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Title:

Domestic Fluoride, Arsenic, Iron Removal (FAIR) Filter

Value Proposition:

Fluoride, arsenic, iron contamination in ground water and related health hazards are more disastrous than any other natural calamity throughout the world in the last two decades. Drinking such water over a long period impacts health in various ways, including skin problems skin cancer, high blood pressure, reproductive disorders, skeletal & dental fluorosis. Removal of fluoride, arsenic, iron from drinking water is of utmost importance for the improvement of lives in rural India. Keeping this, domestic fluoride, arsenic, iron removal (FAIR) filter has been developed.

Summary Application:

Salient features:

  • Water storage capacity: ~80 L
  • Flowrate: ~30 L/hr
  • Cartridges : 4 Nos (replaceable)
  • Cartridges comprised of sand, gravels along with R&D modified multifunctional  adsorbent materials
  • Purification: 2 stages
  • Electricity Consumption: Power free (Gravitational Based)
  • Adsorbent lifetime : ~6 months
  • IPR Status: Patent
  • Cost of treated water: ~10 paisa/L
  • Cost of per cartridge: ~ Rs. 700/-
  • Application: Environmental (Clean Tech.) - Water treatment.
Advantages:

Provides fluoride, arsenic, iron free water to the masses to protect from various health hazards like skin cancer, high blood pressure, reproductive disorders, skeletal & dental fluorosis etc.

Tech. Readiness Level:
CSIR- Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute
CSIR- Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute[CSIR-CMERI]
:  director[at]cmeri[dot]res[dot]in
:91-343-2546401, 6510701
:https://www.cmeri.res.in
Industrial Applications: Water treatment [Environmental (Clean Tech.)]
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