BREAKTHROUGHS
There are three breakthroughs that need to take place:
1. Solar Powered Battery Availability
2. Ideonella Sakaiensis Advancement
3. Organic Coagulants
1.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Solar Power Battery Availability: Ā
ā¢ Using solar energy allows water purification to be renewable, and accessible to people without electrical infrastructure Ā
ā¢ We are using a solar battery because the sun is not always reliable, and would need extra energy stored for a ārainy dayā Ā
ā¢ We will require advancment in solar batteries because we need affordable, chargeable energy that is eco-friendly
ā¢ We believe that as the world works to solve global warming, newer renewable energies will become available and less expensive Ā
2.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ideonella SakaiensisĀ Advancment: Ā
ā¢ We will useĀ Ideonella sakaiensisĀ because it is a microbe that eats microplastics Ā
ā¢ Destroying the micro plastics within the water allows the waste to be used a fertilizer without harming microbial communities Ā
ā¢ There must be an advancment inĀ Ideonella sakaiensisĀ that makes is work faster because studies have shown that it can be slow in the degrading of plastics Ā
ā¢ We believe that breakthroughs will occur based on how usefulĀ Ideonella sakaiensis, but havenāt yet occurred because of how recently it was discovered Ā
3.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Natural Coagulants: Ā
ā¢ We require a sustainable natural coagulant that is available to people in rural areas
ā¢ Breakthroughs are needed because most of the use of coagulants has been of chemical coagulants, rather than organic coagulants Ā
ā¢ We intend to use Polyamine and PolyDADMAC as our coagulants, but it is necessary that they advance as PolyDADMAC reacts to chlorine creating a biproduct that causes cancer in humans and animals
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