It can be used to make many products such as masks, baby wipes, face masks and sanitary pads.
1. Emission of CO2
2. Microplastics
Ca + CO3 → CaCO3
+2 -2
We take advantage of the large number of desert locusts
We propose a way to extract calcium carbonate from desert locusts to be used for non-woven cotton.
Calcium carbonate is made of
a calcium-ion and a carbonate-ion.
The calcium-ion can be extracted from locusts.
As of May 3rd, 2021, there are as many as 68 swarms in the Middle East and East Africa.
These swarms vary from less than one square km to several hundred square kms.
There can be at least 40 million and sometimes as many as 80 million locust adults in each square km of a swarm.
Also, residents are afraid that the locusts will destroy their crops and cause a famine.
Desert locust Males contain 37mg and females contain 17mg of “calcium component” per 100g.
From that data, we calculated that 0.4 t to 405 t of “calcium component” can be extracted.
Because masks can be composed of 20 percent calcium carbonate, over 1 billion masks can theoretically be produced.
How to get out of this situation?
We have to change this situation. It is time to think about masks that are eco-friendly. So, we focus on masks made from calcium carbonate. Surprisingly, we can make calcium carbonate from one insect. That is the Desert Locusts.
What is Global Fabric?
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It's non-woven cotton made from locusts.
ANTM
A situation of
NON-WOVEN COTTON
Do you know non-woven cotton?
Non-woven cotton is a fabric made without weaving the fibers.
Catching locusts by local people
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Crushing locusts
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Extracting calcium from them
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Synthesizing calcium carbonate
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Making non-woven cotton
Polypropylene with CaCo3 is up to seven times more durable than without it.
What is the effect of calcium carbonate on polypropylene?
Mobile Factory Van
We suggest using a Mobile Factory Van. In this van, we can do all of the necessary processes to make our Global Fabric.
Locusts appear during the rainy seasons, and the location they appear can vary. Using this van, we can follow their migration and produce Global Fabric on site.
What are the features of Global Fabric masks?
・Three layers:
The outermost and innermost layers are made from Global Fabric
・Durability:
Up to 7 times stronger than the ones without CaCo3
・Eco-friendly:
We replace the material used in each mask that requires the by-product, petroleum,
with CaCo3 from grasshoppers
As the durability of the Global Fabric Mask is high, users can reuse them for a long time, reducing the frequency of purchasing new masks. In other words, using Global Fabric Masks can help decrease the global production of one-time-use masks.
We call this flow
”The Global Fabric Cycle.”
The Global Fabric Cycle
We aim to
spread this flow model to the world!!!
Also, non-woven cotton masks tend to be made from plastic such as polyester or polypropylene.
This leads to...
The demand for masks has increased.
On the contrary...
The supply of masks has decreased.