Engineers from Novosibirsk State Technical University have built a water purification plant which operates without the use of chemicals. The result is achieved through physical processes, which significantly reduce the cost of the technology, according to nia.eco.
In one hour of operation, the unit cleans 200 liters of water from mineral impurities, including iron and manganese thanks to cavitation. In a reactor, water jets collide with each other under high pressure. In this case, the impurities become insoluble, stick together and settle on the filter.
The installation also has a mobile version, which occupies no more than two square meters.
"Everything is compact and light enough. The weight of the installation is about one hundred kilograms, which allows four men to easily move it to another location. The model allows us to regulate processes, we can adapt to almost any water quality from a river, lake, or underground basins," says design engineer Valery Lobov.
A more powerful version is built into a container. It purifies up to five cubic meters of water per day and has already been successfully tested at the railway station.
The technology is patented and ready to scale under any conditions. It can also be used for wastewater treatment, but this will require some additional actions.
Alex Shishlo, Editor in Chief of the European Bureau, Rough&Polished
