“Determined to defy the challenge of

affordability and reach in providing clean

drinking water to masses globally”
In collaboration with
 Table of Contents
Contents
Mission: .......................................................................................................................................................... 2
About us: ........................................................................................................................................................ 2
Our amazing team: .......................................................................................................................................... 2
Partner organizations:...................................................................................................................................... 3
Board of advisors:............................................................................................................................................ 3
Collaborations: ................................................................................................................................................ 3
The Global Challenge: ...................................................................................................................................... 4
Challenge in Pakistan: ...................................................................................................................................... 4
Our solution: ................................................................................................................................................... 4
Products at a glance:........................................................................................................................................ 5
Filter Certifications from:.................................................................................................................................. 6
Achievements so far: ....................................................................................................................................... 6
Earning the carbon credits:............................................................................................................................... 7
First movers: ................................................................................................................................................... 7
Future is in IoT (internet of things):.................................................................................................................... 7
Different Water Projects: ................................................................................................................................. 8
Project with public health department: ............................................................................................................. 9
Products: ........................................................................................................................................................ 9
Pricing:............................................................................................................................................................ 9
Community Filter specifications: ....................................................................................................................... 9
Filter-Straw Specifications: ............................................................................................................................. 10
Water wheelie specifications:......................................................................................................................... 10
Accessories: .................................................................................................................................................. 11
Precautions: .................................................................................................................................................. 11
Conclusion: ................................................................................................................................................... 12
Annexures (Filter certifications form different Labs) ……………………………………………………………………………13

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Mission:
“To make access to clean water for everyone around the globe easy and
affordable through highly cost-effective off the grid water filtration solutions
tailor-made to meet the needs of millions living in poverty”

About us:
We are innovative, goal oriented, challenge accepting, Pakistan based Startup
Company who is working hard and fast to expand rapidly throughout the globe. We
aim to solve the drinking water problems in the world by developing 21st-century
water purification technology herein at much cheaper prices than we pay
anywhere else today with a promising better quality.

Our amazing team:

The drudgery of founders of PakVitae, their daily sleep, and their bread are for
humanity; for the lucrative idea, a revolutionary product that one day can serve
humanity enormously. PakVitae does it all with the knowledge of science,
environment and purest of hearts.

Founding members:
• Shayan Sohail (CEO)
Chemical Engineer | Polymeric membranes & Water quality

• Arslan Ahmed (COO)

Chemical Engineer | Reverse Engineering | Expert procurement

• Usama Tanveer (CTO)

Chemical Engineer | Membrane Technology | Product Variety & Water Quality

• Muhammad Jazil (CFO)

Economist and financial analyst

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Partner organizations:
1) LUMS Center for Entrepreneurship- Lahore University of Management
Sciences
2) Pakistan Innoventures Global (Pvt) Ltd.

Board of advisors:
• Faisal Sherjan - Director National Incubation Center
• Adnan us Sadiq - DM Punjab Board of Investment and Trade
• Dr. Athar Osama - Member Science and Technology (Planning Commission of
Pakistan)
• Saleem Ranjha - DG IPO Pakistan

Collaborations:
Currently, we are working with following organizations:
1. Innozen Design | China | Consultants for product design & development
2. Ecofine | China | Outsourcing production for the membrane modules (ISO
Certified factory), R&D facility for rapid prototyping
3. Pakistan Outdoors | Pakistan | Branding/ Media Partners
4. Pakistan Industrial Technical Assistance Center (PITAC) | Pakistan |
Consultants for the detailed mold based manufacturing of the filter bodies
and accessories
5. Akhuwat | Pakistan | Micro-financing firm to create microentrepreneurs
through income generating water filters
6. Finca Microfinance Bank | Pakistan | Urban water filtration setup for
micro-entrepreneurs

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The Global Challenge:

Challenge in Pakistan:
In Pakistan, 44% of the population has complete inaccessibility to pure drinking water
throughout their lives. In 2015, 311 children died only in Thar due to the scarcity of clean
water. In KPK and FATA, 40% of deaths occur due to water-borne diseases. An estimated
value is that 250,000 children died in Pakistan due to contaminated drinking water in 5
years. 1 million Diarrhea cases are reported every year in Pakistan. Pakistan is currently
spending 1.3 billion dollars on waterborne disease elimination every year. Per WHO, 25-
30% of Pakistanis admitted to hospitals are due to waterborne bacteria and 60% of total
infant deaths are due to contaminated water.

