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The ptfe membranes with 1 µm pore size that is used in this are very expensive. 1 sqare meter of membrane is about 900 USD. And you need 1 sqare meter for eac
by reliablereason 3y ago
The ptfe membranes with 1 µm pore size that is used in this are very expensive.
1 sqare meter of membrane is about 900 USD.
And you need 1 sqare meter for each stage. With a 10 stage device as developed in the article, things start to add upp.
If someone makes a product of this they would probabbly be able to push the price down. We will see. As it is right now PV pannels and an electric desalinator would give allot better returns.