Microplastic recovery boat filter device

Suzuki’s UK offshore division has developed the world’s first cooling hose for boats that recover microplastics.

Suzuki designed a system that absorbs seawater, cools it, and filters microplastics when it is sent back to the sea. It has the advantage of being a device that can be connected to an existing Suzuki engine without harming the environment.

The amount of plastic that flows into the sea amounts to 8 million tons each year. These are the causes of microplastics. Suzuki aims to reduce plastic packaging and recover microplastics in the oceans around the world through a movement called the Cliosion Project.

This filter unit can be easily attached to the return hose and filters the seawater discharged after engine cooling. Even if the filter is clogged, the engine performance is not affected because there is already one hose in seawater.

It is currently undergoing tests in China, the Philippines, and Indonesia, and is expected to be selectively introduced in 2021 after improvement based on this, and integrated as a standard function in the future.

Microplastics can be generated simply by opening car tires and exhaust gases, plastic bottles and snack bags. Every year, huge amounts flow into the sea, polluting the environment without our knowledge. The microplastics collected by one small boat may be insignificant, but if applied to large ships, it can be beneficial to the environment. Related information can be found here .