Iranian Knowledge-Based Firm Settles Challenge of Water Purification in Dry Areas

“The main challenge of water purification is the separation of suspended particles, therefore, the researchers of our company started to obviate the challenge by making new model of hosings,” Hashem Pasban, the technical manager of the knowledge-based company stationed at the Islamic Azad University’s Bojnourd branch, told ANA.

“Due to severe water scarcity and tensions in some areas of North Khorassan province, the water used by the people of this area had turbidity and suspended particles up to 20 microns; therefore, to solve the main challenge of these areas, we manufactured a special water purifier,” he said.

Noting that the water purification devices in the market are practically useless without electricity, Pasban said, “Our company produced water pre-purification devices made of steel 304 due to its high resistance to rust and ability to separate suspended particles in water up to five microns, which cannot be seen with the naked eye, and was able to solve this big challenge.”

“This device enjoys the capability to purify water from 6 to 14 cubic meters per hour. We also design and produce the relevant hosing for pharmaceutical industries, swimming pools, sugar and juice factories, etc. This product is a cost-effective water purification device which does not need electricity,” he added.

Relevant reports in June also said that another knowledge-based company in Iran had succeeded in manufacturing a portable water purification device that can separate 99.5% of pathogenic agents from water.

“We succeeded in producing a water purification device with the capability to remove pathogenic agents which can be used for surface water purification,”Reyhaneh Zaker Alhosseini, a senior expert in material engineering and material protection of the knowledge-based company, told ANA.

Noting that the new device separates all airborne particles, bacteria, viruses and pathogenic agents from contaminated surface water, she said, “These pathogens are removed from surface water like lakes, rivers, ponds or hot springs with a single purification step by filters mounted on the purification device.”

Zaker Alhosseini said that the water purification device does not need any electricity, adding, “This device weighs approximately 20 kg and can provide drinking water for 2,000 people with a flow rate of 500 liters per hour. The filters used in this device can be re-washed by using 5% of the purified water.”

She underlined that the device is very efficient and economical and produces high quality water, adding, “Also, it can remove and purify all pathogens from water at a rate of 99.5% by using physical methods without adding any chemicals.”

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