Our solution:
PakVitae provides lifetime affordable filters that can purify water to 99.9999% without
any power requirement. The company is currently working with NGOs, Army, educational
and health institutes, and micro-entrepreneurs to bring clean affordable water to the
people. We are currently working on following hollow fiber-based products:

1) Tap connected filters

2) Water wheelies filters for households (Rural)
3) Water wheelie filters for rural micro-entrepreneur
4) Hand pump fitted filters
5) Filter assembly for sweet water wells
6) Filter in water bottles
7) Filtration (bottled water) setup for micro-entrepreneurs (urban)

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Products at a glance:

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Filter Certifications from:

Achievements so far:
Following are the achievements of the company so far:
1. Winner of Hello Tomorrow (global) Pakistan- Presented product in France
2. Winner of Falling Walls (global) Pakistan- Could not present in Berlin due to visa
issues
3. Winner of DICE Health – 2016 Karachi
4. Winner of DICE ENERGY & WATER – 2016 Lahore
5. Finalist in UNIDO Global Cleantech Pakistan - 2017
6. ASME technology of the year Pakistan – 2017
7. Winner of Young Water Fellowship by Young Water Solutions (YWS) (Belgium)
8. Winner of Hansen Summer Institute Social Enterprise Challenge (San Diego-USA)
9. Finalist in Pakistan Innovation Foundation - still in process
10. Pakistan Startup Cup Top 10 - TiE
11. Hult Prize Regional (Pakistan) (1st position) - still in process
12. National Award for Most Innovative Technology of the year – 2017

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Earning the carbon credits:
There is another good factor in this
product and that is the Carbon Credits we
can earn. We are also talking to Carbon
Credit certifying organizations to get all
our projects carbon credit certified.
According to our very conservative and
preliminary calculations, each home filter
can save 7.2 tons of CO2 from going into the environment which can provide carbon
credits of around 250 USD/ filter. This release is due to the fuel burnt for boiling the water
in villages and cities. We are now talking to Gold Standard Foundation in this regard as
well as with Omar Malik from Carbon Pakistan. The authority carrying out this project can
get all these projects carbon accredited which will pay back a handsome amount to do
more projects for the people.

First movers:
Following organizations have already adopted a healthy life ahead with PakVitae:
• Pakistan Army- Pilot running in EME College
• Lahore University of Management Sciences
• Akhuwat Foundation
• Kaavish Foundation
While hundreds of families are using it all around Pakistan and keeping their families
safe from all water borne diseases.

Future is in IoT (internet of things):

In order to incorporate the IOT element, we have decided to go ahead with an automated
back-wash system of the filter that will be based on 2 factors:
1) Flowrate reduction
2) Concentration of contaminant on membrane

The device will also send this data back to our server and just a single house in a
community can act as our data collection center. This will successfully provide us the
water quality data in different areas of Pakistan as well as the variation in the quality of
water. This data will be shared with the water and sanitation agencies. We believe that
this real-time data will be able to control the spread of any disease-causing contamination

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on time. With proper actions, the society will be saved from any catastrophic water born
disease.

Different Water Projects:

Currently, we are working with following organizations to implement small and large-
scale water projects in different capacities:
1. Project with Pakistan Army to provide portable filter-bottles and filter straw to be
used by the troops and also providing them membranes for diesel purification.
2. Project with Akhuwat to create women entrepreneurs in rural settings to selling
water in their communities.
3. Project with Finca to create 50 microentrepreneurs.
4. Project with Kawish for installing water filters in 500 mosques.
5. Projects with universities in which we are providing filters to UET Lahore, NUST,
Punjab University, ITU, and LUMS.
6. Project with Pakistan Tourism to tap the tourism-based market for portable
water filters.
7. Project with Young Water Solutions (Belgium) to bring clean drinking water to
refugee community in Islamabad Pakistan.
1-Filters installed with Water Chillers at EME College NUST Islamabad

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Project with public health department:
Currently, there are hundreds of villages, towns, and even cities where thousands of
people die yearly due to water-borne diseases. The previous solutions such as Reverse
Osmosis, Filtration Plants, and Chemical Treatments have failed badly. They are expensive
and difficult to maintain. Most of them were operated without remineralization which
showed an adverse effect on human health due to reduced intake of essential minerals.
In order to overcome this problem, team PakVitae Solutions and Punjab Urban, Housing,
and Public Health Department have developed a solution which can cater the need of the
time. We especially Thank Mr. Salman Yusuf (Add. Secretary Tech) for bringing his
innovative expertise to design this product using PakVitae’s technology. Secretary Mr.
Khurram Agha has been very keen on observing the development and kind of believing in
modern-day science.

Products:
Our clean drinking water wheelies are a package of portable water storage and cleaning
mechanism which can be easily towed to anywhere. We offer 40 Liter Jerry Can that has
strong wheels attached at the bottom to help users fetching water easily from far-flung
sources. The top lid has a push-bottom air pump attached and a tube with which
PakCommunity Filter is connected. After filling the water, the lid can be closed and air-
tightened easily in 4 full turns. The height of this can is 21/2 feet with a tubing of 6 inches.
The filter can be plugged in and out of the tube easily at any time. When the user wants
to drink the water, he/she just needs to push the button 3-4 times and open the filter
mouth. The push button pressurizes the can with air, which then pushes the water out of
the filter, purified to 99.9999%.

Pricing:
1) 50 USD for complete water wheelie set-up
2) 25 USD for tap assembly filter (can be connected to common household tap)
3) 20 USD for filter only
4) 5 USD for Filter Portable Straw
5) 12 USD for Portable filter bottles
6) 50 USD for water coolers/chillers
7) 150 USD for Water Wheelie for women entrepreneurs
8) 5000 USD Urban Water selling setup (15,000 L/day)

Community Filter specifications:

• Pressure Requirement <3.5 kg/cm2
• Comes with bucket application apparatus.

