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It seems that a distiller would remove those chemicals whose boiling point is above the boiling point of water.
by chihuahua 8y ago
It seems that a distiller would remove those chemicals whose boiling point is above the boiling point of water.
- tryptophan 8y agoLow boiling point compounds, like say benzene, would just evaporate and then condense with your water into your final product. Distillers get rid of heavy things that don't boil, like metals and large contaminants like bacteria and their waste products. A carbon filter would get rid of the organics and low-boiling point things. So optimal water purification would first use a carbon filter, and then distill the output of that. Make sure to add minerals to the final product though. Pure water is a vicious solvent and will slowly melt your teeth away. It will also become quite acidic after sucking CO2 out of the air, so consider adding some pH balancing salts too.
- dbcurtis 8y agoThe distiller I use has carbon filter packs at the output of the distillation chiller (at the top of each carafe where the water enters).