Bahraini students develop water purification methods

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Monday 26 Jan 2015 - 12:38 Makkah mean time-6-4-1436 Manama (IINA) – Two college students from the University of Bahrain have developed two new methods to remove dyes and toxicants from factory’s wastewater, which pollutes the environment, by using micro-channel (microfluidic) systems. Hussain Shihab and Syed Abdullah al-Mishal said that the project aims at designing two systems of micro-channels similar to micro-filters in order to purify the colored wastewater and to limit environmental pollution. The treated water will become harmless, and it can subsequently be released in the sea without affecting the marine life. They said the experiment showed a success rate of 96 percent, but it still can be developed and improved, based on the amount of carbon in the water. They stressed that the project is applicable in the factories and commercially viable, noting that the tests simply required pumping of small amounts of fluids, pencils, and plastic as well as some solid materials. AB/IINA