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Billions of people around the world are continuing to suffer from poor access to water, sanitation and hygiene, according to a new report by UNICEF and the World Health Organization. 1 in 3 people globally do not have access to safe drinking water! What is worse, because of climate change, the problem will develop.
Unsafe water is one of the world’s largest health and environmental problems – particularly for the poorest in the world. Lack of access to safe water sources is a leading risk factor for infectious diseases, including cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, hepatitis A, typhoid and polio It also exacerbates malnutrition, and in particular, childhood stunting.
What is Nanoseen?
Nanoseen is a polish start-up, where engineers and scientists set a goal to solve the global problem of drinking water scarcity and plastic pollution. They developed the world’s first technology for desalination and water purification without energy.
What if we could solve the water crisis and give all people unlimited access to clean water?
NanoseenX is an innovative, modern and breakthrough patented nanotechnology for desalination and/or water purification, which is based on flat and thin nanomembranes through which water flows, is purified and desalinated using the force of gravity – therefore no energy or pressure supply is needed.
- Currently NanoseenX nanomembranes can be regenerated 10 times using: pure water (or solar energy or compressed air.)
- The cost of each nanomembrane is $0.5 for 60 cm and $0,08 for 12 cm;
- Nanoseen creates nanomembranes and its own desalination and / or water treatment systems, including mobile installations.
- NanoseenX nanomembranes are 100% scalable and can be adapted to various forms of unlimited size.
- The technology is environmentally friendly, does not emit CO2 – it is made of materials of natural origin (carbon compounds).
- Used nanomembranes are recycled;
In conclusion, I think the start-up’s idea is going to be something huge! The drinking water scarcity has always been a problem and with upcoming climate crisis, it’s only going to get worse. Every idea that may help people, even a bit, is at premium these days. I hope we’ll come up with more solutions like this one.
Sources:
nanoseen.com
https://ourworldindata.org/water-access
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Very interesting article. The availability of potable water is at the forefront of issues in today’s society and is a huge issue in many parts of the world even in developed nations like the United States and Australia where there are record-breaking droughts. As such, solutions like this are definitely nice to see as it is something that needs to be addressed. I am hoping for this technology to be successful and will be monitoring it as time goes on.
This is a very interesting article since it covers the issue of water potability and solves problems that already exist. Innovation should again be used for problem solving instead of creation . Many a start-ups claim to solve the problem of clean water but how does this one differ from the rest ?