1. The mission
to provide the best quality drinking water at a minimum cost, with minimum ecological footprint.
2. The marketplace.
Bottled water and purified water are the two main sources of drinking water for those who are not satisfied with tap water. Looks like there are quite a few of them:
"The bottled water industry was valued at US$ 185 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach US$ 334 billion by 2023, registering a 8.5% CAGR during the forecast period 2018-2023."
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180813005378/en/Global-Bottled-Water-Market-2018-2023-334-Billion
"The global Water Purifier market is valued at 10800 million US$ in 2017 and will reach 15000 million US$ by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of 4.1% during 2018-2025."
https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/water-purifier-market-2018-global-trend-segmentation-and-opportunities-forecast-to-2023-2018-06-18
"Water set to become more valuable than oil"
https://www.ft.com/content/fa9f125c-0b0d-11e7-ac5a-903b21361b43
"The bottled water industry was valued at US$ 185 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach US$ 334 billion by 2023, registering a 8.5% CAGR during the forecast period 2018-2023."
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180813005378/en/Global-Bottled-Water-Market-2018-2023-334-Billion
"The global Water Purifier market is valued at 10800 million US$ in 2017 and will reach 15000 million US$ by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of 4.1% during 2018-2025."
https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/water-purifier-market-2018-global-trend-segmentation-and-opportunities-forecast-to-2023-2018-06-18
"Water set to become more valuable than oil"
https://www.ft.com/content/fa9f125c-0b0d-11e7-ac5a-903b21361b43
3.The principle.
It does work.
It does work.
- The process of water freezing is followed by purification at the molecular level, at a natural pace
- From a purely chemical point of view, impurities are naturally excluded from the ice crystal structures as they grow, since ice crystals will ideally be composed of pure water.
- During freezing, the ice layer starts at all sides of the vessel and grows inward. Water molecules fit the crystal lattice and will adhere to it while other molecules won't. The ice formed during the first phase of freezing will be composed of pure water and appear transparent and clear. As the concentration of gases (and other impurities) in the remaining liquid rise, the solution becomes supersaturated and microbubbles start to form. All these get trapped in the middle of the ice, giving it a milky appearance. It remains to remove the middle of the ice to get rid of all impurities, previously dissolved in the water.
- The freeze-crystallization process is immune from fouling and is also relatively insensitive to the type or concentration of polluting substances in the feed.
How it works
4. Laboratory water tests
confirm the visual result:
The pure melted water showed a drastic decrease in most of the measured indicators compared to the tap water it was made of.
All units as per report.
Detailed test report is available.
Conclusion: purification by freezing can be the new (on a retail market) method of obtaining clean drinking water, competing with 2 other sources: filtered and bottled water.
The pure melted water showed a drastic decrease in most of the measured indicators compared to the tap water it was made of.
- hardness of water decrease from 1,3 to 0,9
- manganese decrease from 0,13 to 0,0058
- sulfates decrease from 18 to 4,7!
- iron decrease from 0,25 to 0,089!
- chromaticity (reflects overall impurities saturation) decrease from 18 to 4!
All units as per report.
Detailed test report is available.
Conclusion: purification by freezing can be the new (on a retail market) method of obtaining clean drinking water, competing with 2 other sources: filtered and bottled water.
Advantages:
- The best possible quality of filtering/water
- Zero cost (everyone has a freezer already)
- Stability of output quality
- Zero environmental footprint
Limitations:
- The cycle of freezing/defrosting takes 5 to 10 hours, depending on the power of the freezer.
- Limited quantity of water output: 2 L from a 3,5L bowl (up to 10 bowls can fit into a family sized freezer however). Ice-Port increases the % of the clean water output.
- Takes some time and effort to remove the ice with impurities in the center. Ice-Port makes it much more convenient. 1-3 minutes under a hot tap water.
5. Compared to: Bottled water
From an environmental perspective:
"We're Now At A Million Plastic Bottles Per Minute - 91% Of Which Are Not Recycled"
https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2017/07/26/million-plastic-bottles-minute-91-not-recycled/#7cd432fa292c
"Every year, 2.4 million tons of PET plastic discarded in the U.S. and 26 percent to 41 percent of this is water bottles"
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/plastic-recycling-facts-and-figures-2877886
From the health benefits perspective:
"In fact, a recent report found that almost half of all bottled water is actually derived from the tap…"
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/why-bottled-water-is-one-of-the-biggest-scams-of-the-century-a8050841.html
"In some cases, publicly sourced tap water may actually be safer, since it is usually tested more frequently, Plus, bottled water is more likely to be contaminated by microplastic particles than tap water. "
https://www.businessinsider.com/bottled-water-facts-science-healthy-2017-4
"We're Now At A Million Plastic Bottles Per Minute - 91% Of Which Are Not Recycled"
https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2017/07/26/million-plastic-bottles-minute-91-not-recycled/#7cd432fa292c
"Every year, 2.4 million tons of PET plastic discarded in the U.S. and 26 percent to 41 percent of this is water bottles"
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/plastic-recycling-facts-and-figures-2877886
From the health benefits perspective:
"In fact, a recent report found that almost half of all bottled water is actually derived from the tap…"
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/why-bottled-water-is-one-of-the-biggest-scams-of-the-century-a8050841.html
"In some cases, publicly sourced tap water may actually be safer, since it is usually tested more frequently, Plus, bottled water is more likely to be contaminated by microplastic particles than tap water. "
https://www.businessinsider.com/bottled-water-facts-science-healthy-2017-4
6. Compared to: Water Purifiers
Tap water might be the best choice for everyday use, but it is not perfect. Although it may be purified at water treatment plants, the water still travels a long way to individual households. During this process, the water travels through pipes that are populated with colonies of bacteria and covered with decades of sludge.
