The Future of Microplastic Interception

The Poly Pod Ver 1.0

Designed to autonomously intercept and recover microplastics from open channel environments

A low maintenance, energy efficient, & affordable way to capture & recover microplastic contaminants at scale.

Portable

Each Poly Pod is a pre-assembled filtration unit designed to fit within standard shipping container dimensions. This allows for our system to be affordably shipped to a variety of deployment locations with ease. Once on site, the system can be installed and operational  in a single day.

High Throughput

Poly Pods are designed to treat water quickly and require minimal contact time to intercept aquatic microplastic contaminants. Each module has a standard capacity of 10 million GPD (dependent on flow rate conditions) which oftentimes exceeds the demands of an entire treatment facility. 

Low Maintenance

Poly Pods introduce, remove, and clean their filter media autonomously and require minimal operator interaction. Media within the Poly Pods can be replaced out in under an hour once per year. Mechanical Poly Pod components are mostly standard and can quickly and affordably be replaced.

Resource Efficient

Poly Pods operate mostly passively, and only require electricity for separating microplastics from their filter media. Each Poly Pod only requires a 240 Volt Outlet and a standard duty hose to operate effectively. Poly Pods are designed to work in gravity flow streams and require no pump systems for filtration.

Modular

Poly Pods are composed of modular components which can be shortened to accommodate effluents as narrow as 2ft in diameter. For wide effluent channels, multiple Poly Pods can be adjoined on site to span the full effluent widths.

Sustainable

In addition to interception, Poly Pods can separate and concentrate microplastics from their filtration media. This allows for microplastics to be recovered for upcycling as opposed to discarded. The Poly Pod filter media is fully recyclable and can be easily processed upon reaching its end of life. 

Systems Under Development

  • The Poly Pad - designed for reservoir and riverine environments

  • The Poly Cartridge - designed for closed channel environments

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