Author: McKinley Corbley / Source: Good News Network
This latest scientific breakthrough from China could bring cheap, clean drinking water to people around the world.
Earlier this month, scientists from Yangzhou University developed a water system that used sunlight and 2D materials to purify water of 99.
9999% of bacteria – including E. coli.According to their tests, their eco-friendly system was able to purify enough daily drinking water for four people in just under 30 minutes.
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The inexpensive system works by using sheets of graphitic carbon nitride as a photocatalyst inside of a water container. When the sheets are exposed to direct sunlight, they release electrons that bond…
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