Desmond Zee
Research

Water purification for developing countries

Developing a Multi-functional CNC Purification and Machine Learning Implementation Strategy for Adoption in Clean Water Deficit Regions

This research develops a cellulose nanocrystal (CCM) filter puck that achieves ~99% pollutant reduction for small-scale water purification in clean-water-deficit regions. A deep learning model was built to predict global water quality and viability, supporting where CCM filtration could be implemented.

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