We are interested in developing a new technology that would reduce emissions of machines and automobiles that emit pollutants as they operate. Our “carbon scrubber” would be a separate attachment that could be affixed to the machine’s exhaust pipe. It would work by using chemicals contained within the scrubber to react with pollutants, transforming them into something more environmentally friendly. Improving the quality of our air is particularly pertinent topic, as years of abuse has finally started to yield consequences in our environment (i.e. global warming, polar ice caps). With our carbon scrubber, the harmful pollutants in the air would be reduced, aiding in the effort to improve our air quality. However, developing this scrubber has it’s challenges. First, from a marketing standpoint, we would have to convince consumers of the harm our unregulated pollution has on the environment, and the consequences that come with that. Our next challenge would be creating a smaller, interchangeable scrubber that would effectively alter the pollution.
The general topic of our research is how the pollution of unregulated machines and automobiles can affect the environment. Likewise, our focus would be how we can develop and affordable and effective option to combat the emissions of these machines, thus benefitting the environment. Research on carbon scrubbers has grown in recent years; though larger, scrubbers have been developed for factories and utilized in vehicles.
Our overall project will be researching and developing an affordable, interchangeable scrubber that can reduce a significant amount of pollutant output. Our model will be based around the design of a big bottle cap with filter like membrane covering most of the inside surface. The filter would contain the chemicals to react with the various pollutants. The end of the scrubber would have a belt-like design so that it could be attached to any sizer muffler or exhaust tip. Jim Self, a director of strategic initiatives at Jostens, will be one of our mentors. His expertise in marketing will be very useful in convincing people of the importance of preserving the environment.
Developing this scrubber will provide us with useful insight into the steps a professional engineer would actually take when developing a product, something that can be very useful as I continue my engineering career in college. Additionally, I could see myself taking this project even further; developing this idea in college would be a great opportunity to get into some research early on. Although there are carbon scrubbers out there already, our scrubber would be focused on smaller motors, making them more affordable and available to more people.
The general topic of our research is how the pollution of unregulated machines and automobiles can affect the environment. Likewise, our focus would be how we can develop and affordable and effective option to combat the emissions of these machines, thus benefitting the environment. Research on carbon scrubbers has grown in recent years; though larger, scrubbers have been developed for factories and utilized in vehicles.
Our overall project will be researching and developing an affordable, interchangeable scrubber that can reduce a significant amount of pollutant output. Our model will be based around the design of a big bottle cap with filter like membrane covering most of the inside surface. The filter would contain the chemicals to react with the various pollutants. The end of the scrubber would have a belt-like design so that it could be attached to any sizer muffler or exhaust tip. Jim Self, a director of strategic initiatives at Jostens, will be one of our mentors. His expertise in marketing will be very useful in convincing people of the importance of preserving the environment.
Developing this scrubber will provide us with useful insight into the steps a professional engineer would actually take when developing a product, something that can be very useful as I continue my engineering career in college. Additionally, I could see myself taking this project even further; developing this idea in college would be a great opportunity to get into some research early on. Although there are carbon scrubbers out there already, our scrubber would be focused on smaller motors, making them more affordable and available to more people.