Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Lifesaving Design

Availability of clean drinking water is massive problem all over the world. From natural disasters like 2004’s tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, to war torn areas of the word, countless lives are unnecessarily lost due to bacteria and virus filled wells, lakes and streams. LIFESAVER bottle is the world’s first all in one ultra filtration water bottle. It will remove bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi and all other microbiological waterborne pathogens without using chemicals like iodine or chlorine which leave a distinctive foul taste. Winner of countless design and product awards, the LIFESAVER bottle dispenses the need for tablets, boiling, chemicals, tubes, shaking, scrubbing, waiting or effort. The LIFESAVER bottle could be one of the most important designs this century so far.



The Lifesaver was developed in response to natural disasters such as 2004’s tsunami and Hurricane Katrina. The concept is relatively simple, based upon the fact that the smallest virus is 25 nanometers across, so by using a filter with holes 15 nanometers across, all nasties can be trapped without the need for chemicals. The term ‘nasties’ is actually quite an understatement. Lifesaver can filter out bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi and all other microbiological waterborne pathogens. And in the real world, of course, the bottle was much harder to realize than we’ve described it. The bottle is the world’s first ultra filtration water bottle, and the inventor put all of his life savings into developing it.

But it was this level of development effort that has brought about a product that is exceptionally easy to use. Fill it with water by unscrewing the base and dipping it in the nearest puddle or stream, screw the base back and use the pump to force the water through to a teat at the other end. The clean water can then be drunk directly or poured into a separate container for storage. These simple instructions make it suitable for use by children, and in developing countries.

The unit uses replaceable filters, which can treat about 4000 liters of water – five and a half years of usage if you drank 2 liters every day. The filter is speedy, too – 750ml of water can be prepared in just under a minute. And users can rest safe in the knowledge they’re getting maximum life out of the product without poisoning themselves, as the unit has a unique feature to shut itself off when the cartridge has expired.

Costing £230 ($460), the Lifesaver isn’t exactly cheap, but it is a world first, and we’re sure the price reflects the genuinely innovative R&D that went into its development. Not only was it featured at Well-tech, it won ‘Best Technological Development for Future Soldier System Enhancement’ at Soldier Technology 2007. It’s ironic that a design that can bring world peace can also support world conflict, but here’s hoping it’s used for the former rather than the latter.


ideo clip of LIFESAVER bottle demonstration on BBC News 24.


Performance and technical data
Minimum operating temperature
Maximum operating temperature

Minimum storage temperature
Maximum storage temperature

Initial flow rate
Cartridge service rating

MWCO
Bacteria retention
Virus retention
Chemical reduction






LIFESAVER bottle US compliance


LIFESAVER bottle UK compliance

LIFESAVER bottle EU compliance

LIFESAVER bottle WHO compliance


Membrane approvals /
compliances
Dry weight of bottle inc cartridge
Bottle storage capacity

Warranty:
>0 °C (32 °F)
50 °C (122 °F)
-10 °C* (14 °F)
60 °C (140 °F)

2.5L/min@0.25 Bar(1)
4000 litres (1056 US gallons)
6000 litres (1585 US gallons)
200KDs - on dextranes
>99.999995 % (log 7.5)(2)
>99.999 % (log5)(3)
Activated carbon reduces
chemical residues,
inc: pesticides endocrine
disrupting compounds
medical residues and
heavy metals

EPA - US National Primary Drinking Water Regulations under the Safe Drinking Water Act 93-523
Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000
European Drinking Water Directive Council Directive 98/83/EC
Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality First Addendum 3rd Edition

CE, EPA, NSF, WHO, WRAS, DVGW, KIWA, KTW, LSHTM

635 grams approx (approx 22 oz)
750ml (1.6 US pints)

2 Year international limited warranty
1. Flow rates and capacity depend on the quality of the.feed water.
2. Tested by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine using Escherichia coli NCTC 10418 in accordance with the Protocol for Microbiological Water Purifiers in accordance with US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines.
3. Tested by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine using Poliovirus Type 1 (Sabin vaccine strain) in accordance with the Protocol for Microbiological Water Purifiers in accordance with US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines.
*After first use the product should be protected against freezing.

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