At present, China has relevant policies to protect the water resources and environment, but there is still a gap between the water treatment process of waterworks and international similar standards. "Different quality water supply is inevitable." Hunan Water Cup Quality Water Supply Co., Ltd. and the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have cooperated in the "Water Cup Project", which not only improves the quality of people's drinking water, but also allows companies to further tap the huge market of high-quality drinking water.
Changsha citizens often choose the Xiangjiang scenic zone known as the "Bund" of Changsha in the morning exercises and evening trips. Even at mid-summer night at 37 degrees Celsius, it still attracts large and small folk art groups and many "fans".
Was thirsty, tired of shopping, everyone found a drinking point nearby, press the faucet, the clear straight drinking water spewed out, keeping you cool.
In the most lively drinking spot on the side of the Xiang River, a well-dressed middle-aged man always smiles and welcomes everyone to drink more water, sometimes asking "how does water taste" one by one. This person is Yi Xianzao, general manager of Hunan Water Cup Quality Water Supply Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Water Cup Company).
Accompanied by the Hunan Huagu opera tunes from a distance, Yi Xianzao introduced to the Chinese Science Journal the background of his cooperation with the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry (hereinafter referred to as the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
"Water Cup"
"When I started to enter the direct drinking water industry, some companies in Shenzhen, Dongguan and other places were authorized by the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences." Yi Xianzao said that although it was not the first to cooperate with the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, the development of the water cup company Modes and innovations in technology have made other water cup companies "thumb up."
Before, Yi Xianzao did not understand the concept of "direct drinking water". His cooperation with the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry benefited from the recommendation of Chen Yeqiu, then secretary-general of the Hunan Real Estate Development Association.
Ten years ago, at a real estate industry conference held in Xi'an, Chen Yeqiu accidentally heard the introduction of the Guangzhou Gehua Institute's direct drinking water project.
In 2000, a drinking water project called "Water Cup Project" was officially launched in Guangzhou.
Chen Yeqiu believes that this concept of "diversified water supply" is very suitable for promotion in Changsha City. At that time, some practitioners in the drinking water industry in Changsha had not yet figured out how to implement “divisional water supply” in Changsha.
Chen Yeqiu maintains contact with the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, while looking for a prudent person who can do a good job of drinking water among the people he is familiar with.
Was born in aerospace scientific research. At that time, Yi Xianzao was in the real estate industry. With his advantages in knowing technology and understanding the market, he became the favorite object of Chen Yeqiu.
The so-called "water cup project" is to implement quality water supply, separate drinking water from water, and use advanced treatment technology to improve drinking water quality, thereby solving the problem of drinking water pollution.
This project is undertaken by Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry and presided over by Fu Jiamo, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences. The project team obtained two national patents for "deep drinking water advanced treatment device" and "purified water PH value improvement method" within one year.
In order to promote the industrialization of this scientific research project, at the end of 1999, the Institute of Geochemistry and the Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone jointly established a joint venture company to take the lead in implementing the "water cup project" in Guangzhou.
"The academician Fu Jiamo's inscription" Different water supply is inevitable "makes me feel that improving the quality of drinking water and providing high-quality drinking water is a huge market to be tapped." Yi Xian early smelled business opportunities and resolutely retreated from the real estate industry. , Quickly established self-funded water cup company.
"Since the establishment of the company, the operation has been good." Yi Xianzao said. Since entering the direct drinking water industry earlier and catching up with the Changsha municipal government's increasing emphasis on improving people's livelihood, the business of the water cup company quickly expanded from government projects to schools, hospitals and high-end real estate.
At the same time, Guangzhou Geochemical Institute's "water cup project" cooperation companies are also increasing. Foshan, Huizhou, Taiyuan, Nanjing ... Yi Xian counted more than a dozen early.
Different water supply benefits the people
Xiao Mingming is a researcher at the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry and one of the main scientific researchers of the "water cup engineering" technology. He told reporters that as the country with the highest drinking water standards, the United States has been committed to protecting the water source environment more than 30 years ago, and its water treatment process and pipeline construction are world-class. Therefore, in the United States, tap water is directly drinkable.
In China, there are relevant policies to protect the water resources environment, but there are still gaps in the water treatment process of waterworks compared with similar international standards. The most prominent problem is the secondary pollution of drinking water. For example, drinking water is generally transported to the user's home through a long-distance pipe network. In the process of long-term transportation, it will cause secondary pollution; in addition, the secondary water supply method is likely to cause bacteria to multiply and affect the safety of tap water.
In contrast, the water cup project provides direct drinking water by means of pipeline quality water supply. That is to build special drinking water treatment facilities in residential quarters and office buildings, lay a water supply pipe network independent of the tap water system, and introduce directly drinkable high-quality water into residents' homes or offices.
At the same time, the unique "drinking water advanced treatment production device" unique to the water cup project is based on the characteristics of China's tap water source, water quality and pollutants, and the production process is optimized and combined to make the treated water more in line with human health demand.
Drink water straight, do you dare to drink it?
Yixian's earliest project in Changsha was the direct drinking water system of the Xiangjiang Scenic Belt, which was officially put into use in 2003.
"Some people wash their feet with water, and some take pets to take a shower. The few who dare to drink are basically a few children." Yi Xianzao said, when the citizens were skeptical of drinking water directly, he was a little embarrassed.
One day in the second half of 2003, Yi Xian regained market confidence early after receiving a call from a female doctor from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Hunan Province.
The female doctor told him that he initially suspected the quality of drinking water. Because of her sensitive stomach, she never dared to drink water directly, and often prevented others from drinking.
"But when she saw that her friends had nothing to drink, she wanted to try it. Practice is a good way to test the water quality." Yi Xianzao said,
He is very grateful to the female doctor for his rigorous attitude. After the attempt, the female doctor verified that the direct drinking water was safe to drink. This has become the story Yi Xian told early on.
"The situation is much better now than before." Yi Xianzao said that with the introduction of relevant industry standards, people's confidence in the direct drinking water industry is increasing.
At the same time, the water cup company also improved the technology of the water cup project. The new process adds a joint sterilization of ozone and ultraviolet rays, and uses the "nanofiltration membrane" separation technology to remove bacteria, viruses, residual chlorine, heavy metals, etc. in the water, and the PH value is adjusted by weak alkali to make the PH value meet the WHO's healthy drinking water standard , Increase the trace elements necessary for the human body.
As of March this year, the Water Cup Company has installed deep drinking water purification treatment systems in 215 primary and secondary schools in Changsha High-tech Zone. There are more than 100 real estate projects using the company's direct drinking water purification system in Changsha.
"The technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has brought people a high-quality life and also brought unlimited business opportunities for enterprises." Yi Xianzao said. He intends to expand the company's business to the whole country. Now, he has reached cooperation agreements with more than 20 companies from Tianjin, Chongqing, Wuhan, Liuzhou and Shijiazhuang.