Stevens Institute of Technology CIESE SAGE Water Module Biological Filtration Systems The Third Phase Background Biological

filtration systems use bacteria to treat drinking water. The bacteria are used to degrade contaminants, nutrients, and organics in the wastewater. Process Fundamentals Bacteria gain energy and reproduce by mediating the transfer of electrons from reduced compounds that readily donate electrons to oxidized compounds that readily accept electrons. As compounds gain or lose electrons, they are converted to different, often innocuous or harmless, forms that are thermodynamically more stable than the original compounds. Design Brief Design and make a chemical system to remove dissolved substances or compounds from the polluted water of a given water body. Present your final solution with the outcomes listed below. Specifications The system must: Degrade contaminants, nutrients and organics in the water source. Be safe to operate. Run with solar power. Be assembled with common tools. Be maintained with common tools. Limitations Solar powered 3rd world countries wont have the electrical resources to run a pump if necessary. System must operation at most. Minimal materials or keep to materials that are available at the village. Minimal parts for maintenance reasons. Minimal tools for assembly and maintenance. Assessment Use the Got Design PowerPoint included. Keep in mind though that each M.A.S.H. category needs to be refined in order to be used with the type of product that the student is designing. Allow the student to do the tailoring so that the student is more aware of the elements used to assess the product design.