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Ever imagined a bottle that turns humid air into drinkable water. An Austrian industrial design students has invented a bottle that converts humidity in the air into safe drinking water.
Fontus water bottle is designed to help people in water scare areas, including some 1.2 billion people around the world. Rather than relying on complex water purification system.
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Kristof Retezar said,
When humid air flows into the device, it hits a series of hydrophobic "teeth," which look kind of like toothbrush bristles, that help turn the water vapor into actual droplets. A small solar panel on the top of Fontus keeps a battery charged.
Fontus can produce roughly half litre of water over the course of an hour. The bottle works best between 86 degrees and 104 degrees Fahrenheit and 80-90% humidity.
Fontus can filter out some large contaminants, like bugs and dust, but the filter isn't designed to keep out small contaminants like sediment. In future models, the designer hopes to install a carbon filter that will make it more useful in water-scarce regions where air quality is also an issue.
News Source: The Fontus self-filling water bottle - Tech Insider
Fontus water bottle is designed to help people in water scare areas, including some 1.2 billion people around the world. Rather than relying on complex water purification system.
Link:
Kristof Retezar said,
"This is simply condensation of the humidity that is contained in the air."
Fontus can produce roughly half litre of water over the course of an hour. The bottle works best between 86 degrees and 104 degrees Fahrenheit and 80-90% humidity.
Fontus can filter out some large contaminants, like bugs and dust, but the filter isn't designed to keep out small contaminants like sediment. In future models, the designer hopes to install a carbon filter that will make it more useful in water-scarce regions where air quality is also an issue.
News Source: The Fontus self-filling water bottle - Tech Insider
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