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 • Fiber quantity: 2800 per module
• Filtration capacity: 400,000 Liters
• Flowrate: 1 L / min
• Fiber size: ID/OD 0.22-0.42mm
• Filter aperture 0.01 um (removes all bacteria and all viruses including Hep. A
Virus and Polio Virus)
• Surface area (effective area of outer surface):0.22m2
• Base Polymer material: Ultrason 6020P and Luvitec K-90 by BASF, PEG-400 by
Merck
• (all with FDA compliance and NSF Standard 51 and 61 compliance)
• Filter case material: Terluran GP-32 ABS copolymer by BASF (with antimicrobial
properties by PARX Plastic Material Ecology) (FDA compliance and NSF Standard
51 and 61 compliance)
• Effluent turbidity: <1NTU

Filter-Straw Specifications:
• It weighs only 22g
• Fulfills all NEQS of drinking water (EPA, WHO, UN drinking water guidelines)
• High portability with only 134 mm length and 19 mm diameter
• Shelf life: lifelong
• Filtration Capacity: 1500 liters
• Flow-rate: 900 mL/min at 0.05 bar
• Working Life: more than a year/person
• Requires no electrical power, batteries or replacement parts
• Totally chemical and BPA free
• Raw materials meet International Food and Drug Administration regulations and
standards
• No odor or aftertaste: does not use iodine or any kind of iodinated resin
chemicals

Water wheelie specifications:

• 40 Liter Jerry Can
• Body: Terluran GP-32 ABS copolymer by BASF (with antimicrobial properties by
PARX Plastic Material Ecology) (FDA compliance and NSF Standard 51 and 61
compliance)
• Mouth Size: 6-inch diameter (easily cleanable)
• 3 ABS-Steel tires attached-2 handles
• Push Button Air Pump fitted Lid (Terluran GP-32 ABS copolymer by BASF (with

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 • antimicrobial properties by PARX Plastic Material Ecology) (food Grade )

Accessories:
• 1 tube to plug in – plug out the water filter
• 1 syringe plunger
• 1 Hole piercer
• 1 silicon cap for the filter (anti-bacterial)
• 1 operation manual with diagrams and Urdu translation.

Precautions:
 Once in a month, plug the filter out of the tube, fill its own filtered water in the syringe
and wash it in the reverse flow direction (3-4 times). In a minute, it will be 100% new
again.
 Do not freeze it (as the water expands on freezing and can damage the membrane)
 Do not pass water hotter than 60’C.
 When you remove the filter from the tube, do not dry it. Let the fibers filled with water.
 Daily use will increase life as the membrane will remain wet.
 Once in a year, dip it in hot vinegar, water and disinfectant solution (washing bleach
powder can be used if Dettol not available) at 50’C for 1 hour and then backwash it with
 its own filtered water.

*If all these precautions are taken care of then the life of the filter can be prolonged up to
30 years.

Note:

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The project is able to provide more than 150,000 liters of water daily to 28,000+ people
with a lifetime of 1.33 billion Liters of clean drinking water. The success of this project has
its roots in proper implementation, proper training of users, checking the systems after 6
months (first time) and then once in 3 years, and maintaining sanitation practices
common. The usage training, course manuals, and on spot testing methods/ training will
be provided to PHED staff before the implementation of this project by our team. Our
company has collaborated with HACH water testing and analysis. HACH is internationally
renowned for providing potable water quality testing kits with highly affordable pricing.
These test kits are precise, accurate, and highly reliable. PakVitae can also help in the
recommendation of proper testing methods/kits for water quality analysis. In order to
create an impact by mitigation of water-borne diseases and to make this project a success
by making sure that every life is healthy and every life is safe; special importance must be
given to sanitation practices. Along with clean drinking water, if sanitation is improper,
and villagers perform unhygienic practices, then the failure is highly plausible. The project
implementation authority (PHED) must make sure that awareness related to proper
sanitation is disseminated to people in a proper manner. A regular check must be
conducted by PHED in order to validate their training results. We are looking forward to
your response. Please feel free to ask any question that you may have on the email
address and phone number provided. We hope our best to provide people of Pakistan
with lifetime clean drinking water at a highly affordable price.

Conclusion:
Our technology revolutionizes the conventional water treatment processes. It is efficient,
highly affordable, and completely reliable, developed and patented in Pakistan and hence
has the potential to reduce the monetary pain of the governmental authorities by 300%
and to reduce waterborne disease burden by 90%.

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2-PCSIR Lab Report Straw

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3-PCSIR Chemical Lab Report for 10nm Filter

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4-PCSIR-Community Filter Report

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5-PCRWR-Lab Report-Before filtration

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6-PCRWR-Lab Report-After filtration

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7-SGS Lab Report for community filter

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WASA Lahore Lab Report

8-WASA Lahore Lab Report for Community Filter

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