Three 16 year old Indian students can remove microplastics from water using tamarind seeds.
And they've received a $12,500 grant from The Earth Prize to develop this solution.
How did they do it?
Tamarind seeds have something called polysaccharide - which is a sticky compound that can natural polymer. Kinda like a plant-based glue.
This glue when mixed with water can pull out microplastics and clump them together.
And these kids are using the same principle to develop their product called "Plas-Stick" - which is just this power made from waste tamarind seeds.
Now, "Plas-Stick" is still in its developmental stage and there is a lot that needs to be done before it can be scaled.
But if they pull this off - we could have a simple, biodegradable and scalable solution to purify water for billions of people in the world.
And that's something.
Kudos to Vivaan Chhawchharia, Ariana Agarwal, and Avyana Mehta.
P.S. Video and Picture taken from @TheEarthPrize
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