Team:TMU-Tokyo/Project abstract

Formaldehyde is a common harmful chemical, and it has a bad effect in relatively low concentration. (For example, in agricultural chemicals, in disinfectant at hospitals and in paint of building materials) Also, since fromaldehyde is mass-produced in factories, it is highly possible to exceed over the permissible amount in the environment. These days, in Japan, the detection of formaldehyde in Tone river became an issue.(1)



We planed to create E.coli which removes such a hazardous material, named Chef Ant E.coli. It is appended 3 devices and gets removal ability of formaldehyde.

1. Tonegawa's formaldehyde levels spike ― DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE





fig.1 This is the pathway of formaldehyde visualization and removal.