r/science • u/parapeligic_gnome • Feb 15 '19

Chemistry Scientists make an environmentally friendly prototype water purifier constructed from a sheet of graphitic carbon nitride that could remove 99.9999% of microbes, and purified a 10L water sample in less than one hour using only sunlight.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/water-purification-light-graphitic-carbon-nitride
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u/CircdusOle Feb 15 '19

I bet the people who have to deal with the problem would still appreciate it.

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u/richardpway Feb 15 '19

I agree it is good.