Activated Charcoal Filters

Greybull Students Dig Into Science using Activated Charcoal Filters

Students in Wyoming were participating in more than your average science fair. High school students from many schools around the northwest participated in projects delving into the oil crisis. But not just about drilling more oil. There projects were ethanol related, and exceptionally complex for high school students. One students did her project on the importance of the specialized bacteria in producing cellulosic ethanol. Some of these ethanol solutions are closer to home. One student described how she was inspired to do her project because an ethanol plant was being built in her hometown of Greybull. Another student's project was on the desalinization of water and how inefficient we are with the process right now. Currently we use a process called reverse osmosis that is extremely expensive. There is the alternative of using simple activated charcoal filters which can be made from pecan or even walnut shells. While other students are playing sports or maybe watching TV these kids are doing things that will impact everyone's future. If people don't start thinking about what is next there will be big problems when resources begin to run out or supplies begin to run thin. These kids have bright futures and have already committed to the fine universities of Corncordia and Wymoming, respectively.