Various water purifiers are supposed to be the ultimate protection.
Various water purifiers are supposed to be the ultimate protection.
- In fact, some of them make no filtering at all, like the one from Brita, shown in our video comparison.
- Some have a complicated multistage design and do filter the passing water. What purifier producers never mention is that water filters only trap bacteria and impurities that then remain in the filter and continue to live and multiply. Moreover, it is not the bacteria that might be of a threat, but the excretions they produce. It is below the retention threshold of most household filters. Allergies and other immune diseases might be a consequence of this.
- If you don't change the filter regularly you are actually making the water more dangerous than what you started with from your tap.
One minute comparison of water purification quality of Ice-Port vs popular pitcher filter
From environmental perspective water purifiers make a significant contribution to the global pollution. It's made of plastic, filter cartridges are single-use, must be changed regularly and made of plastic too. Multiplied by hundreds of millions of users it adds millions of tons of plastic waste every year.
Water filters are not cheap, especially taking into account regular cartridge change.
Water filters are not cheap, especially taking into account regular cartridge change.
7. Conclusion.
The destructive effect of plastic pollution at a planetary level is undeniable.
Fortunately, an increasing number of people feel a personal responsibility to the environment. Startups like https://finalstraw.com/, that promote eco-friendly products, are progress rapidly.
Melted water is an eco-friendly alternative to filtered and bottled water. It utilizes the only natural way of purification.
Ice-Port is a device that allows to derive clean melted water conveniently.
Fortunately, an increasing number of people feel a personal responsibility to the environment. Startups like https://finalstraw.com/, that promote eco-friendly products, are progress rapidly.
Melted water is an eco-friendly alternative to filtered and bottled water. It utilizes the only natural way of purification.
Ice-Port is a device that allows to derive clean melted water conveniently.
Ice - Port
- It is a durable stainless steel ellipse that freezes into ice and allows to conveniently pull the ice out of the bowl and remove the center containing impurities under the tap. It is actually a handle for holding the ice conveniently.
- Bottom insulation enhances the concentration of impurities in the center of the ice ingot, which increases the yield of pure water by 35-40%.
- Every owner of a freezer can obtain melted water. Ice-Port makes it more convenient and effective.
- 5 types of design of Ice-Port have been developed.
Ice-Port
- It is a durable stainless steel ellipse that freezes into ice and allows to conveniently pull the ice out of the bowl and remove the center containing impurities under the tap. It is actually a handle for holding the ice conveniently.
- Bottom insulation enhances the concentration of impurities in the center of the ice ingot, which increases the yield of pure water by 35-40%.
- Every owner of a freezer can obtain melted water. Ice-Port makes it more convenient and effective.
- 5 types of design of Ice-Port have been developed.
You do not need to hold slippery, cold and heavy ice bar with your bare hands.
You do not need to hold slippery, cold and heavy ice bar with your bare hands.
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Ice-Port enhances the concentration of impurities in the center of the ice ingot, which increases the yield of pure water by 35-40%.
Ice-Port enhances the concentration of impurities in the center of the ice ingot, which increases the yield of pure water by 35-40%.
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The yellowness, gray suspension, gas bubbles in the center of the ice — all of these are evenly distributed in the water before freezing purification. Most filters remove these impurities only partially. Freezing delivers complete purification of water to a perfect natural state.
Ice-Port - the only water filter that produces the water with properties of mountain glacier water.
Simple
Inexpensive device simplifies the process of obtaining melted water.
Reliable
100% immunity from fouling and scaling. 100% pure water after every cycle. Does not accumulate impurities and bacteria in itself, unlike any membrane filters.
Durable
Stainless steel and wood only.
Eco-friendly
Zero environmental footprint
NEW!
Ice-Port - the only water filter that produces the water with properties of mountain glacier water.
Simple
Inexpensive device simplifies the process of obtaining melted water.
Reliable
100% immunity from fouling and scaling. 100% pure water after every cycle. Does not accumulate impurities and bacteria in itself, unlike any membrane filters.
Durable
Stainless steel and wood only.
Eco-friendly
Zero environmental footprint
NEW!
Ice-Port provides you with a daily rate of drinking water - 2 liters. Simple and free.
Melted water is available without Ice-Port, but will take more time and will be more difficult to obtain.
Ice-Port provides you with a daily rate of drinking water - 2 liters. Simple and free.
Melted water is available without Ice-Port, but will take more time and will be more difficult to obtain.
CONTACTS:
Skype: alexisvetl
E-mail: iceportchannel@gmail.com
E-mail: iceportchannel@gmail.com