Green Filter
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Green Filter addresses critical flaws in current ceramic filters used for molten metal purification, which are essential for ensuring high-quality metal products. Traditional filters involve environmentally harmful polyurethane foam and suffer from inconsistent quality and fragility. Green Filter employs advanced Additive Manufacturing (AM) and Field Assisted Sintering Technologies (FAST) to create durable, consistent, and eco-friendly ceramic filters with tailored pore structures. This method significantly reduces material waste, energy consumption, and carbon emissions, advancing sustainable metal purification
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Parvathi Vasudevan
Loughborough University
My inquisite journey started with the project in High school. Trying to find an eco-friendly method for grey water purification, we stumbled upon Colocasia and a few other plants- unsung heroes in water cleansing. It left an indelible fire in me that led me to the research on x-ray shielding materials, for replacing toxic Pb - my MPhil thesis.This emboldened my faith that material science is my passion. PhD at Loughborough University on “Green Filter” provided the opportunity to develop state-of-the-art sustainable ceramic filters- using novel materials and manufacturing technologies (3D printing) to help humanity progress in an eco-friendly manner.
Thanos Goulas
Loughborough University
Annapoorani Ketharam
Loughborough University
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