PHYTO VORTEX TECH

T.I.P. pushes for large scale application

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Fresh from the success of its latest plant-based wastewater treatment project, the Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.) bats for more areas of collaboration with industry and government to scale up sustainable innovations designed to address water pollution.

Through its Technopreneurship and Collaborative Applied Research (TechnoCoRe) thrust, T.I.P. is now completing the product and system operations manual for its phyto vortex technology to facilitate its adoption in other sewage treatment facilities.

The system is a first of its kind in the Philippines and integrates phytoremediation, FOG (fat, oil, grease) remover, and vortex technologies to eliminate primary and secondary effluents from water sources using reed beds and plants as organic decontaminants.