Nanotechnology for water purification

Water in Brazil.

About 1 of every 6 people around the world has no adequate access to water, and more than twice of that number lack basic sanitation, for which water is essential. Reading articles from few years back, there’s been different inventions to purify drinking water using nanotechnology. One of the ideas was the LifeSaver waterbottle, which uses nanotubes to filter out 99% of the bacteria and viruses to create safe and clean drinking water. 

Link to video explaining the water bottle:
https://vimeo.com/31513618




Lifesaver water bottle, clean water comes out from the bottles

The LifeSaver bottles are pressurized sealed united with a hand pump. Using the pump will force water through the pores of the filter and out through the nozzle to produce clean water. I thought about applying the same sort of concept, but in a bigger scale.

What if there are boats that are equipped with nanotube technology and while driving around the water, it is also cleaning water? 

Boats for cleaning large bodies of water?

There are oil spills and garbage and all kinds of bacteria in the water bodies around the world, what if we make use of the boats that drive around to filter and help clean the water? Using the technology of nanotubes, filtering out bacteria and harmful viruses, and hopefully good enough to filter out oil spills. The pressurized motor could possibly be built into the boat along with the motor that makes boats move? This would ideally work in countries where they have less access of clean water as well, such as cleaning up the lakes in Brazil. It would be a great to make use of the boats already roaming around the water, than having to install a new massive cleaning system to clean their lakes. 

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Citations: 

"Cleaning Our Water with Nanotechnology." Cleaning Our Water with Nanotechnology. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2016.

Gehrke, Ilka, Andreas Geiser, and Annette Somborn-Schulz. "Innovations in Nanotechnology for Water Treatment." Nanotechnology, Science and Applications. Dove Medical Press, 6 Jan. 2015. Web. 14 Mar. 2016.

Berger, Michael. "Low-cost Nanotechnology Water Filter." Low-cost Nanotechnology Water Filter. N.p., 6 May 2014. Web. 14 Mar. 2016.

Gravotta, Luciana. "Cheap Nanotech Filter Clears Hazardous Microbes and Chemicals from Drinking Water." Scientific American. N.p., 7 May 2013. Web. 14 Mar. 2016.

"Nanotechnology for Water Purification." EurekAlert! N.p., 28 July 2010. Web. 14 Mar. 2016.