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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
Problem is it's too small to use in large amounts of water. The amount of water that needs to be filtered would make it cost ineffective.
Yet it is a start that would likely take decades to be any help. It really needs to filter oceans. And that presents ultrasound sensitive life form problems.
Yet it is a start that would likely take decades to be any help. It really needs to filter oceans. And that presents ultrasound sensitive life form problems.
HoeBag · 46-50, F
@DeWayfarer It could be another system at least for household use for drinking water.
Some filtration systems for single faucets right now are either hard on the faucet (like those "Pur" ones that hang off the end") or the under-the-sink ones that cost a fortune and are hard to set up.
Some filtration systems for single faucets right now are either hard on the faucet (like those "Pur" ones that hang off the end") or the under-the-sink ones that cost a fortune and are hard to set up.
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@HoeBag Look at the size of it. They are holding in their hands between them. That is including what makes the ultrasound.
They had to super enlarge the filter just to see the particles separately.
It's not big enough even for what you want.
They had to super enlarge the filter just to see the particles separately.
It's not big enough even for what you want.
HoeBag · 46-50, F
@DeWayfarer Water filters might help but it might just be bull like everything else they say we need in order to not croak of some weird ailment.
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@HoeBag Well they do show the filter that has collected the mircoplastics.
Yet even this article says more improvement is needed.
I'm just saying it is very likely it will take a very long time to do that improvement before it could possibly be used commercially.
Like decades.
Think about this. Even this tiny filter obviously gets clogged. You will have to replace that filter an awful lot of times.
Yet even this article says more improvement is needed.
I'm just saying it is very likely it will take a very long time to do that improvement before it could possibly be used commercially.
Like decades.
Think about this. Even this tiny filter obviously gets clogged. You will have to replace that filter an awful lot of times.
HoeBag · 46-50, F
@DeWayfarer Those "micro" plastics shown in the OP photo are kind of big. I have never seen anything like that floating around in my water.
I always thought microplastics were roughly the size of molecules.
I always thought microplastics were roughly the size of molecules.
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@HoeBag It's a blow up. Likely at least 10 to 30 times bigger than what it is. You can't possibly see microplastics without it being enlarged.
Even molecules are smaller than what you think.
Even molecules are smaller than what you think.
HoeBag · 46-50, F
@DeWayfarer yeah but you can see the person's hand which is not blown up. That stuff looks more like confetti than anything
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@HoeBag that is very likely the tips of fingers.
This is weird, because now that image isn't showing the filter.
This is weird, because now that image isn't showing the filter.
HoeBag · 46-50, F
@DeWayfarer Well we cannot even see the device in the pic, just the inventors standing there smiling.