Our Seattle rapid prototyping service has reported on many ways in which 3D printing has been helping the environment. And now, thanks to a new innovation from NanoSun, this revolutionary technology is helping to economically recycle the world’s precious clean water supply.
NanoSun’s new invention is coming in the form of a 3D printed membrane that is proving to be quite effective in filtering waste water. This membrane is able to reclaim water while meeting all discharge standards, and lasts twice as long as a conventional water filtration membrane. It is highly resistant to breaks, and filters water at a rate ten times faster than the best filters currently available.
This new filter is already making a splash in China, where the China Commerce Group for International Economic Cooperation are investing the equal of $3.14 million dollars to treat waste water in the Qingdao National High-Tech Industrial Development Zone in Shandong. Over the next three or four years, it is expected that roughly 100 million liters of waste water will be treated.
