by: lindsay wilson, liana o’connor, & alexa tagaban

By: Lindsay Wilson, Liana O’Connor, & Alexa Tagaban

Saving the World: One ZIFINC Membrane at a Time

Problem Constellation

Market

Problem StatementEnvironment

Health

Politics

Problem Constellation

Car CultureProduct ProductionUrban Sprawl

PervaporationMembranesFocus

Root Driver

Future Visioning

Membrane Analysis

Intervention Introduction

Materials and Methods

X-Ray Diffraction

DLS and ESEM

XRD Results

ESEM

ESEM

DLS: Finding Significance (1)

DLS: Finding Significance (2)

Discussion• ?

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