Karanikola
Optimization
Research for
Environmental
Sustainability

Sustainability Projects

Pilot Scale Projects Co-Led by Community Partners

Off-grid water treatment design, and demonstration in remote communities

Making Water from the Sun -- Navajo Nation Pilot Scale Solar Nanofiltration system.
Making Water from the Sun -- Navajo Nation Solar Membrane Distillation system Pilot Scale.
Solar UV demonstration in Monument Valley Park
Supported by the USBOR and USDA

Resource Recovery from Wastewater Using Membranes

Ammonia recovery with sweeping gas membrane distillation: energy and removal efficiency analysis

Supported by the University of Arizona Technology and Research Initiative Fund (TRIF) Impact

Off-Grid Water Treatment Process Optimization

Optimization of small-scale solar nanofiltration systems for water purification and energy production

Supported by NSF-NRT and the NSF transformation network