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===== Scientists Create a Material That Makes Salty Water Safe to Drink in Minutes ===== | ===== Scientists Create a Material That Makes Salty Water Safe to Drink in Minutes ===== | ||
DAVID NIELD15 AUGUST 2020 | DAVID NIELD15 AUGUST 2020 | ||
[https://www.sciencealert.com/new-material-makes-seawater-drinkable-in-minutes-and-is-cleaned-by-sunlight?fbclid=IwAR3Ail7JXWv5mQRz1ddIZbUyCX1VN67bdMO1JtWSlyXmZZI0qKXbcJ_yfkE] | |||
Now, a new innovation developed by scientists in Australia could be the most promising one yet, with researchers using metal-organic framework compounds (or MOFs) together with sunlight to purify water in just half an hour, using a process that's more efficient than existing techniques. | Now, a new innovation developed by scientists in Australia could be the most promising one yet, with researchers using metal-organic framework compounds (or MOFs) together with sunlight to purify water in just half an hour, using a process that's more efficient than existing techniques. | ||
It's cheap, it's stable, it's reusable, and it produces water that meets the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards for desalination. Around 139.5 litres (nearly 37 gallons) of clean water can be produced per day from a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of MOF material, based on early testing. | It's cheap, it's stable, it's reusable, and it produces water that meets the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards for desalination. Around 139.5 litres (nearly 37 gallons) of clean water can be produced per day from a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of MOF material, based on early testing. | ||
