Study of the feasibility of a low cost membrane based decontaminant device for domestic drinking water

Author

Rajam, M.M. ; Basu, Sarajit

Author_Institution

Sch. of Biomed. Eng., Indian Inst. of Technol., Bombay, India

fYear

1995

fDate

15-18 Feb 1995

Firstpage

34335

Lastpage

34700

Abstract

The authors discuss the device design of two modules of low cost membrane based devices for decontamination of drinking water. The devices used were fitted with 1) CDA membranes, and 2) powdered charcoal sandwiched between two macroporous membranes. Optimisation has been carried out by inoculating samples of water with Escherichia coli, and observing their filterability. The design of the device as applicable in the rural and urban sectors is also discussed

Keywords

biological techniques; filtration; membranes; water treatment; C; CDA membranes; Escherichia coli; H₂O; India; bacterial diseases; domestic drinking water; filterability; low cost membrane based decontaminant device; macroporous membranes; powdered charcoal; rural sectors; urban sectors; water bourne diseases; Biomedical engineering; Biomembranes; Contamination; Costs; Filters; Materials testing; Power capacitors; TV; Water pollution; Water resources;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995 and 14th Conference of the Biomedical Engineering Society of India. An International Meeting, Proceedings of the First Regional Conference., IEEE

Conference_Location

New Delhi

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2711-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RCEMBS.1995.511693

Filename

511693