Research Initiative 2026
The quest for practical affordable eco-efficient ways to clean water and air at scale continues. I'm getting unusual results that are worth further investigation.
Animated views hint of recent findings link to improvements in microscopy. Nor can long term consequences of water and air industrial scale pollution be solved at the level of thinking they were created. Consider a new perspective on carbon mitigation strategies too!
Rosette Gault (Bio)
We can improve the quality of air and water for the next generation. Survival depends on it.
Research Questions will be presented presented at fall technical meetings for sustainable manufacturing symposium MS&T26 (Pittsburgh USA)
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Despite so many "new" products to clear water and air, why do pollution and excessive carbon production persist? The long term consequences of standard practice deliver far more poisons, microfiber, and PM2 than intended. There is room for improvement in eco-efficient industrial scale settings. But is there a feasible practical and profitable way to bring products to market?
Fuel savings will pay for itself quickly!
Contact me to discuss in what way an initial feasibility assessment or ongoing transition plan would save time wondering what steps would be involved.
Ready for an eco-efficient light weight and durable paper clay option to the plastic version of your product? What kind of products are suitable for scale up manufacture?
🟢 Strong evidence from kiln fire results over five decades suggests that products made of paperclay ceramic material offer practical opportunities for manufacturers at scale to lower fuel/energy cost, emissions and effluents in water and air between about 20-50%, and other advantages.
🟢 This class of materials are especially useful for industries developing/producing lightweight, durable products like ceramic membranes, water, air and other filtration, propellers, mixing blades, building materials/cements, refractories, coatings, adhesives, and more. Some agriculture, aerospace, automotive and medical parts are well suited.
🟢 Furthermore, making of products in paperclay would lessen the contribution of “plastics" and PFAS to industrial waste, landfill and or incineration. At end-of life, long-term global consequences of product disposal at scale are a significant fraction of current products.
🔆 coordinate time sensitive key research systemic initiatives
🔆 to mitigate measurable harm and unintended consequences/impact of scale manufacturing emissions of greenhouse gases/effluents in water waste streams/oceans.
🔆 to minimize fuel/energy use costs of manufacture and reduce dependence on rare earth mineral ingredients, rebalance the climate ecologies, and more.
🔆 to minimize the refinement/development TIME/COST offers plentiful market opportunities for new product offerings. Diverse industries, consumers/customers are asking, ready, waiting and willing to acquire useful, affordable, practical, functional approach that meets the need.
🔆 to coordinate highly specialized teams of cross discipline research can bring new products to markets far more effectively and quickly than ever possible or feasible in past.
Here are a few of many resources to get started with besides my books. 1 Challenge of nano porous water filtration: List of Ten Priority Design Requests from manufacturers Beautility" and the Clean Water Challenge, 2 REPORT Porous Paperclay Water Filtration Field Study, 3. List of Eco-Friendly Practices for STudio art Makers) and and 4 unforgettable vision on UTTUBE (2012): Inside Paperclay.
Rosette Gault inventor, pioneer developer and world expert, was awarded PhD for Innovation in Paperclay Ceramic Arts by the University of Sunderland, UK National Center for Glass and Ceramics. She is the author of four books, some of which have been translated into German and Chinese, as well as numerous articles and publications. Learn more.
A sampling of paperclay success stories from kiln firings worldwide. Eco-minded artists discovered advantage with methods like fast fire/fast dry, wet dry assembly, and extreme resistance to thermal shock. A quiet revolution has been underway for more than 3 decades now and continues.
Rosette Gault: Abstract for Eco-Efficient Research Questions MS&T fall 2026
Manufacture, firing of "paperclay products" in a water-based production system can half the fuel/energy use, and lower industrial waste and carbon PM<1 emissions between 20-50% and be harmless in landfill, etc. Some compounds/methods tolerate temperature shock without rare earth minerals and oxidation fire to <1200C.
Versatile interior dynamics adapt to design-form-function specification such as near infinite shapes/size/panels, pipes, novel assembly, wet-dry joins, cast, extrusion, crack and warp elimination, self-healing, fast dry and minimize airborne dust.
Industries producing/developing lightweight, durable water/air/plasma, filtration, propellers, mixing blades, building materials/cements, refractories, coatings, adhesives have loyal customers asking. Some agriculture, aerospace, automotive, geo- textile, bio-ceramics, medical parts are well suited. At scale, the fuel savings, reduction in pyrolysis, rebalance of ecosystems, while retain/growth of income streams is feasible goal.
Alternative remedial water treatment needed. Disposable synthetic products contribute daily to the PM2/PFAS/PFOA burden.
