LiliPur

Startup

2024/25

LiliPur, system of floating platforms that harnesses plants to purify water and monitors it through a data-driven approach.

Client:

Startup

Date:

2024/25

Role:

market & user reaserch

developing & prototyping

3d visual

Context

Eutrophication of lagoons

Excessive accumulation of nutrients

Mainly in lakes, lagoons, or shallow enclosed water bodies.

Uncontrolled growth of algal masses

blocking sunlight and preventing aquatic plants from growing.

Increase in water temperature

Decomposition
processes consume
large amounts of oxygen.

Local fauna suffocates

Under these conditions, a completely dead zone is formed.

Study of the environmental phenomenon

Understand the ecological causes, evolutionary dynamics, and local impacts of the eutrophication process in Italian lagoons, to ensure that any intervention aligns with the real environmental and territorial needs, by looking for solutions consistent with the physical, biological, and management realities of the territory.

Market research

Conduct market research to identify contexts where a scalable innovation could be implemented, and to understand the scale of the eutrophication issue in Italy, in order to validate the potential of nature-based solutions in real scenarios by proposing a meaningful service for institutions, stakeholders, and local communities.

Reaserch

Context analysis:

People - Biodiversity - Ecosystem

Research

Detailed study of the environmental phenomenon

Market research

Context analysis:

People - Biodiversity - Ecosystem

Develop an understanding of the interactions, structure, and fragility of lagoon ecosystems — including their plant and animal biodiversity and the perception, role, and impact of human presence — to reveal the complexity and vulnerabilities of these environments, by integrating ecological and social dimensions into the analysis of lagoon systems.