It came to my attention that I have made many posts about issues with South Africa’s water, and social struggles, but none on the process of water distillation. We, (Owen and Ed) plan to create a functional prototype of a distillation plant that can be used in rural areas of the country where access to potable water is needed. This site proved to be helpful in finding information.
Distillation works by changing the state of water form a liquid into a gas. The gas is then collected and condensed into water. The process of condensation is the cooling of a gas to change its state into a liquid. When the state of the water is changed impurities such as salt and other minerals whose boiling point is higher than water are left behind. Furthermore, the water molecule is split from disease and other organisms, and all of the dissolved solids are left behind. This makes the process ideal in an area, like South Africa where water born illnesses are prevalent.
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