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Title:

Self-powered Mobile Van for Water Purification/desalination to Provide Safe Potable Water 

Value Proposition:

Mobile water desalination and purification plant, running on the engine power of the van itself. It can treat turbid/flood and contaminated water using indigenously developed membrane technology to make the water potable on the spot during natural calamities.

Summary Application:

This self-powered desalination van is designed to serve regions in times of calamity. The compact structure enables them to move in tough and difficult places. With the self-powered engine, it can treat water of any quality to potable water.  

Advantages:
  1. Creating awareness among the public on indigenous water purification technologies
  2. Providing on the spot demonstration of the capabilities of the various water purification units – all the way from disinfection to desalination
  3. Being in a state of readiness to respond swiftly to emergency situations
  4. Creating a model to serve a cluster of villages.
Commercialization Status: Licensed awaiting commercialisation
Tech. Readiness Level:
CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute
CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute[CSIR-CSMCRI]
:  director[at]csmcri[dot]res[dot]in
:91-278- 2569496 Ext. 6000, 6010
:https://www.csmcri.res.in
Industrial Applications: Engine and Motors [Mechanical] Water treatment [Environmental (Clean Tech.)]
Patent Application(s): IN202111055047
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