As a result of an internship program between El Domo - Product Design Agency and URL-University in Guatemala in cooperation with PUCE-University in Ecuador, the former student and now graduated Product Designer "Adriana Dorantes" from URL-University developed an Open Source water filter based on the magical plant Moringa.
Como resultado de un programa de pasantías entre El Domo - Agencia de Diseño de Productos y Universidad Rafael Landívar en Guatemala en cooperación con Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, la exalumna y ahora graduada Diseñadora de Producto "Adriana Dorantes" de URL-Universidad desarrolló un filtro de agua Open Source basado en la planta mágica Moringa.

Moringa seeds are used in many places in the African continent to clean water in a primitive way. We wanted to use this plant scientifically to prove its benefits and its true capabilities. In addition to that, we wanted to build a system using affordable available materials without compromising the functions. Cleaning the subsystems should be also easy and cheap to do.

This picture shows the effect using of Moringa seeds and what does this with the dirty water after only a few hours. We use this separation in our system.

Besides that, Moringa also disinfects the water. German institutions already demonstrated this years ago. But since we couldn't find these studies, we did our own tests.

At the end of this project, a functioning system was presented that not only delivers clear water free of particles but also bacterially disinfected.

Understand this as a design that you can build exactly as we explained or as a basic concept for your own construction with your own materials and needs. 

For the use of the filter, it is recommended:

• Monitor your usage constantly. 
• Do not use moringa seed powder more than two times. 
• Clean the filter after 4-5 uses, it depends on how dirty the added liquid is. Wash the bags (as due to the constant humidity it can attract mold). 
• Let the water flow into the filter and collect it immediately. (Do not puddle it because it can cause carbon particles to collect and become dirty).
• The first time you use fresh dry charcoal, use the collected water for cleaning or add it back to the filter system, before drinking. The reason for this is that fresh charcoal could produce a lot of charcoal particles.
• Maintain a hygienic construction and use process.

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