SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ (PIA) — A rainwater harvesting expertise highlighted by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Central Luzon helps remote communities entry cleaner water by the Rainfold system with Zeramic Filter developed by Lithos Manufacturing.
The innovation collects and shops rainwater utilizing a foldable 1,000-liter tank linked to a three-stage mineral filtration system designed to take away heavy metals and take up natural contaminants utilizing pure minerals resembling zeolite, calcium carbonate, and activated carbon.
Lithos Manufacturing Chief Executive Officer and founder Eleanor Oligario mentioned the expertise was developed to assist communities harvest rainwater in its place water useful resource, notably in disaster-prone and water-scarce areas.
The Department of Science and Technology–Central Luzon showcases the Rainfold with Zeramic Filter, a foldable rainwater harvesting system developed by Lithos Manufacturing that collects and filters rainwater by a mineral filtration system to help water, sanitation, and hygiene and catastrophe danger preparedness in remote communities. (DOST-TAPI File Photo)
“Our rainwater system uses non-chemical filtration to provide cleaner water for households. By harvesting rain, even heavy rainfall becomes a valuable resource for washing, cleaning, and other daily needs, without relying on electricity,” she reiterated.
Oligario shared that the expertise was partly impressed by the water entry challenges confronted by a number of communities, together with residents of Isabela City the place some households journey by boat to acquire clean water.
She additionally cited experiences in Pangasinan the place college students in some faculties convey massive containers of water from dwelling as a result of their school rooms do not need a dependable water provide.
This gravity-operated system permits communities to gather rainwater from rooftops and use it for laundry, cleansing, and sanitation with out requiring electrical energy.
The Rainfold system weighs about 46 kilograms and may be carried and put in by one or two individuals, making it simpler to deploy in remote communities and disaster-affected areas.
This system can be geared up with a faucet outlet that enables customers to simply entry the collected water for each day actions resembling washing, cleansing, and sanitation.
Rainfold expertise has been deployed in communities in Pangasinan, Isabela City in Basilan, and Batangas to assist tackle water entry challenges in remote areas, with help from the Technology Application and Promotion Institute to increase its growth and deployment.
Lithos Manufacturing is exploring partnerships with native authorities models and organizations desirous about deploying the Rainfold system in communities going through water entry challenges.
DOST Central Luzon continues to advertise science- and technology-driven improvements that tackle group wants and help sustainable options for water entry and catastrophe preparedness throughout the area. (CLJD/MCAL, PIA Region 3–Nueva Ecija)