Title :
Sustainable On-site Bleach Generation Utilizing Salt and Sunlight
Author :
Baginski, T.A. ; Ewing, E.C. ; Roppel, T.A. ; Dean, R.
Abstract :
Access to clean water, free of biological contamination, is a serious problem in many parts of the world. Bleach (i.e. sodium hypochlorite) can be used to kill these biological contaminants. A simple, robust on-site method to generate bleach is presented. The system consists of a pair of electrodes, a solar panel and a disposable water bottle. Preliminary field testing in Uganda is discussed.
Keywords :
bottles; contamination; sodium compounds; solar cells; sunlight; sustainable development; testing; water resources; water supply; Uganda; biological contaminants; biological contamination; clean water; disposable water bottle; electrode pair; field testing; robust onsite method; sodium hypochlorite; solar panel; sunlight; sustainable onsite bleach generation; Chemicals; Electrodes; Metals; Production; Silicon; Testing; Water pollution; Water Availability; Water Planning; Water Quality;
Conference_Titel :
Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-3016-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-4849-4
DOI :
10.1109/GHTC.2012.24
