Aeropure
National Winner
Climate change and the environment

National Winner
Climate change and the environment
Submitted by
Samantha Ouyang
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Year
2022
Category
Climate change and the environment
Region
Ontario
Project description
AeroPure is a moonshot project that uses 7 mm cellulose and alginate aerogel beads sourced from biowaste to remove 99% of chemical contaminants present in polluted water. The beads are biodegradable, can be reused 10-30 times with less than 1% decrease in absorption capacity, and provide a 77x cost reduction for the average person in Africa to obtain clean water.
