Ranger@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 months agoBoiling hard water then Filtering Can Get Rid of Microplastics, Study Findse360.yale.eduexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down11
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkBoiling hard water then Filtering Can Get Rid of Microplastics, Study Findse360.yale.eduRanger@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareMeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoIf you’re going to boil it anyway, why not just distill it instead of filtering after you’ve boiled it?
minus-squareForgotAboutDre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoDistilling takes a lot more energy. Once water hits boiling point the energy to turn it to steam is far more than heating it up 1°C when it isn’t boiling.
If you’re going to boil it anyway, why not just distill it instead of filtering after you’ve boiled it?
Distilling takes a lot more energy. Once water hits boiling point the energy to turn it to steam is far more than heating it up 1°C when it isn’t boiling.