Bloom
Algae based air filter
Awarded Design Excellence Spring 2023 ASU
Research Question:
How might carbon dioxide be sequestered in personal spaces through circular consumer electronic design?
How does carbon dioxide affect humans indoors?
“If the CO2 concentration in the room exceeds 1000 parts per million, your cognitive function decreases by 15%" Aranet
Can algae sequester carbon dioxide?

“Several studies have indicated that micro-algae have exhibited maximum carbon-fixing capabilities” - AZOCleanTech
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“The balance of nature is not a status quo; it is fluid, ever shifting, in a constant state of adjustment.
Man, too, is part of this balance.”

Rachel Carson, Silent Spring
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