Prototype device na layong magtanggal ng microplastics sa tubig, binuo ng gr. 11 students

1/27/2025

Sa dami ng microplastics ngayong nagpapalutang-lutang sa karagatan at humahalo na pati sa ating mga kinakain... tanong ng ilan, posible pa kaya itong maalis?! May ideya ang grade 11 students ng Pasay National Science High School na ginawan pa nila ng prototype.

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00:00🎵 Intro Music 🎵

00:10With the increasing number of microplastics floating in the ocean,

00:14and mixing with our food,

00:17some are asking, is it still possible to get rid of it?

00:20Grade 11 students of Pasay National Science High School have an idea

00:24that they made a prototype.

00:26Come on, let's change the game!

00:28🎵 Intro Music 🎵

00:35Because plastic is not biodegradable,

00:38it will continue to be crushed until it becomes tiny microplastics.

00:46It is estimated that more than 170 trillion microplastics are floating in the ocean.

00:53What's more,

00:55there are already microplastics in human blood based on other studies.

01:00But is it still possible to get rid of microplastics if it is mixed with water?

01:05That is the goal of Grade 11 students,

01:07Elijah, Karl, and Gavin of Pasay National Science High School

01:11with their prototype, Aquaspira.

01:15What are the problems in our environment right now?

01:19Under pollution or the microplastics

01:21that we are having a hard time getting rid of in our waters.

01:27The concept and design was based on the Archimedes' screw

01:31to lift the water.

01:33But here, the screw inside was filled with cellulose acetate

01:37to hold the microplastics while the water rises.

01:43To put their idea to the test,

01:45they first used recycled materials and 3D printed spiral

01:49to build the prototype.

01:51As the screw runs and turns,

01:54water is brought upwards and eventually exits out.

01:58To visualize how Aquaspira works,

02:03we have a prototype.

02:05What the Archimedes' screw will do is,

02:07when water enters, it will lift the water here,

02:11to the top and to the main spiral.

02:14They also added cellulose acetate to the main spiral

02:19to hold the microplastics.

02:22The Archimedes' screw is now rotating inside Aquaspira.

02:28We can see that the microplastics are getting closer

02:32and we can see that it has already collected a lot of microplastics.

02:38Their concept,

02:39included in the finals of the Science Innovation Expo

02:43of the Regional Science and Technology Fair.

02:45There you have it, Kapuso.

02:47From prototype,

02:48I hope we can also see in action such innovations

02:51that can greatly help in solving the problem of plastic pollution.

02:56For JMA Integrated News, I'm Martin Aviar.

02:59Changing the game!

Prototype device na layong magtanggal ng microplastics sa tubig, binuo ng gr. 11 students | 24 Oras

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