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Carbon Fibre Aerogel (CFA)

A method for collecting and keeping track of the organic parts of wastewater.

A method for collecting and keeping track of the organic parts of wastewater.

CFA is a super-absorbent sponge material that can be used as an attractive alternative to other absorbent materials. CFA is different from other organic absorbents because it can recover the organics it has absorbed by mechanically squeezing or distilling. This means it can be used again and again for multiple absorption cycles. It can be used again and again and is so effective that it can remove up to 190 times its own weight of organic material from an aqueous environment at a lower cost. CFA is made from waste biomass, and the process of making it uses by-products to get some of the energy it needs. These things make it possible to recover waste, which is good for the environment in a big way.

Positive facts about Carbon Fibre Aerogel (CFA)

Capable of treating and recovering absorbed organics from wastewater without generating additional waste.
CFA is made from waste carton/paper or renewable biomass
The process used to produce CFA utilizes by-products as energy sources making the entire life cycle of the material environmentally friendly
CFA can be re-used for multiple absorption cycles unlike traditional absorbent material
2x-20x lower cost-in-use vs. current in-use waste handling
Valorisation/re-use of recovered products
Re-use of wastewater

Video about Carbon Fibre Aerogel (CFA)

https://www.youtube.com/embed/0_ctmxYjVgI

Carbon Fibre Aerogel (CFA) website : https://ecoworth-tech.com/

Arnaud Michel, founder of Keys for Tomorrow
About the curator

Arnaud Michel is the founder and curator of Keys for Tomorrow. In 2014, his master’s thesis on community currencies and sustainable development won the Prix Recherche at Belgium’s Prix de l’Économie Sociale; the research was later published as Ecological Economics (Elsevier, 2015). He curates this directory to the same standard, cross-checking every project against established certification bodies and directories — including B Corp, 1% for the Planet, and Solar Impulse Foundation — alongside direct research into each project’s own record. Connect on LinkedIn.

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