REMOVING

MICROPLASTICS FROM
WATER WITH
ULTRASOUNDS

Estefany Almeida
Jordy Cusangua
Carla Parra
 WHAT IS THE CORE TECHNOLOGY
OR INNOVATION BEHIND THIS
IDEA?
Ultrasound Acoustic
It break down
Technology Cavitation
microplastics into
(Fragment)
Acoustic cavitation smaller particles,
Acoustic then agglomerate
and acoustic
Streaming for disposal.
streaming
(Collection)

Is it based on existing technology or a completely new

invention?
 WHAT SPECIFIC PROBLEM DO
YOU ADDRESS IN THE MARKET?

Ecological Alteration in human

Safe drinking water
preservation chromosomes
Harm aquatic life Microplastic contaminate drinking Causing infertility, obesity
Altering food chains water sources and cancer due to their
Toxic substances Risking the health of human beings. ingestion
 IS THERE DEMAND TO WHAT WOULD BE THE
ADAPT THIS TECHNOLOGY TARGET TO
TO THE ECUADORIAN COMMERCIALIZE THIS
CONTEXT? TECHNOLOGY?
There is significant Government
evidence of Local and export
microplastic pollution trade
in terrestrial, marine Conservation of
and aerial animals World Heritage
from Ecuador. Public health
Economic viability and
affordability.
 WHAT TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY IS
USED IN THE PROJECT YOU
CHOSE?

Basic Incipient Merge both

Technologies Technologies technologies to
create a first
Microplastic filter, functional
Ultrasound, known
first stages of prototype that can
to all competitors
development with be produced in
potential quantity.
WHAT WOULD Pollution is an
BE YOUR environmental
problem, the
STRATEGY TO strategy is easy
GAIN A since it benefits us
COMPETITIVE as human beings to
ADVANTAGE eliminate all
IN THE microplastic
MARKET? garbage.
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