Nanotechnology for Ethiopia
Among its main challenges, Ethiopia identifies above all the need for the sustainable management of water and other natural resources. (Analysis of the country’s needs)
- Population: 109,220,000
- Capital city: Addis Ababa
- OECD/DAC country classification by GNI per capita: lower-income country
How we can help
An overview of the smart city technologies of greatest interest for Ethiopia. A complete overview of Czech nanotechnologies for smart cities can be found here.
Water filtration
Water purification (FN AQUA)
FN AQUA is a special suspension for water filtration that uses purely physical phenomena to remove molecules and microscopic particles of organic impurities and micro-organisms.
Tap water filtration (Clutex Filter)
A household filtration device for cleaning water of microplastics and other inorganic impurities. The filtration efficiency of the Clutex Filter device, measured on model water with a 0.1% content of polymer particles 2.5–132.8 μm in size, is 96.95%.
Industry and waste
Industrial filtration of oils and other liquids
Nanofibre membranes are a highly suitable medium for the mechanical filtration of liquids in the production of oils, spirits, beer, wine and other beverages.
Energy storage and savings
Nano batteries (HE3DA)
Batteries for the safe storage of large volumes of electrical energy.
Nano optics (NANOPTIQS)
A special treatment of light fittings that makes it possible to direct light from the source in any direction, at any angle and in any cone of light. This dramatically increases lighting efficiency.
Help during the pandemic
Czech nanotechnology companies manufacture face masks, respirators and mask filters made from nanofibre. These protective items offer excellent capture of particles 80–200 nm in size, which corresponds to the average size of a virus.
Nano face masks
Face masks with nanofibre for effective protection.
Nanofilters
Nano mask filters specially developed against coronaviruses.
Nano respirators
Respirators with nanofibre for effective protection.
Nano masks
Protective half-mask respirators with nanofilters.
Contact for establishing cooperation
Jiří Kůs
Chairman of the Executive Board
tel: +420 603 417 229
email: jiri.kus@nanoasociace.cz
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Pavel Malúš
Secretary for organisational affairs and media communication
tel.: +420 608 888 065
e-mail: pavel.malus@nanoasociace.cz
Nanotechnology for smart cities
The Nanotechnology for Smart Cities as a Tool for Sustainable Development project was created with support under the Czech Republic’s foreign development cooperation programme.
