Filtere - Filtering water using a variety of efficient filtration methods

This project is about the design of a low-cost water filtration system. I started this project after I realized how many people got sick or died from drinking contaminated water. When I thought about this, I took to mind how many people I could impact using one invention. Filtere is important to people who do not have access to clean drinking water, because clean water is essential to human life. An important feature about Filtere is that it can be used on any type of container of water because of the places I decided to put the technology I used in. Filtere can impact 2 billion people through its potential! The problem I solved was the lack of clean drinking water. This is a major world problem that needs to have a solution quickly or the result will be catastrophic. My goal was to engineer an advanced water filter that could remove all bacteria and germs in water. I solved my problem of making contaminated water drinkable by creating my portable, interchangeable, affordable water filter. My filter is made to fit on top of a water bottle, so that the filter acts as a middleman between the faucet and the bottle, so that it filters the water as it goes through the bottle. You can then take Filtere off the top of the bottle easily for later use. I also kept in mind that the filter would have to be small but effective so that it could fit inside the bottle while filtering water completely. My criteria were as follows: to remove up to 99.99% of bacteria and other harmful particles, to be small and portable for everyday use, to be inexpensive for wide distribution efforts, and to be watertight on behalf of the electronics. My invention demonstrates the importance of STEM. I used science to learn how to remove bacteria from drinking water. I used technology in the creation of Filtere when I looked at different systems such as GAC (Granular Activated Carbon), Ion Exchange, UV lights, and looking at how they could be implemented in Filtere. I used engineering in Filtere by prototyping different designs of Filtere and analyzing the pros and cons of the designs. I applied math when I created Filtere by doing calculations on the pricing and size of Filtere. After extensive research, I developed two prototype designs. The major difference between the two is in the number of filters. The first prototype included only one UV light filter. On the other hand, my second design included three filters (GAC, Ion Exchange, and UV light). I chose the second design to meet my filtration criteria. Hence, Filtere can remove much more germs and particles than otherwise possible.