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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Ceramic water filters"”.
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Adhesion of silver nanoparticle amendments to ceramic water filters
… NPs) are frequently added as a disinfectant to ceramic filters used for household drinking water treatment. To provide suspension phase particle stability, Ag NPs can be synthesized using a number of different molecules to cap the metal core. The goal of this doctoral work was to advance the …
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Appropriate microbial indicator tests for drinking water in Developing countries and assessment of ceramic water filters
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002.
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Evaluating the technical performance and social acceptability of keg-shaped ceramic water filters in Northern Ghana
The Kosim Water Keg (KWK) is a new ceramic water filter designed have faster filtration rates and integrate better with consumers' water habits. The design seals together two ceramic pot filters (CPFs) to form a keg shape. The keg is submerged in raw water stored in any water vessel, and water is …
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Methods for the study of virus adsorption to metal oxide in order to improve ceramic water filters
… 2002, 1.1 billion people lacked access to clean water, causing several million deahts each year from highly-infectious enteric diseases. It has been recognized that an appropriate way of addressing this problem may be to enhance the effectiveness and the usage of house-hold water treatment and …
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Assessment of the use of ceramic water filters with silver nitrate as point-of-use water treatment devices in Dertig, North West Province, South Africa
Water borne diseases due to inadequate and unsafe drinking water is a global challenge that has led to a significant number of deaths and illnesses reported annually. These diseases are prevalent in less-developed countries, especially in rural areas where there is shortage of basic infrastructure …
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Development of a ceramic water filter for Nepal
… in terms of providing safe, clean drinking water for their citizens. The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 5 million people in Nepal lack access to safe drinking water while globally, 1.1 billion lack access to improved water supplies. Point-of-use water treatment technologies, …
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Design of fuel efficient brick kiln for ceramic water filter firing in Ghana
Ceramic water filters are currently produced in Ghana in order to provide a household solution to contaminated water. These filters, locally branded with the name Kosim filter by originating from Potters for Peace-Nicaragua, are heated using a generic kiln that is not attuned to the filters' …
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Finite element modeling of flow through ceramic pot filters
Pure Home Water (PHW) is an organization based in Tamale, Ghana that manufactures and distributes ceramic water filters. While many ceramic filter factories manufacture flowerpot-shaped filters, PHW has transitioned from the flowerpot shape, to a paraboloid shape, and finally to a hemispheric …