Prototype Sineguelas Water Purification System on the Presence of Unwanted Particles in Drinking Water

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Inadequacy of potable water supply is one of the major problems in developing countries. Many researchers conducted experiments to make contaminated water transformed into drinkable and clean water for everyday use. In this context, the researchers wanted to introduce a cheaper solution, which is the ceramic water filter. This innovation adopted the concept of production of activated carbon from sineguelas seed and preparation of an alternative for colloidal silver, which is known as essential materials in producing water filter.

METHODS

Material engineering involves designing, developing, and application of material to produce a predetermined set of properties, leading to the creation of new products or systems using existing materials in the development of new material processing techniques. This study focuses on determining the effectiveness of singular as a material with the anti-microbial component. Thus, this study employs an experimental method of research.

RESULTS

Cultured E. aerogenes mixed with distilled water was treated using the introduced sineguelas water ceramic filter and sawdust water ceramic filter applied with an improvised alternative of colloidal silver which is a mixed of silver nitrate and sineguelas extract. Treatment using the introduced sineguelas water ceramic filter was tested positive as there was the observance of E. aerogenes. The other treatment using saw dust water ceramic filter applied with an improvised alternative for colloidal silver was tested negative as there is no observance of E. aerogenes. As there were two kinds of water ceramic filter used in the study, the study was recommended to undergo the physical quality test. The result shows that both devices have an effect in removing color in the water, but sineguelas was seen as more effective in removing metallic content than sawdust. Overall finding asserts of the activated carbon from sineguelas seed as effective in removing color or contaminants from water in reducing metallic formation while the improvised alternative colloidal silver or essential nanomaterials using silver nitrate and the sineguelas extract is effective in removing bacteria.

DISCUSSIONS

The result of the study exhibits the remedies for lack of potable water or expensive process to purify water. It recommends adopting the application of activated carbon from sineguelas seed and improvised alternative colloidal silver or essential nanomaterials using silver nitrate and sineguelas extract for water filter as another possible step.