3D-printed clay-based ceramic water filters for point-of-use water treatment applications

Akowanou, Akuemaho Virgile Onésime; Deguenon, Hontonho Espérance Justine; Groendijk, L.; Aïna, Martin Pépin; Yao, Benjamin; Drogui, Patrick

doi:10.1007/s40964-019-00091-9

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“…This material is practically insoluble in water and helps in building other blocks of the reef structure that provide food and shelter for life under water [37]. Other environmental applications of 3D printing include ceramic filters for water treatment [38], carbon anode for alternative energy sources [39], and fiber mesh for deicing [40]. Table 3 summarizes the application, material, and 3D printing techniques used for environmental applications.…”

Section: Printing Technology and Materialsmentioning

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3D Printing Applications in Agriculture, Food Processing, and Environmental Protection and Monitoring

Crisostomo

Dizon

2021

ASSET

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This paper presents a mini review of the applications of 3D printing, formally known as additive manufacturing, in the fields of agriculture, food processing, and the environment protection and monitoring. The paper discusses materials used in 3D printing, the different printing technologies employed in the process, as well as its prospects. PLA and ABS thermoplastics find the most application in the field of agriculture as they are affordable filaments available in the market and they are relatively easy to print. The direct extrusion of food helps people with swallowing difficulties increase their food intake as well as customize their diet. As for the environment, applications in water desalination and air quality monitoring are among the use cases of 3D printing presented in this paper.

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3D Printing Applications in Agriculture, Food Processing, and Environmental Protection and Monitoring

Crisostomo

Dizon

2021

ASSET

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“…AM technologies produce macroporous green structures, which upon sintering might be complemented by a microporosity. The possibility to produce hierarchical porosity from hydrolytically stable waste cullet would be interesting for the design of water filters 49 . Yet, the chemical safety of the product would still have to be assessed via hydrolytic durability tests, due to the possible composition changes caused by FS.…”

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Low‐alkali borosilicate glass microspheres from waste cullet prepared by flame synthesis

Hujova

Michalková³

et al. 2021

Int J of Appl Glass Sci

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“…In developing countries, 3D printing is applied to solve local problems, e.g., the 3D printing of architectures; clothing; basic medical supplies such as prosthetic limbs in Uganda and South Sudan [28,29]; umbilical clamps, finger splints, and casts in Haiti [30]; and a special 3D printed vein finder in Kenya [28]. Three-dimensional, printed devices, which can be designed on demand, are being used for environmental safety; moreover, water filters using 3D printed clay have been developed [31] and specific filters with good adsorption capacity and effective separation have been designed and fabricated [11].…”

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Three-dimensional, printed water-filtration system for economical, on-site arsenic removal

Kim¹,

Ratri²,

Choe³

et al. 2020

PLoS ONE

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The threat of arsenic contamination to public health, particularly in developing countries, has become a serious problem. Millions of people in their daily lives are still highly dependent on groundwater containing high levels of arsenic, which causes excessive exposure to this toxic element, due to the high cost and lack of water-treatment infrastructures. Therefore, a technique for large-scale treatment of water in rural areas to remove arsenic is needed and should be low-cost, be easily customized, and not rely on electrical power. In this study, in an effort to fulfill those requirements, we introduce a three-dimensional (3D), printed water-filtration system for arsenic removal. Three-dimensional printing can provide a compact, customized filtration system that can fulfill the above-mentioned requirements and that can be made from plastic materials, which are abundant. Armed with the versatility of 3D printing, we were able to design the internal surface areas of filters, after which we modified the surfaces of the 3D, printed filters by using iron (III) oxide as an adsorbent for arsenite. We investigated the effects of the controlled surface area on the flow rate and the deposition of the adsorbent, which are directly related to the adsorption of arsenic. We conducted isotherm studies to quantify the adsorption of arsenic on our 3D, printed filtration system.

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3D-printed clay-based ceramic water filters for point-of-use water treatment applications

Cited by 20 publications

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3D Printing Applications in Agriculture, Food Processing, and Environmental Protection and Monitoring

3D Printing Applications in Agriculture, Food Processing, and Environmental Protection and Monitoring

Low‐alkali borosilicate glass microspheres from waste cullet prepared by flame synthesis

Three-dimensional, printed water-filtration system for economical, on-site arsenic removal

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