Lifesaver Water Filter

[Herald]

Life Saver Water Filter

Make sure you look at the video. This is a fantastic use of technology. I wonder if this sort of thing can be used by missionaries to bring sanitary water to areas of the world where it is sorely needed.

 

[kvanlaan]

I wonder if they're commercially available. I bet ol' Pergy could put them to good use...

 

[Semper Fidelis]

Life Saver Water Filter

Make sure you look at the video. This is a fantastic use of technology. I wonder if this sort of thing can be used by missionaries to bring sanitary water to areas of the world where it is sorely needed.

The filter would get clogged in short order.

Reverse Osmosis is a pretty energy intensive process unfortunately.

Interestingly, I sat next to a fellow who is the CEO of a startup in SoCal that has a patented RO method that significantly reduces the power required to perform RO and uses solar power extensively.

 

[VictorBravo]

Looks like a variation on the Berkey ceramic filters, which have been around for a long time.

Here's a low tech iteration that looks useful for villages:

Design for the Other 90%: Ceramic Water Filter