are created, which can be molded or injected to make real water cartridges or jugs.
The purpose of this project is that the final products can surpass traditional filters, in addition to fulfilling the function of filtering various substances that do not react to activated carbon.
compostable water filter
How does it happen?
The bio charcoal is magnetized in a ferrous salt bath to extract heavy metals from the water.
Animal bones in charcoal leach fluoride.
The propolis and tree resin prevent the accumulation of bacteria and act as a binder.
Bees use propolis to mummify the corpses of hive intruders to stop the spread of disease, meaning that propolis can be used for a number of antimicrobial, antiviral and antifungal applications.