In recent years, the issue of water crisis has become a severe issue. According to a UNESCO report, 26% of the global population does not have access to safe water.
With water scarcity rising at an alarming rate, there is a need to harness the power of modern technologies and deal with the issue immediately.
Several prominent companies and tech giants are making efforts to water positive footprint. Fido is one of the companies that comes with smart solutions powered by AI for water positive footprint and NRW reduction.
In this article, we will discuss some modern technologies that will help us fight against the global water crisis.
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Modern Technologies & Solutions To Tackle Water Crisis
1. Drinkable Book
Drinkable Book is a unique book that is developed at Carnegie Mellon University that cleans the water by filtering it to 99%. The book helps the water crisis by providing a filter to people to clean the water. Each book has enough pages that can last up to 4 years and help everyone to clean the water before drinking.
The book pages have been field tested, and the pages eliminated 99.9% of bacteria like E.coli., hepatitis, Typhoid, etc., from the water.
2. Warka Water Tower
The 9.1-meter tall tower has the ability to capture drinking water from the air. It is covered with a nylon net which allows the formation of dew on it, which further drips down to the base of the tower, where it is collected safely. It is claimed that the tower can capture 10-20 gallons of water in a day.
The best thing about the tower is that it can be created from biodegradable materials, which will not harm the environment. It can be set in a week without any major mechanical tool requirements.
3. Desolenator
The Desolenator uses solar energy to decontaminate the water and produce 15 liters of freshwater per day. The amount is sufficient to offer drinking water to a family.
Besides using solar energy for the traditional desalination process, the desolator combines electricity and solar heat to purify the water. The desolator is coupled with hot water tanks and batteries to store excess thermal and solar energy if required.
4. Graphene Filters
71% of the total Earth is covered with water, and 96.5% is taken by oceans and seas. There is a lot of seawater as compared to freshwater, but it cannot be consumed by living beings.
The seawater has to be desalinated before it can be used. However, the desalination process consumes a lot of energy and money, which limits its production.
To reduce the cost of the process, researchers have invented graphene filters which are cheaper and consume less energy. These filters can reduce the cost by 20% for the reverse osmosis desalination process.
Moreover, it can resist the high temperature and pressure of the process. With this technology, the industrial sector can use seawater and reduce its dependence on freshwater.
5. WaterSeer
WaterSeer extracts water from the air. The device looks like a well but does not deal with groundwater. The chamber of the device usually rests 6 feet in the cold temperature below the surface.
Above the ground, there is a turbine which spins with the help of wind. The turbine rotates the fan blades, which push the sir to the chamber. The warm air condenses in the chamber, and the water flows to the lower cavity, which can be extracted with a simple pump.
Final Verdict
These are some mindful technologies that can help humanity to tackle the rising crisis of water on Earth. Top companies can invest in these technologies to save water. Moreover, researchers should take the help of modern technologies to tackle the water crisis.
