Nanosilver-candle filter technology has been successfully transferred to a company and the product is in the market with the brand name of PURITECH. The product was field tested for an year in about 40 villages for drinking water disinfection and has been tested in the laboratory as per IS and EPA guidelines. The company has set-up a plant in Hyderabad with a production capacity of 1000 candles per day.
Highly stable nanosilver suspensions for antimicrobial textile applications have been developed in collaboration with a textile finish manufacturer. Formulations according to the specification of the company were developed and supplied for laboratory trials on the coated fabrics. The fabric coated with ARCI formulation showed excellent performance in terms of high antibacterial action even after 30 washes.
