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What about filtering particles which don't have a charge like plastics or biological matter? I guess you can always just boil the water after it's been process
by mothsonasloth 4y ago
What about filtering particles which don't have a charge like plastics or biological matter?
I guess you can always just boil the water after it's been processed by the portable machine.
- eps 4y agoI didn't quite get this part either - > The membranes repel positively or negatively charged particles — including salt molecules, bacteria, and viruses ... Are bacteria and viruses indeed electrically charged? This sounds strange.
- beanjuice 4y agoYes [0], "Bacterial cell surfaces possess net negative electrostatic charge by virtue of ionized phosphoryl and carboxylate substituents on outer cell envelope macromolecules which are exposed to the extracellular environment." [0] https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-7012(00)00224-4 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-7012(00)00224-4