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# Brewable Water Purifiers
Nanofiber-Lined Tea Bags are Efficient, Inexpensive and Easy to Use

By Meghan Young | Published 2010-08-18 | Lifestyle
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nanofiber-lined-tea-bags
References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/tea-bags-lined-with-nanofibers-offer-inexpensive-water-purification.html) & [blogs.sun.ac.za](http://blogs.sun.ac.za/news/2010/07/28/su-scientists-develop-a-high-tech-&#8216tea-bag&#8217-filter-for-cleaner-water/)

Although it has become urgently important to find ways to [purify undrinkable water](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grayl-geopress-ti-black-edition), added factors such as cost and turnover have cropped up, making these nanofiber-lined tea bags pretty darn desirable. Developed by researchers from Stellenbosch University in South Africa, they are filled with carbon granules that [kill bacteria](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oasium-water-purifier).

Throw in the portability and usability of these nanofiber-lined tea bags and you've got yourself a born winner. According to Psfk, "South Africa’s [Water Research Commission](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/karma-water-1) anticipates these bags to cost just under half a US cent when available at the end of this year."

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 2.1/10
- Popularity: 7% | Activity: 47% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, Europe

## Categories

[Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Drinking](https://www.trendhunter.com/drinking)

## Key Themes

### What Makes This Trend Stand Out

- **Brewable Water Purifiers:** The trend of using nanofiber-lined tea bags for water purification presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the consumer goods industry.
- **Cost-effective Water Filtration:** The trend of affordable nanofiber-lined tea bags for water purification offers a disruptive innovation opportunity in the water treatment industry.
- **Portable Water Purification:** The trend of using nanofiber-lined tea bags as a portable water purification solution creates a disruptive innovation opportunity in the travel and outdoor industry.

### Sectors Adopting This

- **Consumer Goods:** The consumer goods industry can explore the disruptive innovation potential of using nanofiber-lined tea bags as a portable and affordable water purification solution.
- **Water Treatment:** The water treatment industry can leverage the disruptive innovation potential of cost-effective nanofiber-lined tea bags for efficient water filtration.
- **Travel and Outdoor:** The travel and outdoor industry can capitalize on the disruptive innovation opportunity of portable nanofiber-lined tea bags for on-the-go water purification.

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