Development of an innovative and original portable pipette with different filtration layers for water purification

Abstract

The environment is the external environment in which living creatures on Earth constantly interact throughout their lives. Any negative situation that may occur in the environment greatly affects living life. Increasing industrialization and urbanization along with the ever-increasing population are the main causes of environmental pollution. Water pollution covers the negative effects on the physical, chemical or biological properties of water as a result of human activities. The pollution of water, which is of vital value for living things, due to different factors every day, causes the decrease in potable water resources. In our study, a portable pipette was designed to use different water sources as drinkable water. Four different filter layers were used in the pipette we designed. Filter layers used; coarse filter, activated carbon, magnetic nanoparticle and silver nanoparticle (AgNP). Magnetic nanoparticle and silver nanoparticle were synthesized within the scope of our study. The performance of the purification pipette we developed was investigated with samples containing methyl parathion at different concentrations. In our study, a UV-Vis spectrophotometer was used as an analysis device. As a result of the analyses, it was found that the pipette we developed could purify around 65%, regardless of the concentration of the analyte. The portable purification pipette we developed in our study is promising in terms of making water resources found in nature drinkable, especially in military operations.