The global water crisis affects billions while discarded tires pile up in landfills worldwide. A team at Dalhousie University has connected these seemingly unrelated problems with an innovative solution: a floating solar desalination device that turns seawater into drinking water using materials derived from waste tires. Turning Waste Tires into Water Purification Technology Researchers at Dalhousie University have developed a portable, solar-powered water desalination system with an unexpected key component: pyrolytic char derived from used tires. This floating solar still can both desalinate water and potentially generate small amounts of thermoelectricity, as detailed in the open-access journal iScience. “We shouldn’t … Continue reading Tire Waste Transformed into Water Solution: $5 Solar Still Creates 3.67 Liters for Less Than 1 Cent