Team:Berlin/Project/Implementation
4. Implementation of our Product
The Enzymatic Flagellulose unit will be integrated within the secondary wastewater treatment phase, where biological oxidation takes place. While we intend it to be immobilized it on a rotor inside the tanks, another idea might be to use beads and have them flow through the sewage water in the tank. For this decision to be made, we would have to test what geometry has higher efficiencies regarding the degradation of microplastics. That way, the release of microplastics into the environment, its distribution, and related environmental consequences can be prevented. Furthermore, our functionalized matrix can be expanded to other environmental problematic issues, such as removing medicine residues or pesticides from wastewater. Also, after having developed this modular machine, it could be applied directly where wastewater enters the system – meaning in the drain of a home or an industrial facility. For example, we could use it like a sink strainer by making the Enzymatic Flagellulose home compatible. The main reason we began with applying our Enzymatic Flagellulose in the wastewater treatment plants is that the enzymes need some time to carry out the reactions. While there is not enough time if the water just flows through the sink, in the treatment plants it will stay for several hours in one tank (see below). Later, when we have optimized the enzymes to carry out very fast reactions, the implementation of a microplastics degrading sink strainer is the next application of choice. Thus, our modular machine offers a wide range of application possibilities. By varying and combining the interlinked enzymes of different functions, it can be applied diversely and simultaneously for various purposes.
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